"No Time" - The Guess Who

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   The actual commercial 45 run time of the Guess Who's "No Time" is 3:45.  (Run time info compliments of Jim.  The printed record label time is 3:44.)  I only post this because database CD run times with no notations range from 3:33 to 3:47.

Edited by Todd Ireland

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "No Time" - The Guess Who Posted: 10 February 2009 at 9:26pm
	The actual commercial 45 run time of the Guess Who's "No Time" is 3:45. (Run time info compliments of Jim. The printed record label time is 3:44.) I only post this because database CD run times with no notations range from 3:33 to 3:47. Edited by Todd Ireland

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: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2009 at 7:03am
	Is the album version of this song available anywhere except the vinyl "Canned Wheat" album? This is a rare case where the single version seems to always appear on GH collections.

MPH711 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 April 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MPH711 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2009 at 9:54am
	The "Canned Wheat" LP contains the first recording of the song. The hit single is from the follow up LP "American Woman" which is a different version/recording than found on "Canned Wheat"

Bill Cahill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Cahill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2009 at 4:02pm
	Canned Wheat was released on CD. That would be the CD source.

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: 11 February 2009 at 8:02pm
	Bill, the Guess Who were "guinea pigs" in a brand new studio that was still working out the kinks, and they always felt that the "Canned Wheat" recordings made there never sounded quite right. They also felt quite rushed by RCA, who wanted an LP out for them, like, yesterday, to capitalize on their first U.S. Top 10 hit, "These Eyes", peaking in 4/69. "Canned Wheat" was rush-released by RCA in 6/69. The group felt that, specifically, the song "No Time" had MUCH more potential than what ended up on "Canned Wheat", and could easily do a much better job with it, given the proper time/proper studio. The hit version was NOT an edited version of the "Canned Wheat" LP version - the hit version was a completely new, re-recording of the same song. This re-recorded, "hit" version first appeared on a 45, in late December of 1969. This same version was also included on their "American Woman" LP, first released two months after the 45 was put out, in February 1970. Bill, FYI, I do also own the "American Woman" RCA album on CD (Buddha 74465 99734 2), and the correct 1970 hit version of "No Time" is included, just as it was on the 1970 LP. So, the "Canned Wheat" LP version should be shown in the database as an "earlier, non-hit version" of "No Time", whereas both the 45 and the "American Woman" CDs both include the exact same, "hit 45" version. Edited by jimct

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 February 2009 at 9:15am
	Highly informative and fascinating info as always, Jim. Thanks!

Bill Cahill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Cahill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 February 2009 at 4:02pm
	Agreed, there are two "album versions", only the Canned Wheat CD has the original non-hit version. They've issued the American Woman LP version (hit version) everywhere else. Might make an interesting string on it's own, songs re-recorded to be hits like: Help Me Rhonda Sweet Mary (Wadsworth Mansion) Dead Man's Curve Thinking Of You (Loggins and Messina) Etc..

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 November 2011 at 4:30pm
	I thought I'd bump up this thread in case the actual 45 run time info in my initial post may have been accidentally overlooked for database consideration.

Steve Carras Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 July 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Carras Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 February 2013 at 10:38pm
	Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf. Well, the first verse anyway. Edited by Steve Carras
	You know you're really older when you think that younger singer Jesse McCartney's related in anyway to former Beatle Paul McCartney.

Smokin' TomGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 June 2011 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokin' TomGary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 February 2013 at 3:20pm
	As far as the Canned Wheat version not being the "hit" version I will offer the following. I heard an unusual version on 13-WAVZ in New Haven, CT before I started working there in January, 1977 as Chief Engineer. My assistant told me a former Music Director came in one night and dubbed his own (funky) mix onto a cart. In the Production Room it was possible to put the left and right turntable channels on individual pots so the mono mixdown could have unequal amounts of either channel. On WCDQ, a Hamden, CT AM station they played an edit of the Canned Wheat version.