https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 00:31:17 +0000 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 01:20:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2897 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=2897&PID=62403&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#62403 Author: Fastphilly
Subject: 2897
Posted: 31 December 2022 at 1:20am

eriejwg wrote: aaronk wrote: I just received a promo 45 that differs from the other promo in my collection. This one has a printed time of 3:39 and actual time of 3:19. It states "Edited Version" on both sides. The other promo simply states "Edit Version" and runs 4:05. The opening sound effects and spoken intro have been edited off vs. the 45 version, so the song begins on the snare hit right after "get with it." You can still hear the siren sound effect in the right channel after this snare hit, just before the synthesizers begin. There are no other edits, but the song fades earlier than the single version. The fade starts at 3:06 and ends just a hair shy of 3:20. I'll call it 3:19.8. It fades to silence right before you'd hear the next "no parking baby" repeat (which would occur around 3:45 of the longer LP and stock 45 length). Was this a later promo edit than the first Edit Version?

In many cases, a reservice promo 45 will contain a shorter edit than
the initial promo 45 that contains a version that mirrors the stock single.
Keep in mind that both the first promo and a reservice promo 45 are
serviced to radio while that song is still current on the charts. It was
more prevalent in the 70’s . In the 80’s a mono side for AM wasn’t
needed so labels would press promo 45’s with a standard single
version b/w a promo only radio edit instead of having to press up
different promos with different edits.

As for the Midnight Star promo specifically, Solar may have serviced
the regular single version promo to R&B/soul radio, while CHRs
received the edited intro promo version.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2022 01:20:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=62403&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#62403 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61686&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61686 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2897
Posted: 31 August 2022 at 11:06am

aaronk wrote: I just received a promo 45 that differs from the other promo in my collection. This one has a printed time of 3:39 and actual time of 3:19. It states "Edited Version" on both sides. The other promo simply states "Edit Version" and runs 4:05. The opening sound effects and spoken intro have been edited off vs. the 45 version, so the song begins on the snare hit right after "get with it." You can still hear the siren sound effect in the right channel after this snare hit, just before the synthesizers begin. There are no other edits, but the song fades earlier than the single version. The fade starts at 3:06 and ends just a hair shy of 3:20. I'll call it 3:19.8. It fades to silence right before you'd hear the next "no parking baby" repeat (which would occur around 3:45 of the longer LP and stock 45 length).

Was this a later promo edit than the first Edit Version?]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:06:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61686&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61686 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61682&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61682 Author: promojunkie
Subject: 2897
Posted: 29 August 2022 at 5:35pm

Thank you for the info on the other promo 45. One of the
rare times when the track duration is actually shorter than
what's printed on the label.

Edited by promojunkie]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:35:03 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61682&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61682 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61680&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61680 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2897
Posted: 29 August 2022 at 2:34pm

I just received a promo 45 that differs from the other promo in my collection. This one has a printed time of 3:39 and actual time of 3:19. It states "Edited Version" on both sides. The other promo simply states "Edit Version" and runs 4:05.

The opening sound effects and spoken intro have been edited off vs. the 45 version, so the song begins on the snare hit right after "get with it." You can still hear the siren sound effect in the right channel after this snare hit, just before the synthesizers begin.

There are no other edits, but the song fades earlier than the single version. The fade starts at 3:06 and ends just a hair shy of 3:20. I'll call it 3:19.8. It fades to silence right before you'd hear the next "no parking baby" repeat (which would occur around 3:45 of the longer LP and stock 45 length).]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:34:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=61680&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#61680 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=56866&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#56866 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2897
Posted: 21 December 2020 at 5:17pm

Not on CD in its 45 version but you could recreate it.]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:17:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=56866&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#56866 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=56865&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#56865 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2897
Posted: 21 December 2020 at 8:05am

I wish I still had my Spun Gold 45 for the 45 version of
"Freak-A-Zoid" to create a lossless file. All I have is a
320 bitrate mp3. Somehow, I now only have a promo 45 with
"No Parking On The Dance Floor" on both sides.

Has anyone found the 45 version on a CD?]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:05:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=56865&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#56865 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=35884&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#35884 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2897
Posted: 14 November 2012 at 7:43pm

I think I may have just answered my own question. I found a copy of "No Parking" on a Solar 20th Anniversary compilation, and it does not match the 2006 remastered CD. I think it's safe to conclude that my full-length CD does not contain the LP version.

The 2006 disc is a mess, plagued with excessive noise reduction. "No Parking" on that disc is one of the few that doesn't have NR, but instead it sounds like a high generation tape--which is not the correct version.

Roscoe, if the copy on the 20th Anniversary CD is the true LP version, then yes, the 45 is merely an early fade of the LP version.]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:43:55 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=35884&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#35884 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=35883&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#35883 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2897
Posted: 14 November 2012 at 6:48pm

Roscoe wrote: My 45 of "No Parking On The Dance Floor" is just an early fade of the LP version.

I have the 2006 CD reissue of "No Parking On The Dance Floor." The song on this CD runs 4:24, and it's almost 2% faster than the 45 dub I have.

The 45 I have is not an early fade of my CD version; however, they match up to about the 3:30 mark. After the repeated "don't park your booty / don't part your can" section, the 45 goes into different choruses than my CD copy.

Is my CD, perhaps, a "neither" version? Or is the 45 really not an early fade of the LP version? Or, as a third possibility, are there two 45 versions?]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:48:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=35883&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#35883 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=13378&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#13378 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2897
Posted: 06 December 2007 at 7:57pm

Roscoe & eriejwg, thanks for saving me money. I won't be picking this one up, since it's abundant with wrong versions!]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:57:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=13378&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#13378 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=13374&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#13374 Author: Roscoe
Subject: 2897
Posted: 06 December 2007 at 6:55pm

aaronk wrote: Hmmm...I wonder if that Anniversary Collection CD is the one I was thinking of. Again, my speculation that they had the 45 versions was only based on the track list times being significantly shorter than the LP versions and 12" versions. Perhaps there's a bunch of "neither" versions on there!

The Anniversary Collection does not have the 45 versions of Freak-A-Zoid or Midas Touch. ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:55:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2897&PID=13374&title=midnight-star-no-parking-on-the#13374