https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 02:55:35 +0000 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:35:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9850 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=9850&PID=61974&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61974 Author: AndrewChouffi
Subject: 9850
Posted: 14 October 2022 at 5:35am

"Gimme Dat Ding".

Oops... wrong thread.

All jokes aside, special thanks to Aaron, Richie and
everybody who helped me get the correct versions as this
was one of my most-played records in the clubs & bars I was
working at the time. Great record; it packed the dancefloor
for over two years in my area.

Andy
]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:35:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61974&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61974 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61973&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61973 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 9850
Posted: 13 October 2022 at 8:08am

Wow, what a mess lol. All for one lost ding.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:08:37 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61973&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61973 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61971&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61971 Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 9850
Posted: 13 October 2022 at 7:37am

cmmmbase wrote: Aaron - the 45 does in fact have the ding! Looks like a re- dub is needed. I must have only played the 45 when dubbing it - don't recall the ding from when I heard it on the radio (some 36 years ago...)

I don't recall hearing a "ding" either but I am sure Aaron can easily fix it so we can. Right Aaron :)]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:37:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61971&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61971 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61968&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61968 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9850
Posted: 12 October 2022 at 9:31am

Thanks, Aaron! I had hoped it was the other around because it sounds pretty cool with the snare. Oh well!]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:31:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61968&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61968 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61967&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61967 Author: aaronk
Subject: 9850
Posted: 12 October 2022 at 9:12am

The promo edit starts on the downbeat, so you'll remove the preceding snare and swooshy sound, too.]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:12:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61967&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61967 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61964&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61964 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9850
Posted: 12 October 2022 at 8:16am

Just a bump of appreciation for this thread. I have the U.S. single version taken from Hot Remix, and I did not realize that it ran short because back in the day, I had verified it to the Youtube rip that is also
posted above, which also runs short.

FYI, if you have the UK 45 version (aka '7" Pop Edit') from the Ultimate Collection, it also works pretty well as a source for the final "ding" that you need to paste on the end of the Hot Remix version to
get the full U.S. 45. Although it is a different mix, the ding is very clean and is a pretty good match the tonality of the Hot Remix transfer.

One question I have re: the short U.S. promo 45 edit: After removing the intro from the full U.S. 45, is the shorter version supposed to begin with the snare/swooshy sound effect (found at about 23.4 of the longer
45), or on the downbeat directly afterward (right at the 24 second mark)? Thanks! Again, truly appreciate this good info.
]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:16:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61964&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61964 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61646&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61646 Author: mjb50
Subject: 9850
Posted: 26 August 2022 at 6:59pm

Heh, I doubt very many radio stations would have played the entire fadeout just to get to that ding. It's more of a treat for the fans who bought the single. Same goes for the bubbly intro.

I do remember hearing at least the beginnings of fadeouts on the pop radio in the '80s, but all the way to near-silence, never.

I'm always amazed at how you guys remember precisely what edits you heard back then, even their durations. I guess I have a few songs like that in my mental catalog, but these days, I have to double-check everything. I'd like to think it's all still in there somewhere, and it's just the recall that's faulty.

Anyway it seems from what you guys have posted, the matrix cut numbers 1 or 2 (after the "A") are 3:43, and 3 & 4 are shortened. My guess is the record company realized that radio didn't like that intro (maybe partly because it sounds a bit like a bong), so they chopped it off, and didn't get new labels made for it.


Edited by mjb50]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:59:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61646&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61646 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61644&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61644 Author: cmmmbase
Subject: 9850
Posted: 26 August 2022 at 11:05am

Aaron - the 45 does in fact have the ding! Looks like a re-
dub is needed. I must have only played the 45 when dubbing
it - don't recall the ding from when I heard it on the
radio (some 36 years ago...)]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:05:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61644&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61644 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61637&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61637 Author: promojunkie
Subject: 9850
Posted: 26 August 2022 at 8:39am

Ok, great. thank you all for the info. This solves the
mystery. Another case of an incorrect label on particular
pressings.]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:39:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61637&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61637 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61634&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61634 Author: aaronk
Subject: 9850
Posted: 26 August 2022 at 7:57am

cmmmbase wrote: My Stock 45 does have a listed time of 3:46, but it plays 3:15. The is the source of the dub Aaron was referring to. The 45 itself states "edit of remixed version from LP Headlines" the run off has STE 69525A 4 R16234-A+ 13563

The dub I have from you stops before the ending "ding." Is your 45 truly missing this at the end, or does the dub cut off too soon? Where your file ends, my promo 45 has about another second of silence and then the ding.]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:57:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9850&PID=61634&title=midnight-star-midas-touch#61634