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budaniel 
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 Topic: Pat Benatar elusive mix--We live for LovePosted: 23 July 2005 at 8:10pm |
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Hey all,
I have on vinyl what I believe is an original pressing of Pat Benatar's debut LP, In the Heat of the Night. On this early pressing, there is a much more new wave sounding mix of We Live For Love that is missing all the lead guitars in the verses, with a pulsing bassline and more prominent synth lines. I have never been able to find this version on a Pat Benatar compilation CD. Neil Gerardo even mentions the original version in the liner notes of one of her boxed sets. Has anyone EVER found this original mix of the song on CD, import or domestic? Any clues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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Todd Ireland
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Posted: 23 July 2005 at 11:00pm |
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Budaniel:
I'm glad you bring up this mix of Pat Benatar's "We Live for Love" because I've been meaning to ask about it myself. You'll be happy to know it's available on Benatar's U.K. import CD compilation Best Shots (Chrysalis CCD 1538) and runs 3:53. This disc is currently out of print but there are copies up for auction on eBay all the time. This is also the only CD I've ever seen that contains the 45 mix of "Hit Me with Your Best Shot". My question is, did this radically different mix of "We Live for Love" appear on all of Pat Benatar's self-titled LP pressings, or just some of them? And just to be clear, is the commercial 45 version the same as the one appearing on all domestic CD releases to date? |
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Brian W.
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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:31am |
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The UK edition of "Best Shots" isn't out of print, though -- I just bought it new a few months ago, and it's in stock at Amazon.co.uk.
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budaniel
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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:09pm |
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thanks for the info Todd. This UK import of "Best Shots" is different than the US compilation of the same name? BEcause I had that version and it was the standard guitar version on there. I also don't see a listing for this UK version on Amazon, which is unusual.
This is what Neil Gerardo says in the liner notes for this track on Synchronistic Wanderings: "It was the last song we recorded for HEAT. Also the original version had a different guitar figure that i later changed a couple weeks after the record was released. Only the very early copies of HEAT on vinyl have the original guitar version." I assume he means the version that I've been looking for. |
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budaniel
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Posted: 24 July 2005 at 12:15pm |
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I didn't see your post Brian. Thanks. I checked it out on amazon uk and saw that it was different. I've ordered it from them. Thanks again all.
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budaniel
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Posted: 25 July 2005 at 1:39pm |
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PS, Todd,
I had the 45 way back when I was a wee child, and yes, it's the guitar heavy mix that is found on all current domestic CDs. |
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budaniel
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Posted: 22 August 2005 at 9:33pm |
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Got some news guys. I'm still waiting for my copy of "Best Shots" to ship from Amazon UK, but I was on the site and I listened to a sample of "We Live for Love" from that disc. The version on this disc is NOT the alternate version first released on the In the Heat of the Night vinyl LP. It is a complete synthesizer and drum machine overhaul remix done in 1985 that was on the b-side of the import 12" of We Belong (confused yet?).
I'm not cancelling my order, however, because I've been wanting this version on CD as well, because it is another excellent mix of this track. But, I am back to square one with the ORIGINAL cut of We Live For Love that was only on early vinyl pressings of the debut album and seems to never have been released on CD. |
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Posted: 01 September 2005 at 4:14pm |
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Hey guys,
the CD finally arrived today. I'm amazed out how much different the intro to the 7" version of Hit Me With Your Best Shot sounds I don't think I ever even heard this version on the radio! Also, in case anyone is interested, this CD also includes the radio version of We Belong, which includes the intro vocals of Pat singing, "We Belong, We Belong to the light". |
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Underground Dub
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Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:18am |
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Sorry to bump an old thread, but just wanted to clarify that the original mix of We Live For Love has never been made available on compact disc. It can be found on original pressings of In The Heat Of The Night on vinyl, and international singles for the song. It was remixed for US release.
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budaniel
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Posted: 11 July 2006 at 11:23am |
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it's such a shame. that version is just so much more new wave sounding.
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