Alias - Waiting For Love

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   Hi Folks:

I was certain that there was an AC Mix without guitars at the end, and a punchier percussion track.  We played it at AM96 in Cambridge.  But I've not heard it again since 1991.  Is it only on a promo CD?  That's what I remember airing it from (A Canuck promo disc).

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Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Alias - Waiting For Love Posted: 12 July 2010 at 6:37am
	Hi Folks: I was certain that there was an AC Mix without guitars at the end, and a punchier percussion track. We played it at AM96 in Cambridge. But I've not heard it again since 1991. Is it only on a promo CD? That's what I remember airing it from (A Canuck promo disc).
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario)

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:44am
	I don't have any other copy to compare it to, but I have a promo single of this song marked "AC mix" which I'm pretty sure is what we played during the song's chart run (music was on cart & I was only a part-timer then). The disc makes mention of EMI Canada on it.

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2010 at 7:31pm
	Can you send me a "crap" quality MP3 of it (even a snippet of the refrain and chorus)? I'd appreciate it if you could. It's been 20 years since I've heard it, and I forget the difference.
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario)

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 August 2010 at 6:33pm
	Can't currently send out mp3 audio due to the defective CD player on this backup laptop I'm using at the moment, but here are the details for both of the promo CD singles we got it for this song: -Alias--"Waiting For Love" (DPRO 4675) 1-Single Edit (L & A 4:01) 2-AOR Version (L 4:15; A 4:12) 3-Album Version (L 4:35; A 4:34) -Alias--Waiting For Love" (DPRO 04707) 1-Hot A/C Mix (L 4:01; A 4:04)

Plastic Steel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 February 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Plastic Steel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2019 at 10:42pm
	Does anyone happen to know if the "single edit" is simply an early fade of the "album version?" I'm having a tough time tracking this one down and would like to re-create it.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2019 at 12:11am
	It's an edit. 1. Remove 8.6 seconds of the instrumental intro, editing on the beat at 0:28.5 to the beat at 0:37.2. 2. With what you have remaining, remove one of the repeated choruses, editing just before the line "I know you'll be waiting when the train passes by..." in both places. After making the first edit, the section removed will be between 2:12 and 2:30. 3. With what you have remaining, remove everything after the 4:01 mark. 4. Create a fade out from 3:47 to 4:01.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

Plastic Steel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 February 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Plastic Steel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2019 at 11:16am
	Outstanding, Aaron. Thank you! You just saved me a summer of frantically rummaging through every flea market and thrift store from Whitehorse to Halifax looking for old Alias cassingles. Much obliged.

AndrewChouffi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 31	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndrewChouffi Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 April 2019 at 7:54am
	Does anyone out there have the 'Hot AC Mix'? Andy Edited by AndrewChouffi

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 April 2019 at 8:03am
	Yes, I have the promo CD with the Hot AC Mix.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 April 2019 at 7:54am
	For those curious, nothing stands out as noticeably different between the Single Version and Hot AC Mix when doing a quick A/B. The aren't digitally identical, though. For instance, the edit on the Single Version at 2:11 comes in a little too quick (slightly throwing the rhythm of the song off). The Hot AC Mix chooses better edit points, but you can still hear a light digital click at the edit. (I guess they used digital technology to make the edit rather than analog tape.) To me, this is another case where they probably wanted to encourage Hot AC to spin it, so they said, "Here! We made you an exclusive mix for your format!" In reality, the mix doesn't sound any different.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop