https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:13:25 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2019 21:34:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9085 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=9085&PID=51969&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51969 Author: Yah Shure
Subject: 9085
Posted: 18 May 2019 at 9:34pm

Not top 40, but the 1967 mono Atco 45 of Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird" falls off a cliff: a whopping 1.6 seconds from full volume to total gonner.

Edited by Yah Shure]]> Sat, 18 May 2019 21:34:55 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51969&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51969 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51851&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51851 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 9085
Posted: 14 May 2019 at 9:55am

Didn't Tuesday Afternoon by the Moody Blues fade really
fast on the 45?]]> Tue, 14 May 2019 09:55:56 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51851&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51851 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51844&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51844 Author: aaronk
Subject: 9085
Posted: 13 May 2019 at 10:15pm

The short version of "La Bamba" with the "actual" cold ending was created by TM Century, as far as I know. Rather than doing a quick fade, they added reverb to the last few notes just before the acoustic guitar solo.]]> Mon, 13 May 2019 22:15:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51844&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51844 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51827&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51827 Author: Hykker
Subject: 9085
Posted: 12 May 2019 at 7:13am

I don't know if this counts, but the short version on the
promo 45 of "La Bamba" by Los Lobos just dumps out before
the accoustic part at the end.

There is a short version with an actual cold ending around
(I thought I had it on a TM GoldDisc, but it turned out to
have an incorrect time and had the full version), but
that's not what was on the promo.
]]> Sun, 12 May 2019 07:13:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51827&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51827 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51821&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51821 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 9085
Posted: 11 May 2019 at 3:27pm

The first one that springs to mind narrowly missed the top 40 in 1979 - "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds.

I'm sure there are some '60s-era songs that fade abruptly. Looking forward to seeing what others post in this thread!]]> Sat, 11 May 2019 15:27:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51821&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51821 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51819&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51819 Author: NightAire
Subject: 9085
Posted: 11 May 2019 at 6:20am

I don't have the answer, but I'm curious if someone here does:

What top 40 recording has the fastest fade?

I'm not counting cold or cold / fade endings, but actual fades with the band continuing to play.

I know some fade down in a matter of a few seconds, so this should be interesting!]]> Sat, 11 May 2019 06:20:26 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9085&PID=51819&title=trivia-question-fastest-fade#51819