https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 14:35:09 +0000 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 08:31:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2834 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47527&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47527 Author: Yah Shure
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Posted: 05 June 2017 at 8:31am

Yes, it helps! Thanks for the editing instructions, Eric. The crossfade is seamless.]]> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 08:31:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47527&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47527 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47523&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47523 Author: eric_a
Subject: 2834
Posted: 05 June 2017 at 2:17am

Gary wrote: Does anyone know the edit points for the promo 45 version that is 5:00?

Wow, hard to imagine I started this thread almost 10
years ago.

Comparing the Spun Gold reissue 7" to the full version
on the Essentials CD, I see only one edit - a crossfade
running roughly 2:42-2:46, jumping to the verse that
starts at 4:23 ("There was not much more for us to talk
about").

Hard to describe the mechanics precisely but I'll try:
the crossfade starts right after the line "the sky."
After this, a string (violin?) pattern repeats three
times, crossfading into the verse mentioned above. The
verse vocals begin just before the third high note,
which coincides with the word "not" on the downbeat.

Does this help? Questions?]]> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:17:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47523&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47523 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47515&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47515 Author: Gary
Subject: 2834
Posted: 03 June 2017 at 6:10pm

Does anyone know the edit points for the promo 45 version that is 5:00? ]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2017 18:10:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=47515&title=harry-chapin-taxi#47515 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30465&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30465 Author: jimct
Subject: 2834
Posted: 07 June 2011 at 10:42pm

Kent, terrific work by you to both get to the bottom of/share your findings
for this long-time promo 45 mystery - many thanks!]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:42:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30465&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30465 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30464&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30464 Author: KentT
Subject: 2834
Posted: 07 June 2011 at 9:46am

The 45 single with Taxi on both sides arrived in superb condition 3 days ago. It has the 6:40 full version on one side, the 5:00 short edit on the other. Both sides are mono. As Paul Haney described the one in Goldmine's price guide. Must have been the first promo pressing. I have seen most promos with the normal 6:40 and same flip side as stock copies. This pressing was made by Plastic Products in Memphis, Tennessee. ]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:46:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30464&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30464 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30390&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30390 Author: KentT
Subject: 2834
Posted: 27 May 2011 at 9:01pm

My Spun Gold pressings with EKM-45770-C are indeed 5:00 short edit versions. My EKM-45770-A 45 singles stock and promos are 6:40 versions in mono. Thus far. ]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 21:01:19 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30390&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30390 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30388&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30388 Author: Yah Shure
Subject: 2834
Posted: 27 May 2011 at 7:30pm

KentT wrote: All of the Promos I have seen had the normal flip side as on stock copies, the copy I am getting next week has Taxi on both sides. Or is said to be.

I have two DJ 45s, neither of which has the stock copy's B-side, "Empty", on the flip.

Both my Specialty Records pressing and Philips Recording Company pressing (designated "PH" in the deadwax) are the full-length 6:40/6:40 mono/stereo.

While the handwriting is different on the two deadwax markings, the primary matrix numbers are the same: EKM-45770 - [crossed out "C"] A. Likewise, the EKS-45770 stereo matrices also have the crossed-out "C" followed by an "A". Hmmmm...

Could this "C" have possibly been the original matrix number of the so-far elusive short DJ 45? The crossed-out nature makes me wonder if perhaps the short mono cut was the initially-planned DJ 45, scuttled in favor of the full-length 45, but not before a few copies were shipped to some radio stations.

And the mystery continues...       

Edited by Yah Shure]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 19:30:46 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30388&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30388 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30386&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30386 Author: KentT
Subject: 2834
Posted: 27 May 2011 at 4:07pm

Paul,

It might just be that one. Look forward to seeing it and hope it gets here in nice shape. ]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 16:07:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30386&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30386 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30384&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30384 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 2834
Posted: 27 May 2011 at 2:39pm

FWIW, my Goldmine Promo Record Guide lists "Taxi" (Elektra 45770) as a white promo label with long version on one side and short version on the other side (unfortunately, there's no photo). Maybe this is the one Kent is getting next week???]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 14:39:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30384&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30384 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30383&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30383 Author: KentT
Subject: 2834
Posted: 27 May 2011 at 11:18am

On the promo I made ebay arrangements to buy, I looked for an example from a different pressing plant than the one who made the 6:40 known copies and had a different font. That made me get a different variant and see if that had the Short edit. I am supposed to get it in 4 days. SRC made the promos I examined with the 6:40 full version. SRC being Specialty Records Corporation in Olyphant, PA. All of the Promos I have seen had the normal flip side as on stock copies, the copy I am getting next week has Taxi on both sides. Or is said to be.

Edited by KentT]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 11:18:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2834&PID=30383&title=harry-chapin-taxi#30383