https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 08 May 2026 08:56:14 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:29:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7275 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=7275&PID=44788&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44788 Author: Bwci Bo
Subject: 7275
Posted: 08 December 2015 at 3:29pm

chendagam wrote: All in all it is still the LP version. Probably way too much discussion for this non-top 40 b-side anyway.

Way too much discussion? On here? Never!

This thread was of great interest to me and I appreciate the fact that while this is primarily a board for Top 40 music discussion, nobody seems to mind too much if the occasional low or non-charting release takes centre stage.]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:29:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44788&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44788 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44785&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44785 Author: chendagam
Subject: 7275
Posted: 07 December 2015 at 8:27pm

Thanks for the info Jim. I agree with the actual and run times for
"Don't Let It Show." This version is available on "The Best Of The
Alan Parsons Project."

I Robot is very interesting because most of the comps such as "The
Best Of" and "The Instrumental Works" contain the "unnaturally
quick" fade that Jim is talking about. This can be attributed to the
fact that on the "I Robot" album it slightly crossfades into "I
Wouldn't Want To Be Like You." My 45 contains a very nice fade out
with a listed time of 6:06 and an actual time of 5:57. This could
just be a difference of equipment (I am using a Technics SL-
1200MK2). Although "The Instrumental Works" and "The Best Of
The Alan Parsons Project" contain an unnatural fade it still sounds
slightly different than my 45 (45 seeming longer but 4 seconds
shorter than the actual run time of my comps both actually running
6:01). "The Essential Alan Parsons Project" crossfades into "I
Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" just as it originally does on the "I
Robot" LP.

I'm no audio export so I could be wrong but it just sounds to me
like the fadeout on the 45 is much smoother than the fadeout on
my compilation albums. I may need a second set of ears.

I'm not sure if it's time to look at matrix numbers here to see if
there are indeed two different pressings of this commercial 45.

Side A: 2492 - REI - S - 2
Side B: 2493 - S - 2

All in all it is still the LP version. Probably way too much discussion
for this non-top 40 b-side anyway.]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:27:43 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44785&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44785 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44729&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44729 Author: jimct
Subject: 7275
Posted: 25 November 2015 at 8:43pm

A collector friend of mine who's a big Alan Parsons fan happened to own a
U.S. Arista 0288 stock 45. Today he sent me over both sides' files, as well
as a few other details I wanted to include here.

-Don't Let It Show (listed 3:37; actual 3:44) (deadwax "2492-RE1-S").
(Discogs states the LP v length to be (4:21)).

-I Robot (listed 6:06; actual 6:01) (deadwax "2493-S X"). (Discogs states
the LP v length to be (6:06)); I attribute the :05 time difference to a
combination of 1) the fact that this instrumental track fades in very softly,
and 2) the end fade on the 45 sounds "unnaturally quick" to me. But
basically, it's the same as the LP version. I believe Chendagam just
acquired a 45 copy of this one himself, but I figured that since my buddy
already went to the bother to dub his 45 for the cause, that I'd pass
along/attach his particulars to this thread, for the official record. ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:43:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44729&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44729 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44688&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44688 Author: chendagam
Subject: 7275
Posted: 16 November 2015 at 5:57pm

Bringing this one back up to the surface...I just discovered there are
two more 45's on this one. One is a Spain release with a printed run
time of 3:19. The other is a French release with a printed run time of
4:15. Does anyone have these that can describe how this song was
edited down from the album?]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:57:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=44688&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#44688 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=36824&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#36824 Author: cmmmbase
Subject: 7275
Posted: 20 February 2013 at 8:00am

Don't Let It Show was the US "A" side, peaking at #92. I only have the promo 45 which doesn't have the b-side, so I can't help you with the I Robot question...sorry.]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:00:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=36824&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#36824 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=36802&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#36802 Author: chendagam
Subject: 7275
Posted: 19 February 2013 at 6:59pm

I never realized a 45 was issued for this song:

http://www.discogs.com/Alan-Parsons-Project-I-Robot-Dont-Let -It-Show/release/1914184

I'm not sure if it was a top 40 hit but can someone shed some light on this? Was there an edited version available?]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:59:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7275&PID=36802&title=alan-parsons-project-i-robot#36802