boy george "live my life"

although not in the db this top 40 hit needs to discussed.....the commercial 45 has 2 version of the song "live my life".....one side contains "the mix" and has a stated run time of 3:33....the other side contains the "soul remix" running 4:01......whitburns books state that the 45 runs 3:33 which would be the side with "the mix" on it......but.....the matrix number is higher on that side........"the mix" side has a matrix number of st-vr-53239-sp while the "soul remix" side has st-v-53238-sp.....this being the fact, the "soul remix" should be considered the A-side.............does anyone remember this song and could they shed some light here.....thx

Ed, I know of many instances where the "higher" matrix # was indeed the "A" side, although I would agree that most times the lower matrix # is the "A" side. Just to confirm this, my 1988 promo CD single (PRCD 2139) shows the tracks on it as follows (there were no listed times.)

1-The Mix (actual time 3:33)
2-Soul Remix (actual time 4:10)
3-12" Klub Remix (actual time 7:34)
4-12" Soul Remix (actual time 7:23)

yes...that cd version is identical to the 3:33 45 "the mix" version.....

I'm 99% certain it can't be edited from the album
version (I don't have the album on me right now-but I
did try it in the past)