Ashford And Simpson - Found A Cure

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   "Found A Cure" peaked at #36 in late 1979.  While 1985's "Solid" still gets some airplay on oldies specialty shows, "Found A Cure" has long since been forgotten.

LP version

The LP version appears on Capitol's Capitol Gold The Best Of (1993).  Here, it runs 7:02, and clips a lot due to excessive compression/limiting.

The version on Rhino's 2-CD Video Soul (1995) is digitally exactly 1.43 dB quieter than Capitol Gold.  We don't have many choices for the LP version on CD compilations.

45 version

The 45 version appears on Rhino's Disco Years Vol. 7 (1995) and Rhino's Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 20 (1995).  Both are digitally identical, and I'm not sure which appeared first.  Here, it runs 3:43 and sounds great, with nice dynamic range, nice EQ, and seemingly low-generation source tapes.  The following CDs use the same analog transfer as Disco Years Vol. 7 and Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 20:Time-Life's Solid Gold Soul Vol. 15 1979 (1997) - differently EQ'd digital clone
Simitar's Number Ones Soul On Fire (1998) - digitally identical
45 version with the first eight beats cut off

This seems to be a mastering error.

It first appeared on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 19 1979 Take Two (1991), where it runs 3:41.  There's a digital clone on Time-Life's 2-CD Uptown Saturday Night Rock Steady (2007), where it's about 3 dB louder and likely adds a small amount of compression/limiting.

My recommendations

There's not much choice here, so grab whatever CDs you can find with "Found A Cure", except Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 19 1979 Take Two and Uptown Saturday Night Rock Steady, both of which cut off the first eight beats of the song.

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ashford And Simpson - Found A Cure Posted: 15 October 2019 at 7:46am
	"Found A Cure" peaked at #36 in late 1979. While 1985's "Solid" still gets some airplay on oldies specialty shows, "Found A Cure" has long since been forgotten. LP version The LP version appears on Capitol's Capitol Gold The Best Of (1993). Here, it runs 7:02, and clips a lot due to excessive compression/limiting. The version on Rhino's 2-CD Video Soul (1995) is digitally exactly 1.43 dB quieter than Capitol Gold. We don't have many choices for the LP version on CD compilations. 45 version The 45 version appears on Rhino's Disco Years Vol. 7 (1995) and Rhino's Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 20 (1995). Both are digitally identical, and I'm not sure which appeared first. Here, it runs 3:43 and sounds great, with nice dynamic range, nice EQ, and seemingly low-generation source tapes. The following CDs use the same analog transfer as Disco Years Vol. 7 and Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 20: Time-Life's Solid Gold Soul Vol. 15 1979 (1997) - differently EQ'd digital clone Simitar's Number Ones Soul On Fire (1998) - digitally identical 45 version with the first eight beats cut off This seems to be a mastering error. It first appeared on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 19 1979 Take Two (1991), where it runs 3:41. There's a digital clone on Time-Life's 2-CD Uptown Saturday Night Rock Steady (2007), where it's about 3 dB louder and likely adds a small amount of compression/limiting. My recommendations There's not much choice here, so grab whatever CDs you can find with "Found A Cure", except Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 19 1979 Take Two and Uptown Saturday Night Rock Steady, both of which cut off the first eight beats of the song.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

AutumnAarilyn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 22 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote AutumnAarilyn Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 October 2019 at 5:13pm
	"Found a cure" is still pretty big on R&B oldies/urban adult formats like The Groove on Sirius.

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 October 2019 at 5:34pm
	I always liked this song.. Glad to know it’s still getting play somewhere.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

AutumnAarilyn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 22 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote AutumnAarilyn Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 October 2019 at 10:55am
	Wounded Bird reissued all of their Warner albums after initial Warner pressings dried up. BBR in the UK issued all of their Capital and Warner material again but with many bonus versions. "It seems to hang on" and "Is it still good to you" are ones adult R&B radio has always favored. About 10 years ago, Rhino issued the double disc Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes & Rarities featuring 12" versions and new remixes that were faithful to the original sound. It really started a whole movement of going back to the masters and making a new dance version. Tom Moulton and John Morales later got involved with similar projects and those titles were worth seeking out which was something in the past I wouldn't consider.