Culture Club "Do You Really..."

Although Pat DOES have all three later editions/re-issues of this song's original parent album, 1982's Kissing to Be Clever, currently listed in the on-line database (Virgin 91390 & 86179 & 92404), I noticed that he's actually missing the original (and rarest) U.S. version, which came out circa 1984-85, on Virgin/Epic EK 38398. Photos on Discogs: CULTURE CLUB - "Kissing to Be Clever" (U.S. CD) Of course, in addition to "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", the CD also featured two other top 40 hits, "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", so Virgin/Epic 38398 will also need to be added under the listings for those songs as well...

Jody Thornton wrote: So from what I can see, the 3:10 version halves the soft intro. Is that correct? If that's the case, I've never EVER heard that version anywhere. Interesting though.

I hope this won't add to the confusion
here, but I seem to recall a version on
the radio that was basically the same as
the album version, but cut out the lines
"I have danced inside your eyes, how can I
be real". I don't recall anything else
being cut from it, so it wouldn't be the
3:10 or 2:51 versions that were already
mentioned. Does anyone else recall hearing
the song with just those two lines cut? I
suppose if it's not on any official promo,
it may have just been an in-house edit
from the station(s) I heard it on.





Edited by thecdguy

That's interesting, Bill. I don't think I've ever come across a copy that had the 3:10 on both sides. I do, however, have the 3:33 (both sides) and 2:51/3:10 configuration promos.