https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 09 May 2026 12:45:46 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:03:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=707 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=707&PID=53240&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#53240 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 707
Posted: 07 January 2020 at 1:03am

Great news!]]> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:03:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=53240&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#53240 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=53232&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#53232 Author: aaronk
Subject: 707
Posted: 05 January 2020 at 1:28pm

Just yesterday, I obtained a copy of a UK import called Midnight Moods, which is a George Benson compilation. Track 2 is the US 3:52 45 version of "Give Me The Night." The sound is a bit flat, but it can be fixed with a little EQ adjustment. Also, this doesn't have the added dynamic range compression that is found on the UK 12" mix from the 2 CD set. This will now be my go-to copy for this hard-to-find single mix.]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 13:28:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=53232&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#53232 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=45113&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#45113 Author: Plastic Steel
Subject: 707
Posted: 01 March 2016 at 7:53am

aaronk wrote: Good news! The 3:52 US 45 version is an early fade of the UK 12" version. I just ordered a copy of this 2 CD set, and I'm happy to now have the proper 45 & 12" remix on CD.

Could you share where this fade starts? I'd like to recreate the 3:52 45 version using this UK 12" single.]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:53:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=45113&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#45113 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44840&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44840 Author: aaronk
Subject: 707
Posted: 01 January 2016 at 2:10am

Thanks, Jim! It's interesting that they used "RE-1" on the label and in the deadwax, because your promo 12" contains the LP version. I should also add that the UK 12" mix has quite a bit of dynamic range compression (not brickwalling) to try to make it sound beefy. When you compare it to the 45, it doesn't quite sound the same because of all the compression that was added. The CD, though, is mastered well and does not have any hard limiting/brickwalling.]]> Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:10:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44840&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44840 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44839&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44839 Author: jimct
Subject: 707
Posted: 31 December 2015 at 1:23pm

Aaron, I have just received my U.S. promo 12" single for "Give Me The Night".
and have shot you out a dub, for your analysis. The "Give Me The Night" side
has a listed time of (4:58), states "PRO-A-882 RE-1" on the label, and has
handwritten deadwax info of "PRO A1 882-RE1-A1".

Edited by jimct]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:23:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44839&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44839 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44826&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44826 Author: Bwci Bo
Subject: 707
Posted: 21 December 2015 at 9:24pm

aaronk wrote: Good news! The 3:52 US 45 version is an early fade of the UK 12" version. I just ordered a copy of this 2 CD set, and I'm happy to now have the proper 45 & 12" remix on CD.

Good news indeed, Aaron. Thanks for the heads up on this, as well as the debut CD appearance of Inside Love (So Personal). It's just a shame that they didn't also include the promo 45 version of Love X Love on this collection. I've never encountered it on CD and as far as I know, it can't be edited using the commercial 45 version. But hey, you can't win 'em all. ]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:24:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44826&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44826 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44823&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44823 Author: Jody Thornton
Subject: 707
Posted: 21 December 2015 at 11:45am

This is definitely longer than the 45-rpm promo, but has that remixed female vocal you've all mentioned. In the day, I heard the edit with the guitar (I suppose the LP edit), not the overdubbed female vocals.

12" Single With Female Overdubs

Edited by Jody Thornton]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:45:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44823&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44823 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44819&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44819 Author: aaronk
Subject: 707
Posted: 20 December 2015 at 1:59pm

I was revisiting this song today, and I stumbled upon a recent database entry: George Benson Ultimate Collection. Pat has labeled the version of "Give Me The Night" on this disc as the 12" single version, which is presumably the UK 12" version as there was not a commercial US 12" single to my knowledge.

Good news! The 3:52 US 45 version is an early fade of the UK 12" version. I just ordered a copy of this 2 CD set, and I'm happy to now have the proper 45 & 12" remix on CD.

Although the 3:41 RE-1 45 version has yet to appear on CD (unless someone found it on an import), that version is the same mix as the LP until the 3:07 mark. The most noticeable difference on the final 34 seconds involves the female vocal overdubs ("we can reach the stars if we try") which continue through the end of the fadeout, and the lead guitar which has been removed from the mix between 3:07 to 3:15.]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2015 13:59:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=44819&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#44819 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=40326&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#40326 Author: jimct
Subject: 707
Posted: 21 January 2014 at 6:30pm

Jeff, I have personally never been able to track down the promo 12" single.
I've only seen the UK 12" offered for sale. At my station, we were playing our
music off of vinyl in 1980, and we always played this song off of promo 45.

There is currently a dub of the US promo 12" on YouTube. Hoping that you
could perhaps glean the particulars you desire from giving it a listen....

]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:30:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=40326&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#40326 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=40323&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#40323 Author: Fetta
Subject: 707
Posted: 21 January 2014 at 3:08pm

Did we ever confirm if the 12" promo is the same mix or different than the 45 mix?
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:08:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=707&PID=40323&title=george-benson-give-me-the-night#40323