Barry Manilow - Read ’Em and Weep

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   Today, while listening to Sirius XM's '80s channel online, I heard a mix of "Read 'Em and Weep" I'd never heard before. It had additional background vocals in the 2nd verse. (Has anyone heard this - on Sirius XM or elsewhere?) Sirius XM listed the album as "Essential" but had a different album cover photo than the "Essential" CD that I have (which doesn't have this mix.) So, based on the album photo, an amazon search indicated this "Essential" CD is a UK import. Does anyone know if the album that Sirius XM lists (when they are playing a song) is usually accurate as the source of the song they are playing? Just because this album title & cover photo was displayed, I wouldn't be 100% sure that Sirius XM took this recording from that CD.

Also - There's nothing in the database to indicate that any CDs have an alternate mix. Does anyone have this alt mix on any CD?

And lastly, does anyone have the UK 45? Maybe this mix actually came out in '83 on a UK single. Then again, it could be an alternate mix in the UK vaults, and Sony/BMG just didn't know any better when they took the wrong tape for this CD.

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EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Barry Manilow - Read ’Em and Weep Posted: 19 January 2013 at 11:18am
	Today, while listening to Sirius XM's '80s channel online, I heard a mix of "Read 'Em and Weep" I'd never heard before. It had additional background vocals in the 2nd verse. (Has anyone heard this - on Sirius XM or elsewhere?) Sirius XM listed the album as "Essential" but had a different album cover photo than the "Essential" CD that I have (which doesn't have this mix.) So, based on the album photo, an amazon search indicated this "Essential" CD is a UK import. Does anyone know if the album that Sirius XM lists (when they are playing a song) is usually accurate as the source of the song they are playing? Just because this album title & cover photo was displayed, I wouldn't be 100% sure that Sirius XM took this recording from that CD. Also - There's nothing in the database to indicate that any CDs have an alternate mix. Does anyone have this alt mix on any CD? And lastly, does anyone have the UK 45? Maybe this mix actually came out in '83 on a UK single. Then again, it could be an alternate mix in the UK vaults, and Sony/BMG just didn't know any better when they took the wrong tape for this CD. Edited by EdisonLite

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 February 2013 at 4:02pm
	OK, I bought the UK CD "Essential" and can verify this contains an alt mix of "Read 'Em And Weep" - with female background vocals from 2:25 to 2:57. The main reason I bought this import is because the database didn't show the alternate version on any US CD. However, after receiving this UK CD, I went back and checked all my US CDs and it has been released here. It's on "Essential"! Pat, can you modify the database to indicate "alternate mix" for "Essential"? Edited by EdisonLite

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: 08 February 2013 at 4:44pm
	"Essential" is one of the cd's i still have, and i never would have noticed that. Makes me wonder if this mix was released elsewhere on vinyl, such as the UK 12" single or even a overseas 45 version. MM

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 February 2013 at 11:30pm
	My Sony contact will be asking the Sony person who did the Tape Research for the Essential CD. Hopefully, we'll find out if this was a happy accident or a specific mix released somewhere. My guess is that this was all accidental and that the person wasn't aware this was a different mix. (There's no label of "alternate mix" on the CD booklet.) I'll report back here if I hear anything. I don't know how I missed this before. When I got the US "Essential" CD 7 or 8 years ago, I think I would have listened to every song at least once (I bought it specifically to get the single mix of "could it be magic" so my focus would not have been on "Read 'Em..."). I can only guess I had it on very low - because when I heard this mix on XM recently, it was quite obvious it contained female background parts I wasn't familiar with. Edited by EdisonLite

bdpop Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote bdpop Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 February 2013 at 7:02pm
	"Ready To Take a Chance Again" on the U.K. "Essential" sounds like it may be stereo, although very narrow stereo.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 November 2015 at 10:19pm
	Using the version from "Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection" I found by editing out 4:20 to 4:38 I could make it match the edit points on the version found on "The Complete Collection and Then Some..." I mention it matches the edit points rather than just saying it runs 5:10 because the two versions of the song have a significant tempo difference and I also can't tell if one is a remix but the eq is significantly different between the two recordings. The version on "The Complete..." runs 5:12 and sounds more mid-rangey, perhaps thinner. The vocals and instrumentation, however, seem to be identical. I suspect the tempo is wrong on "The Complete...," even though it is the correct DJ edit. It also might be a higher generation source tape, which would explain the poorer frequency response. EDIT: After trimming the silence from my edit, it runs 5:07... which makes me wonder if it actually is the one running fast rather than the edit running slow. Edited by NightAire
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