Brownstone--If You Love Me

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   I have the vinyl 45 for this (MJJ/Epic 77864), with the song listed as "(LP 

Version (Radio Edit))."  I played it against the LP version from From The 

Bottom Up, that I downloaded from ITunes, and the 45 is just an early 

fade of the LP version.  Is this true of the CD single and cassette single as 

well?  Is this a case of one of Pat's version vs. length distinctions?  The 45 

timed out to 3:42 (listed as 3:43).

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PaulEschen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 December 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulEschen Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Brownstone--If You Love Me Posted: 13 October 2008 at 3:38pm
	I have the vinyl 45 for this (MJJ/Epic 77864), with the song listed as "(LP Version (Radio Edit))." I played it against the LP version from From The Bottom Up, that I downloaded from ITunes, and the 45 is just an early fade of the LP version. Is this true of the CD single and cassette single as well? Is this a case of one of Pat's version vs. length distinctions? The 45 timed out to 3:42 (listed as 3:43).

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 October 2008 at 8:24pm
	Paul, we received in to the station two different promo CD singles for this song, and here are the details: Brownstone-"If You Love Me" (ESK 6606) 1-LP Version (Radio Edit) (listed 3:43; actual 3:42) 2-Soft Touch Mix (Radio Edit) (listed 3:44; actual 3:43) 3-Instrumental (listed 3:45; actual 3:41) 4-A Cappella (listed 3:42; actual 3:41) Brownstone-"If You Love Me" (Remixes) (ESK 6889) 1-Smooth Out Remix Radio Edit (listed 4:13; actual 4:12) 2-If You Jazz Me Remix Radio Edit (listed 4:13; actual 4:20) 3-Characters Funk Remix Radio Edit (listed & actual 4:13) 4-Smooth Out Remix Extended Version (listed 5:45; actual 5:46) 5-If You Jazz Me Remix Extended Version (listed & actual 5:45) 6-Characters Funk Remix Extended Version (listed 5:45; actual 5:43) It appears that Cut 1 of the first promo CD single matches up with your vinyl 45, Paul.

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 October 2008 at 11:51pm
	Where on earth were you able to get Brownstone on a 7" single in 1995? I had to order all of my 90s 45's from the US, here in Canada. They have been extinct here since March 1990. What I'm really asking is, did stores stock 45s in the US? By the way, I was able to get Brownstone on a 12" single though.
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

PaulEschen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 December 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulEschen Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 October 2008 at 6:28am
	I got my 45 through the Collectables catalog in 1996. They had a decent assortment of 90's hits on 45 (Culture Beat, Snow, Marcy Playground and others).

Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 October 2008 at 8:53am
	I don't believe "If You Love Me" was released on a 45 when it first became a hit. I only know it to exist on the 45 Paul mentions (MJJ/Epic 77864) as the B-side of the follow-up, "Grapevyne". Jody, the last Top 40 single I purchased in a Canadian record store (and the last one I ever saw in one) was Basia's "Cruising For Bruising".

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 October 2008 at 8:57am
	My last three 45s purchased at a mall store (Sam's in Stoney Creek) were: Celine Dion - If There Was Any Other Way Cowboy Junkies - The Sun Comes Up; It's Tuesday Morning Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (sniff....) My last imported 45 was Cher's "Believe in 1999.
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

MCT1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 December 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MCT1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:43am
	My recollection is that most major chain record stores in the U.S. stopped selling 45s around 1989 or 1990, around the same time that major label titles ceased to be pretty much universally available on 45. (What was available on 45 after that point and what wasn't could be a whole separate thread...) After 1990, the availability of 45s was spotty, especially if you were outside a major metropolitan area. You might encounter an independent store/chain here and there who still sold them, or a vinyl specialty shop, or a used record store that ordered small quantities of new releases on vinyl. Otherwise, mail order was the only way to go.