Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Amii Stewart CDs https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:21:01 +0000 Sat, 24 May 2025 20:46:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9923 <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : EdisonLite wrote:I&#039;m just...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=66795&title=amii-stewart-cds#66795 Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 9923
Posted: 24 May 2025 at 8:46pm

Originally posted by EdisonLite EdisonLite wrote:

I'm just starting to like this song now, and after reading the above, I was wondering - is the "disco stereo" version a remix that has more disco components? (...'cause otherwise I'd think the dj 45 would be labeled "short stereo version" and "long stereo version").

The "Short Disco" version has the drum intro and a longer "Think you better knock, knock, knock on wood" breakdown (lasting 8 repeats instead of 4).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSumSNHCzWM
]]> Sat, 24 May 2025 20:46:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=66795&title=amii-stewart-cds#66795 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : In the database, the description...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=66788&title=amii-stewart-cds#66788 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9923
Posted: 24 May 2025 at 3:28pm

In the database, the description for this song says:
(3:37) "short stereo" version
(3:58) the "disco stereo" version
(3:37) commercial copies of this 45 (which I assume is the "short stereo version" above)
(6:09) LP version

I'm just starting to like this song now, and after reading the above, I was wondering - is the "disco stereo" version a remix that has more disco components? (...'cause otherwise I'd think the dj 45 would be labeled "short stereo version" and "long stereo version").

Also, the database lists 1 sole CD as "unknown version" at 4:25. Does anyone know if this could be the German 45 version? or some later version?....]]> Sat, 24 May 2025 15:28:55 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=66788&title=amii-stewart-cds#66788 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : Thanks for the info, guys. ]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64096&title=amii-stewart-cds#64096 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9923
Posted: 02 December 2023 at 7:28pm

Thanks for the info, guys.]]> Sat, 02 Dec 2023 19:28:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64096&title=amii-stewart-cds#64096 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : The CD released by Music On CD...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64082&title=amii-stewart-cds#64082 Author: mburt1
Subject: 9923
Posted: 30 November 2023 at 3:30pm

The CD released by Music On CD appears to be from the master tapes, from
what I can tell.

Both the Hot Productions and Empire Musicwerks (The Greatest Hits) releases
are from vinyl I suspect.

As for the Funkytowngrooves release, that one sounds pretty good and I'd say
it's from the tapes.]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:30:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64082&title=amii-stewart-cds#64082 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : crapfromthepast wrote:2016...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64066&title=amii-stewart-cds#64066 Author: smallworld
Subject: 9923
Posted: 27 November 2023 at 11:05am

Originally posted by crapfromthepast crapfromthepast wrote:

2016 - Knock On Wood: The
Anthology (fire on cover) - 27 tracks, four (!)
different edits of "Knock On Wood", all labeled
appropriately, including a "German Edit With Intro" that
includes the flyover intro!


Unfortunately the CD release omits the "German Edit With
Intro."

https://www.discogs.com/release/18508660-Amii-Stewart-
Best-Of-Knock-On-Wood

Barcode: 8718627233023

Music On CD – MOCCD14052

Edited by smallworld]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:05:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64066&title=amii-stewart-cds#64066 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : Notable that the version labeled...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64065&title=amii-stewart-cds#64065 Author: sriv94
Subject: 9923
Posted: 27 November 2023 at 9:32am

Notable that the version labeled '7" Edit' is not the US 45 version with the flyover intro, but
probably the UK 45 version with the drums intro (which got airplay on some US stations anyway).]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:32:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64065&title=amii-stewart-cds#64065 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : Out of curiosity, I dug around...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64064&title=amii-stewart-cds#64064 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 9923
Posted: 26 November 2023 at 3:27pm

Out of curiosity, I dug around to what's currently available on Qobuz from Amii Stewart. Here's a summary, including release dates that may not be reliable:

1984 - "Friends (Extended Version)" - 1 track
1990 - Pearls - 7 tracks
1994 - "Don't Stop" - 2 tracks
1999 - Knock On Wood - 14 tracks, "Knock On Wood" is 4:11 1985 remix
2005 - The Greatest Hits (blue cover) - 10 tracks, "Knock On Wood" is 4:10 1985 remix
2010 - "Together (Extended Version)" - 1 track
2011 - The Many Sides Of Amii Stewart - 16 tracks, including most of Pearls but no "Knock On Wood"
2011 - Amii Stewart : Great Classics Revisited - 20 tracks, all covers, including a "revisited" version of "Knock On Wood" that's new to this collection but adheres pretty closely to the 1979 arrangement
2012 - four (!) collections that have identical tracks listings: Greatest Hits (tan cover), The Complete Collection (lavender cover), The Ultimate Collection (yellow bar at top), and The Very Best Of (blue-green cover) - all have 14 tracks, "Knock On Wood" is 4:11 1985 remix on all four
2016 - Knock On Wood: The Anthology (fire on cover) - 27 tracks, four (!) different edits of "Knock On Wood", all labeled appropriately, including a "German Edit With Intro" that includes the flyover intro!
2022 - "Perfectly Beautiful" - 1 track

I was impressed with the sound on the 2016 Knock On Wood: The Anthology, at least on the various versions of "Knock On Wood". The four versions are the 1985 remix, and three hit edits of the 1979 mix. I didn't hear any vinyl artifacts on any of them (but I'm not the best at picking out vinyl artifacts). I don't know if this set exists in the real world on CDs, though. It's 2+ hours long.]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 15:27:37 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64064&title=amii-stewart-cds#64064 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : BTW, do most of the US CD releases...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64063&title=amii-stewart-cds#64063 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9923
Posted: 26 November 2023 at 12:29am

BTW, do most of the US CD releases of Amii's Knock on Wood come from
master tape? And where do they say they're licensed from?]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:29:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64063&title=amii-stewart-cds#64063 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : Thanks for the info. Mark, I just...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64062&title=amii-stewart-cds#64062 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9923
Posted: 26 November 2023 at 12:27am

Thanks for the info. Mark, I just checked the Hot Productions CD and it
doesn't say where they licensed it from! I guess we shouldn't be shocked. It
has the 1996 credits (the release year of the CD), like the compilation
producer but nothing about the original.

Speaking of German releases, I just ordered a CD by Ramona Wulf (the
other lead singer of Silver Convention besides Penny McLean). I previously
only had a very well cleaned up vinyl CD from that ebay seller in Mexico
who does good cleanings but still.. I want tapes. Anyway, this CD I ordered
today on Discogs is a Japanese CD on Victor. And someone noted in the
credits "Licensed by Jupiter Records, Germany". So there's a good chance,
given the licensing credit being Germany, and the CD label being
Victor/Japan (generally, a reliable source), that this CD will be from tape.
UPDATE: I just checked the original 1977 LP of this Ramona album on
Discogs - and it was on Jupiter Records! That's a good sign.

I also ordered that Amii Stewart 1983 CD today, released on
funkytowngrooves. And I've never known them to release anything from
vinyl.

I'll now look for some Amii Stewart comp CDs or straight reissues from
Germany.

Edited by EdisonLite]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:27:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64062&title=amii-stewart-cds#64062 <![CDATA[Amii Stewart CDs : Gordon: Your trace of ownership...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64061&title=amii-stewart-cds#64061 Author: MMathews
Subject: 9923
Posted: 25 November 2023 at 6:48pm

Gordon:

Your trace of ownership of those tapes is accurate. Her
hits were a German production for Hansa records,
distributed by Ariola here in the states. BMG Germany
purchased Hansa and Ariola so the entire thing is now
under Sony/BMG.
The U.S. masters should be somewhere in Sony's vaults,
but they may not have been filed correctly which makes
them hard to find. In fact most of the Ariola America
masters ended up in shambles.
What was the license credit on the Hot Productions CD
with the disc dubs?

I think your best bet for master tapes on CD it to locate
a CD that is credited to BMG Berlin Musik GmbH or at very
least Sony/BMG Europe.

MM ]]> Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:48:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9923&PID=64061&title=amii-stewart-cds#64061