https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:51:21 +0000 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:02:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=576 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=576&PID=46887&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#46887 Author: aaronk
Subject: 576
Posted: 03 February 2017 at 12:02am

I received the promo CD single today (the one without the RE in the catalog number), and it runs an actual 4:42. This version exactly matches what appears on my friend's copy of Blacks' Magic---it's the earlier, non-remixed version that seldom appears on CD.

Edited by aaronk]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:02:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=46887&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#46887 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=46880&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#46880 Author: aaronk
Subject: 576
Posted: 29 January 2017 at 11:57am

I'm close to sorting out all of the various mixes on this one. I just
purchased a 1-track US promo CD single, which I'm waiting to arrive in
the mail. The listed details are:

Next Plateau (NPCD50157)
1. The Original Recipe Mix (listed 4:40)

In all my years of collecting, I had never seen this promo until the other
day, but it appears this was truly the first issued promo CD single, as it
likely contains the original Blacks' Magic LP version and carries no
"RE" designation in the catalog number.

I also had a friend of mine send me a copy from his Blacks' Magic
CD, and it runs an actual 4:42. Surprisingly, I had never heard this mix
before! It is the one described above that starts with "Punch it! Herb,"
and has a completely different beat compared with the hit version. (The
5:55 "Club" version on the remix promo also has the "Punch It!" toward
the beginning, and it's this longer version that has the same beat
and instrumentation as the hit 3:30 edit.)

To summarize:

- The Original Recipe Mix (4:42) appears on the original pressing
of Blacks' Magic and (most likely) US promo CD single
NPCD50157.
- The Original Recipe Remix - Radio (3:30), also known on
imports as the True Confessions Edit, appears on the second pressing
of Blacks' Magic, US cassette single, and US promo CD single
NPCD50157 RE-2.
- Super Crispy Remix (4:44) appears on the US cassette single,
US promo CD single NPCD50157RE-1, and A Blitz Of Salt-N-Pepa
Hits.

All of the above three mixes are completely different in instrumentation,
but the vocal take is the same between the Original Recipe Mix and
Original Recipe Remix versions. The Super Crispy Remix, as noted
above, has a different vocal take and lyrics.

In addition, the longer 5:55 "Club" version of The Original Recipe Remix
appears on US promo CD NPCD50157 RE-2, but I am not aware if this
version appears on any full-length albums.

Edited by aaronk]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2017 11:57:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=46880&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#46880 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=45845&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#45845 Author: aaronk
Subject: 576
Posted: 06 July 2016 at 2:15pm

I was finally able to track down the (apparently) first issued promo CD single, which contains the following:

NPCD50157RE-1
1. Super Crispy Remix (listed 4:40; actual 4:44)]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:15:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=45845&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#45845 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42906&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42906 Author: aaronk
Subject: 576
Posted: 11 January 2015 at 8:26pm

In general, the hit version is usually listed first; however, this case is not as clear cut. Despite it being listed first, the "Super Crispy Remix" did not receive much airplay. The "hit" version always heard on the air was the "Original Recipe Remix."]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:26:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42906&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42906 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42903&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42903 Author: edtop40
Subject: 576
Posted: 11 January 2015 at 5:30pm

my commercial cassingle also does not statre an a-side or
b-side but a 'super crispy' side and a 'original recipe'
side on the cassingle itself......but...on the sleeve the
'super crispy' side with the 'vocal' version with a listed
time of 4:40 is listed first....]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:30:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42903&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42903 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42863&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42863 Author: Paul C
Subject: 576
Posted: 04 January 2015 at 10:29am

It's possible that Ed's cassette single is different, but my US commercial cassette single (a vinyl 45 was not issued) does not have designated "A" and "B" sides.

One side is called the "Super Crispy Side" and contains the "Super Crispy Remix". I timed it at about (4:40), which is the stated time. The cassette single states that this version is from the Blitz Of Salt-N-Pepa Hits album.

The other side of my US commercial cassette single is called the "Original Recipe Side" and contains the "Original Recipe Remix". The cassette single itself states the run time as (4:40), its cover states it as (3:33), but I timed it at about (3:30). This version starts with the line "Spinderella, cut it up one time" and is the version I remember hearing. The cassette single states that this version is from the Blacks' Magic album.

For what it's worth, the two versions on my Canadian commercial cassette single are the "True Confessions Edit", which to my ears - as Brian mentions above - is exactly the same as the "Original Recipe Remix" on the US commercial single, and the "Original Recipe Mix", which is the version that starts with "Punch It" (this version does not appear on the US commercial cassette single).

Edited by Paul C]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:29:05 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42863&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42863 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42861&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42861 Author: aaronk
Subject: 576
Posted: 04 January 2015 at 9:36am

Since I don't own the Blacks' Magic CD, I'm afraid I can't directly answer the above questions. Here's what I do know, though:

- NPCD50157RE-1 was likely the first issued promo CD single with the "Super Crispy Remix" (same version issued on the cassette single and "Blitz" CD).

- NPCD50157RE-2 was likely the second issued promo CD and contains the "Original Recipe Remix" (the 3:30 version that Pat currently has labeled "LP version" and also appears on imports as the "True Confessions Edit"). This promo CD states it is remixed by Ben Liebrand.

The import CD single that Brian has, according to his post above, contains the "Original Recipe Mix" (not remix) running 4:41. This CD also does not list a remix credit for that track, but it does show that the "True Confessions Edit" is remixed by Ben Liebrand. I presumed the "Original Recipe Mix" was the LP version, which is listed on the Blacks' Magic CD as running 4:40; however, it would be great to have evidence that a US pressing exists with an actual 4:40 run time.]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:36:17 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42861&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42861 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42858&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42858 Author: Underground Dub
Subject: 576
Posted: 03 January 2015 at 3:54pm

I'm very confused, too.

Here are posts from this thread that would lead one to assume that a switch may have been made at some point, unless it's all one big miscommunication:

AndrewChouffi wrote: Please keep in mind that many (most?) top-40 stations played neither the version on the 'Blacks Magic' LP nor the remix on 'Blitz Of Salt-N-Pepa Hits'. The version generally played did contain the hook of the 'Blacks Magic' version as well as the Staple Singers sample, but it had a more pop-friendly "four-on-the-floor" rhythm without venturing into house music territory. I'm not sure the name of this version but I *think* it was labeled "True Confessions edit" or something like that. Andy

edtop40 wrote: andy....this one i think you're correct on..........the version that i recall is the "true confessions edit" from the uk cd sgl....

aaronk wrote: I'm 99% sure that the mix which DOES start off with "Punch it!" etc. is the LP mix. Yes, you are correct---it is a completely different mix and not just an edit; however, the same instrumentation is used for both---one is just shorter with a few changes in the intro vocals. It's not as drastic of a remix as, say, the "Super Crispy Mix." I would say that the "Original Recipe Remix" (as your promo single states) is a short version of the LP mix.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:54:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42858&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42858 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42857&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42857 Author: Pat Downey
Subject: 576
Posted: 03 January 2015 at 10:44am

I am more than a little confused as to what the original LP version of "Let's Talk About Sex" really is. My copy of "Blacks' Magic" is the same one discussed above by underground dub but he references "not the original LP version". On the cd itself, LTAS is listed as running (4:40) even though it runs (3:30) so are there really two different pressings of the cd "Blacks' Magic"?]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2015 10:44:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42857&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42857 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42850&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42850 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 576
Posted: 02 January 2015 at 7:47pm

Both Black's Magic and the 20th Century Millennium
Collection on Rhapsody have the 3:30 Edit Remix too.]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:47:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=42850&title=saltnpepa-lets-talk-about-sex#42850