Cher - You Better Sit Down Kids

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   I just got a hold of an old "Silver Spotlight/United Artists" re-issue 

45 of this song from a friend of mine to compare with the CD 

version.  It's obvious from the get-go that it's a different vocal, and 

the track is in mono on the 45, but is there any other difference?  It's 

hard to tell from the VG+ re-issue 45 if the mix is different or not.

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Paul Esch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 15 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Esch Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cher - You Better Sit Down Kids Posted: 02 March 2006 at 5:02pm
	I just got a hold of an old "Silver Spotlight/United Artists" re-issue 45 of this song from a friend of mine to compare with the CD version. It's obvious from the get-go that it's a different vocal, and the track is in mono on the 45, but is there any other difference? It's hard to tell from the VG+ re-issue 45 if the mix is different or not.

Robert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 March 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Robert Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 March 2006 at 2:01pm
	Hi Paul, I've been doing a lot of 45-CD comparisons lately and I just did this song. The most obvious difference is in the second word. In the 45, the second syllable of the word BETTER is a lower note and on the CD it is a higher note. I'm not sure that this is the best way to explain it, but it's quite noticeable. I'd sing it for you, but this is my first post and I don't want to get booted off on my first day. (It's an esteem thing)

Paul Esch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 15 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Esch Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 March 2006 at 8:39pm
	I understand, but you couldn't do any worse than Cher. It just sounds a little different at the end of the song, with the wild jazz improvisation. Maybe it's just the difference between mono and stereo.