Very different version of Baltimoro???

Hey guys,

here's a challenge for you. Way back in the 80s, I first saw the video for Tarzan Boy on cable on a show pumped over from England. The ORIGINAL version of this song had a very different intro than any version I've ever found in the US--an entirely different riff before it goes into the version we are familiar with. I actually HAVE this version on one of the NOW LPs from way back when, but have never been able to find it (preferably in a 12" format--but I'd settle for the 7") on a CD, domestic or import. Anyone EVER come across this version on a CD? Thanks in advance.

I'm 99% sure that the UK 45 version runs about 3:25 and starts with the riff you mention, but can't confirm because I don't have the UK vinyl 45.

This 3:25-ish version is plentiful on non-US compilations. If you're going to hunt it down, I recommend a 2-CD collection from EMI UK called Best Of 1984-1985 (2003). Very nice mastering and excellent track selection on this set.

The 6:40-ish version actually turns up on a US compilation - Time-Life's 2-CD Modern Rock Vol. 20 Nightclubbing (2001).

That indeed is one of those UK sets, and it happens to be the source of this version of the song that I use in my own library.

Here's the link to page on Discogs.