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   Really this is a topic for another thread, but I'll just add: Another factor is that for various reasons, especially in the '90s, if a casual listener heard a song they liked on the radio, then they may well have bought the album, and whatever version was on the album was what they ended up thinking of as the hit. It was the hit for them, in their car or apartment or whatever.

My girlfriend, who was a teenager in the '90s, pointed this out when I was ranting about how album versions have completely taken over and how people don't even remember that the single/radio versions even existed. I wish I could remember which song it was that set me off. It was one where the hit was a nice tight banger, and the LP version was comparatively dull and plodding.

Sometimes the album would be quietly reissued with the hit version added or replacing the original, so not everyone has the same experience for a particular song.

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mjb50 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 April 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjb50 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 February 2025 at 8:22pm
	Really this is a topic for another thread, but I'll just add: Another factor is that for various reasons, especially in the '90s, if a casual listener heard a song they liked on the radio, then they may well have bought the album, and whatever version was on the album was what they ended up thinking of as the hit. It was the hit for them, in their car or apartment or whatever. My girlfriend, who was a teenager in the '90s, pointed this out when I was ranting about how album versions have completely taken over and how people don't even remember that the single/radio versions even existed. I wish I could remember which song it was that set me off. It was one where the hit was a nice tight banger, and the LP version was comparatively dull and plodding. Sometimes the album would be quietly reissued with the hit version added or replacing the original, so not everyone has the same experience for a particular song. Edited by mjb50

LunarLaugh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 February 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote LunarLaugh Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 February 2025 at 9:52pm
	There is an interesting phenomenon where, in certain cases, whatever versions were most widely available on CD have now become the one most familiar because that is what has been on the radio since CDs (and audio files sourced from CDs) replaced analog sources in radio broadcasting. "Hungry Like The Wolf" is a good example. The "correct" US single mix sounds almost nothing like the UK mix that has been played on the airwaves, in movies and TV shows (not to mention Duran Duran compilations) and is basically now become the canonical "correct" version. Edited by LunarLaugh
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