https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 19:06:45 +0000 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:38:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5029 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=5029&PID=59332&title=paul-mccartney-press#59332 Author: aaronk
Subject: 5029
Posted: 13 October 2021 at 12:38pm

Glad to help!]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:38:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59332&title=paul-mccartney-press#59332 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59330&title=paul-mccartney-press#59330 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 5029
Posted: 13 October 2021 at 11:34am

Aaron! Always keeping me out of trouble. Thanks. Gonna work on this one
when I have some time tonight. The biggest thing I dislike about the "Video
Edit" is how choppy it is. Perhaps the longer edit will be a smoother listen. ]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:34:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59330&title=paul-mccartney-press#59330 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59327&title=paul-mccartney-press#59327 Author: aaronk
Subject: 5029
Posted: 13 October 2021 at 9:33am

I have the promo 45. The 4:07 side is a longer edit of the video mix. It has one edit and an early fade, making the actual run time 4:06. The edit removes 3:47 to 4:06, editing on the downbeat. After making the edit, the fade starts at "feeling stressed" at 3:56 and fades completely out by 4:06. The other side of the promo 45 labeled "Edited Version" (3:35) is, as expected, the same as the US stock 45.

Edited by aaronk]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:33:13 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59327&title=paul-mccartney-press#59327 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59326&title=paul-mccartney-press#59326 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 5029
Posted: 13 October 2021 at 6:56am

I wish I knew!

I feel like it's likely an early fade of the Padgham mix, just maybe not faded quite as early as the UK 45. But, the annoying thing that we can't solve for is that it could also technically be either an alternate edit or
early fade of the more common "Video" mix.

Does anyone have more specific details on the 4:07 side of the U.S. promo?

Edited by EternalStatic]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:56:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59326&title=paul-mccartney-press#59326 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59315&title=paul-mccartney-press#59315 Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 5029
Posted: 12 October 2021 at 6:11pm

Eternal,

There is a 4:07 on the US 7 Inch Promo Side A. It is not labeled on discogs, any idea what it is?

https://www.discogs.com/release/9655042-Paul-McCartney-Press

Edited by PopArchivist]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:11:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59315&title=paul-mccartney-press#59315 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59304&title=paul-mccartney-press#59304 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 5029
Posted: 10 October 2021 at 6:59am

I've been digging into this one a little bit, and it seems that the original UK single version of "Press" is a mix by Hugh Paghdam. The full mix runs about 4:20 and was released on a 10" single, and the UK 45 is
said to be an early fade of this mix, running about 3:55. According to Discogs, there was an early CD pressing of the album that contained Hugh's mix (running 4:23), but was quickly replaced on later pressings
with the alternate "Video Soundtrack" (4:42) that we today know as the common LP/CD album version. I will be trying to track this pressing down, but lucking into the correct item should be as easy as finding the
proverbial needle in a haystack, as the track lengths were not printed on the original back cover, etc. It seems the switch was made with no indication in the booklet or on the CD itself.

Anyway, after listening around and looking at the timeline, my working theory is that:
• Original 4:20 Hugh Paghdam mix was intended to be the official album version
• Early 3:55 fade on UK 45 was intended to be the "hit" mix
• Video was set to a 4:42 remix by Bert Nevins & Steve Forward, which was then released on UK & US 12" singles
• A new 3:35 edit of this second mix (labeled "Video Edit") was released on 45 and became the "hit" version in both regions
• (Rich and Aaron confirmed below the existence of yet another, longer 4:06 edit of the second mix on the A-side of the U.S. Promo 45. This variation does not appear to have been released commercially.)
• LP's and CD's were subsequently reissued with the Video Soundtrack 12" version replacing Hugh's original mix so that if a buyer picked up the album based on hearing the 45 version, they would be getting a longer
version of the familiar mix instead of a completely alien (to them) version




Edited by EternalStatic]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:59:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=59304&title=paul-mccartney-press#59304 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58849&title=paul-mccartney-press#58849 Author: ChicagoBill
Subject: 5029
Posted: 10 August 2021 at 6:52pm

According to Pat's database, it shows 4:44 (LP Version). -Bill.]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:52:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58849&title=paul-mccartney-press#58849 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58848&title=paul-mccartney-press#58848 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 5029
Posted: 10 August 2021 at 5:19pm

Fairly certain that the single edit is what appears on the
4 disc "Pure McCartney" compilation set?]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:19:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58848&title=paul-mccartney-press#58848 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58847&title=paul-mccartney-press#58847 Author: ChicagoBill
Subject: 5029
Posted: 10 August 2021 at 1:34pm

Just in case someone was looking for it.... The single
version of 'Press' (Video Edit) 3:35, is available on a
Various Artist CD out
of Germany called 'International Pop Gold' (EMI CDP 564-7
46455-2). -Bill.

Edited by ChicagoBill]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:34:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=58847&title=paul-mccartney-press#58847 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=30805&title=paul-mccartney-press#30805 Author: 995wlol
Subject: 5029
Posted: 07 July 2011 at 9:16am

Yes (unless there are some suble mix differences that I'm not hearing)]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:16:50 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5029&PID=30805&title=paul-mccartney-press#30805