https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 15:34:04 +0000 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:49:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5862 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=5862&PID=52054&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52054 Author: NightAire
Subject: 5862
Posted: 04 June 2019 at 6:49pm

MMathews I had the same experience... not really playable. :-)

Thanks for the reply!

In my research, I found it interesting the songs The Waitresses sang were from a woman's perspective, but the author was a man. Nothing wrong with that, just interesting he was so able to capture a female's perspective in songs like this one and "Christmas Wrapping."]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:49:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=52054&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52054 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=52053&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52053 Author: MMathews
Subject: 5862
Posted: 03 June 2019 at 6:26pm

Yes Gene. it's always been that way. It's technically
stereo, but everything is mixed so close to the center
it's hard to tell.
I once tried to widen it using a stereo expander but the
result sounded weird - it was only enough to prove it was
stereo but not good enough to actually listen to.
]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:26:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=52053&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52053 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=52042&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52042 Author: NightAire
Subject: 5862
Posted: 31 May 2019 at 10:43pm

Is it just me, or is this song basically in mono?

When I cut out the center channel it seems like I'm left with a little reverb and maybe a gangly guitar... back to original stereo and everything sounds centered.

I assume the original vinyl was the same way?]]> Fri, 31 May 2019 22:43:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=52042&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#52042 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=39753&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#39753 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 5862
Posted: 20 November 2013 at 8:21pm

I found just two different analog transfers for the song.

One is on Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough Vol. 5 (1994). It sounds OK there to my ears.

The other seems to be the preferred one. It's on Polydor's The Best Of The Waitresses (1990), where it's mastered by Dennis Drake. Use this rule of thumb: Dennis Drake + lowest generation source tapes = best possible sound. And even though it runs a few seconds shorter than the Rhino disc, it seems to be the go-to mastering for this track. The same analog transfer is used for:

• Sony's Funky But Chic (1994)
• Universal's Retro Lunchbox Squeeze The Cheeze (1997; digitally exactly 0.56 dB quieter)
• Time-Life's 2-CD Modern Rock Vol. 1 1982-1983 (1999; differently EQ'd digital clone, possibly with some added compression?)

Edited by crapfromthepast]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:21:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=39753&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#39753 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27577&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27577 Author: sriv94
Subject: 5862
Posted: 26 August 2010 at 8:35pm

Cool. Thanks, John and Grant!]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:35:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27577&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27577 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27575&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27575 Author: The Hits Man
Subject: 5862
Posted: 26 August 2010 at 7:21pm

I have the 45. They are the same.]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:21:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27575&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27575 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27572&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27572 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 5862
Posted: 26 August 2010 at 6:24pm

Saw a 45 on ebay with a listed time of 3:15. My copy from The Best Of The Waitresses runs 3:12. Unless there's a mix difference, I think they are the same.]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:24:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27572&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27572 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27570&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27570 Author: sriv94
Subject: 5862
Posted: 26 August 2010 at 12:41pm

OK, not a top-40 hit (didn't chart in its first release in 1980, peaked at #62 on BILLBOARD in its 1982 rerelease). Anyone know whether the 45 and LP versions are different in any way?]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:41:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5862&PID=27570&title=i-know-what-boys-like-waitresses#27570