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   My "364" CD matches Mark's: no drumstick taps.

But I thought I'd remembered hearing them somewhere, so I dug out my long-mothballed Vol. 3 of Dick Clark's All-Time Hits on Original Sound (1990; no Waring fds) and there were the two drumstick taps.

And an extra bonus, of sorts: the split-second end of the fadeout from the preceding track, "Free Bird," just before the taps.  Mark, you've been robbed twice!  ;)

For the sake of completeness, I also listened to the beginning of my '70s Mainstream 684 reissue 45.  No drumsticks there, either; it plays the same stereo version as the Mainstream LP.  I can only conclude that no vinyl version released by Mainstream ever included the two drumstick taps. 

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Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 September 2015 at 4:43pm
	My "364" CD matches Mark's: no drumstick taps. But I thought I'd remembered hearing them somewhere, so I dug out my long-mothballed Vol. 3 of Dick Clark's All-Time Hits on Original Sound (1990; no Waring fds) and there were the two drumstick taps. And an extra bonus, of sorts: the split-second end of the fadeout from the preceding track, "Free Bird," just before the taps. Mark, you've been robbed twice! ;) For the sake of completeness, I also listened to the beginning of my '70s Mainstream 684 reissue 45. No drumsticks there, either; it plays the same stereo version as the Mainstream LP. I can only conclude that no vinyl version released by Mainstream ever included the two drumstick taps.

AdvprosD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 June 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdvprosD Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2021 at 4:37pm
	I have also looked at my 1986 "Nuggets" disc (Rhino 75892), inner ring "364." As discussed earlier, There are no taps. I also checked a later issue of nuggets, a 4-CD box set from 1998, (Rhino R2 75466)[Disc 3], and again no taps. So maybe the 2000 issue, a 2-CD set from Rhino, "Nuggets from Nuggets" (Rhino R2 76662), just maybe? Nope! no taps. So, I also dug out my long-mothballed Vol. 3 of Dick Clark's All-Time Hits on Original Sound (1990) [OSCD-8894], and yes there are the two taps. Thanks Yah Shure! I didn't clearly understand the discussion earlier, Was it the mono only 45 version that had these two taps at the intro? The song has always been a favorite of mine throughout the years, but I honestly never remembered those two taps on any other version I had listened to, ever! Edit: I played the whole Dick Clark CD through and found the last track, Canned Heat "Goin' Up The Country" has a major flaw. At least mine does. After the Song plays through and fades out, the track jumps back to the middle of the song and plays through again. QC was sleeping on this master! Edited by AdvprosD
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garye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 August 2017 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote garye Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2021 at 9:17pm
	I have 2 needle drops of the mono Mainstream Records 45 and can not hear the two taps at the beginning. But could also be the surface noise at the start of the song that covers it up. One dub is pretty clean. But no matter how loud I increase the volume, doesn't come through.

shipwreckxyz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 May 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shipwreckxyz Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2021 at 2:57pm
	All of the mono singles I've found are on styrene, cut too "hot" and consequently distorted beyond what was intended in the master mix. Anyone found a vinyl pressing? Anyone found a mono LP? Edited by shipwreckxyz
	Calling records "vinyls" is like calling people "fleshes".

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2021 at 9:29pm
	By the way, For what it's worth I did find that the mix on the 45 is a fold-down (and of course edit) of the stereo mix. I confirmed this by sync-ing them together. But your fold down may not sound as "punchy" as the 45, it needs some EQ and a bit of peak limiting and you'll get a match. MM

garye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 August 2017 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote garye Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 July 2021 at 7:39pm
	Something interesting to add. Found a stereo dub in my 60's collection. Opens with the drumsticks doing a twofer before the songs starts. Another stereo dub doesn't have it. Just another 2 cents!