Donna Summer-"Mac Arthur Park"

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   My commercial 45 has a listed time of (3:59), but an actual time of (3:54).

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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 Topic: Donna Summer-"Mac Arthur Park" Posted: 27 April 2008 at 9:49am
	My commercial 45 has a listed time of (3:59), but an actual time of (3:54).

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2009 at 5:11pm
	I have this on a promo 45, both sides are labeled 3:53, but one side is a longer version that actually runs 6:24. I'm bringing this thread back because I'm curious if there was a different edit of this issued in Canada. On a business trip to Montreal in the autumn of 1978 I recall hearing a version that had the slow first verse from the long version that's on my single, but didn't sound like it ran anywhere near 6 minutes...more like 4 +/-. Edited by Hykker

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2009 at 6:42pm
	Not sure about that, but I do remember WLS in Chicago playing a version that had the (:20) opening piano from the long promo/LP version, but was otherwise the same as the 45 (for a total running time of about (4:14)). Was a promo for that issued, or was that a custom job for the Big 89?
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Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2009 at 8:16pm
	My dj copy of Mac Arthur Park states a running time of (3:53) on both the mono and stereo side but both sides run (3:54). Hykker, can you give some additional information about your timing such as mono running time vs stereo running time or were both sides stereo? Edited by Pat Downey

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 December 2009 at 6:57am
	Both sides are stereo. The short version is as you described, the long version is listed 3:53, actual 6:24. I'm guessing the pressing plant just put on the wrong label by mistake, I've seen other long/short promo copies that had a 6+ minute time listed on the side with the long version. I think I may even have had one when I did mobile dj work...I'll look & see if I still have it.

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: 04 January 2011 at 5:50am
	Pat, I own both vinyl and styrene promo 45s of this song. Both are unlike the ones that both you and Steve currently own. Steve mentions seeing long/short promos that had a listed (6:24) on the long version side, coupled with the listed (3:53) short version. That is the configuration (both sides stereo) for both of my promo 45 copies. Edited by jimct