Andrew Gold- Thank You For Being A Friend

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   For those of you who have not heard, Andrew Gold passed away this weekend at the age of 59.  "Lonely Boy" is without a doubt one one of my favorites of all time and I was really saddened to hear of his death at such a young age.   

Upon hearing of Andrew's passing, 

 http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/06/06/lonely-boy-compose r-andrew-gold-dies-in-encino-at-59/

....I was talking to friend of mine about "Thank You For Being A Friend" and he mentioned that there were two different versions of the 45.   Sure enough, when I looked into the database, it is clearly noted:

"there are two different pressings of the commercial 45 - the actual running time of one of the commercial 45's is (3:57) not (4:41) as stated on the record label while the other states and runs (4:41))"

My question is this......Since the LP also states a run time of 4:41, is there a difference between the LP version and the 2nd 45 version?

BTW, sorry if there is a thread on this but I didn't see it when I searched.

Thanks.  

-Jeff

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Fetta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fetta Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Andrew Gold- Thank You For Being A Friend Posted: 06 June 2011 at 8:51am
	For those of you who have not heard, Andrew Gold passed away this weekend at the age of 59. "Lonely Boy" is without a doubt one one of my favorites of all time and I was really saddened to hear of his death at such a young age. Upon hearing of Andrew's passing, http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/06/06/lonely-boy-compose r-andrew-gold-dies-in-encino-at-59/ ....I was talking to friend of mine about "Thank You For Being A Friend" and he mentioned that there were two different versions of the 45. Sure enough, when I looked into the database, it is clearly noted: "there are two different pressings of the commercial 45 - the actual running time of one of the commercial 45's is (3:57) not (4:41) as stated on the record label while the other states and runs (4:41))" My question is this......Since the LP also states a run time of 4:41, is there a difference between the LP version and the 2nd 45 version? BTW, sorry if there is a thread on this but I didn't see it when I searched. Thanks. -Jeff

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 June 2011 at 9:38am
	Second issue 45 single used the LP version, it is a little bit more compressed dynamics wise than the LP. First pressing was the 3:57 edit.
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