https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 21:02:57 +0000 Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:55:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4147 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=4147&PID=50794&title=material-girl-madonna#50794 Author: The Hits Man
Subject: 4147
Posted: 15 December 2018 at 8:55am

And, people online go into denial when I mention that
remixes really do wind up replacing the original hit
mixes.]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:55:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50794&title=material-girl-madonna#50794 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50790&title=material-girl-madonna#50790 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 4147
Posted: 14 December 2018 at 3:42pm

Hykker wrote: Not just Madonna, the Greatest Hits remix of Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" is pretty much all you hear anymore as well.

My local oldies station plays the correct hit 45 version
in regular rotation.]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:42:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50790&title=material-girl-madonna#50790 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50784&title=material-girl-madonna#50784 Author: Hykker
Subject: 4147
Posted: 14 December 2018 at 7:06am

jebsib wrote: I have travelled extensively and notice that multiple radio stations (and streaming services) play the Q-Sound version of all Madonna's hits. I guess it was cheaper just to get a copy of the "Immaculate Collection" than hunt down

Not just Madonna, the Greatest Hits remix of Blondie's
"Heart Of Glass" is pretty much all you hear anymore as
well.
]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 07:06:50 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50784&title=material-girl-madonna#50784 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50782&title=material-girl-madonna#50782 Author: jebsib
Subject: 4147
Posted: 14 December 2018 at 6:09am

I have travelled extensively and notice that multiple radio stations (and
streaming services) play the Q-Sound version of all Madonna's hits. I guess it
was cheaper just to get a copy of the "Immaculate Collection" than hunt down
proper versions. It stinks, as newer generations are mostly exposed to
inaccurate remixed variations of the classic hit versions (house-piano in "Into
the Groove", 12" edits on many hits) but it is what it is.]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:09:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50782&title=material-girl-madonna#50782 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50775&title=material-girl-madonna#50775 Author: Ron S
Subject: 4147
Posted: 13 December 2018 at 1:31pm

Underground Dub wrote: No, the Q-Sound version from The Immaculate Collection has a cold ending.

I've noticed that my local radio station has started playing this version instead
of the 45. ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:31:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=50775&title=material-girl-madonna#50775 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18722&title=material-girl-madonna#18722 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 4147
Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:00pm

Just thought I'd bump this thread back up to the front page because the run time info hasn't yet been incorporated into the database.

Also, thanks to Underground Dub for clearing up the "Q Sound" situation. ]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:00:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18722&title=material-girl-madonna#18722 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18484&title=material-girl-madonna#18484 Author: Underground Dub
Subject: 4147
Posted: 28 August 2008 at 9:23am

The Immaculate Collection seems to confuse a lot of people. I read reviews/comments (not here specifically) from people who are aware that the songs are Q Sound mixes, understand that they sound different, but think of it as an EQ setting or a filter applied to the original recordings when in fact they were completely remixed. Every single track from "Holiday" to "Vogue" was rebuilt from the ground up by Shep Pettibone and Goh Hotoda.

Not only are all songs mixed and structured differently --many having been based on elements that originated in each songs respective 12" remix-- but new instruments and sounds were added too, making these true 1990 mixes. One of the most dramatic differences is the decision to strip Madonna's double tracked vocals back to a single track on many of the songs. In the case of "Holiday," its pitch was sped up considerably from that of the original LP, single and remix releases.

Anyway, The Immaculate Collection versions are used so often that to avoid confusion, maybe we should always refer to them as "Material Girl 1990," etc.

Edited by Underground Dub]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:23:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18484&title=material-girl-madonna#18484 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18483&title=material-girl-madonna#18483 Author: Underground Dub
Subject: 4147
Posted: 28 August 2008 at 9:05am

No, the Q-Sound version from The Immaculate Collection has a cold ending.]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:05:11 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18483&title=material-girl-madonna#18483 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18471&title=material-girl-madonna#18471 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 4147
Posted: 27 August 2008 at 9:52pm

According to abagon, the actual commercial 45 run time of Madonna's "Material Girl" is 3:59, not 3:56 as stated on the record label. I notice the song only runs 3:50 on the two CDs remixed in "Q sound". Is this shorter length the result of an early fade of the 45 and LP?]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:52:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4147&PID=18471&title=material-girl-madonna#18471