https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 00:30:24 +0000 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:16:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2902 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=2902&PID=62590&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#62590 Author: Paul C
Subject: 2902
Posted: 25 February 2023 at 9:16am

mjb50 wrote: I see on Discogs that the Canadian 45 has a "4:26" version; I bet it's the same.

Yes, the US promo version was issued on the commercial 45
in Canada. The same was true for "Freeway Of Love', "Who's
Zoomin' Who" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash".]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:16:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=62590&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#62590 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=62589&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#62589 Author: mjb50
Subject: 2902
Posted: 25 February 2023 at 5:00am

The Glory of Aretha: 1980–2014 (a 2021 digital release) has the 4:25 promo edit, which it's calling Single Version.

I see on Discogs that the Canadian 45 has a "4:26" version; I bet it's the same. Continental Europe got a "4:10" single. No idea about the UK; they didn't print durations and nobody on Discogs has timed their copies.

The database currently shows 5:44 for the original Aretha and Greatest Hits albums, but the rips of those I have, after trimming silence, run a little over 5:46. The 45 fades out 2 seconds sooner than the album, hence the 5:44 actual running time.

Based on the 60 Hz electrical hum in the intro and the tuning of the instruments, it seems the original US CDs and 45s are sped up by 1%. The album on CD thus runs 5:46.3 instead of 5:49.5, and the slightly early fade on the 45 runs 5:44.5 instead of 5:47.5.

The 4:25 promo edit on The Glory of Aretha also has the 1% speedup. It can't be derived from the album version, either; there's fewer vocal ad-libs at the start.

Notably, the US 12" has the single version mastered at the recorded speed, thus it does run ~5:47 as stated on the labels.

As always, who's to say what speed is "correct"? In 1986, almost everyone heard it sped up. Sounds fine either way, to me.]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:00:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=62589&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#62589 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=44188&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#44188 Author: 995wlol
Subject: 2902
Posted: 21 August 2015 at 12:58pm

Santi Paradoa wrote: The promo 45 edit that runs (4:25) for "Jimmy Lee" appears on the new compilation Knew You Were Waiting: The Best Of Aretha Franklin 1980-1998 on Arista/Legacy. There are several other 45 edits on this recent release.

Does anyone know if the 45 edit of Jimmy Lee was available on a non U.S. CD prior to its appearance on the "Best Of" compilation that Santi mentions? I came across a digital copy back in the file-sharing days in the early 2000s, so unless it was a homemade edit, I'm assuming it was available somewhere else.]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:58:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=44188&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#44188 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=32919&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#32919 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 2902
Posted: 17 February 2012 at 4:58pm

The promo 45 edit that runs (4:25) for "Jimmy Lee" appears on the new compilation Knew You Were Waiting: The Best Of Aretha Franklin 1980-1998 on Arista/Legacy. There are several other 45 edits on this recent release.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:58:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=32919&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#32919 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=13385&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#13385 Author: jimct
Subject: 2902
Posted: 07 December 2007 at 2:51am

Pat, my commercial 45 has a listed time of (5:47), but an actual time of (5:44). My promo 45 has the same listed times as you currently notate in the database, (4:10) and (5:47), but my actual promo 45 times are (4:25) and (5:44).]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:51:09 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2902&PID=13385&title=aretha-franklinjimmy-lee#13385