Tom Jones-"Delilah"

My commercial 45, which is mono, has a listed time of (3:20), but an actual time of (3:25).

edtop40 wrote: what is/are the difference between the 45 and lp versions?

Ed, the vocal takes are completely different. Here's what I'd posted a few years ago in the "Tom Jones In Mono" thread, comparing the (as Steve put it: "somewhat more dramatically sung") stereo DJ 45/LP version to the more-restrained vocal on the mono 45 version:

"The first real giveaway that the vocal takes are different comes at about the 1:03 point, where Tom sings "but I was lost like a slave that no man could free." The word "lost" is sung in a straightforward manner on the mono 45, but on the DJ 45, Tom really emphasizes the word. On the DJ 45, the word "free" is sung "free-uh," but it's just "free" on the mono 45. The same "-uh" difference also appears on the word "laughing" at 1:31.

At 1:37, Tom sings the word "more" for about one second on the mono 45. On the DJ 45, he sings it "mo-oooooo-orrrrrrrr" stretched out over seven seconds, with the latter portion sung on a lower note. Similar differences occur during the later verses."

Todd Ireland wrote: According to at least one poster on another popular music message board forum, some commercial 45 pressings of "Delilah" were in stereo. Has anyone run across a stereo copy? And if so, does it match the LP version?

I think YahShure mentioned in another thread that he has a
stereo promo, and it's the album version.