Tesla - Love Song & Signs

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   In looking at my book, "Love Song" by Tesla is only listed in it's LP Version on all CDs (unless the newer editions have a 45 version listed).  Was the 45 version an edit of the LP version or a different mix altogether?

Also, Todd posted in his "DJ Edit Editions" thread that "Signs" is censored on the DJ CD single, which I have.  Was the 45 version not censored?

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tesla - Love Song & Signs Posted: 29 July 2005 at 1:56am
	In looking at my book, "Love Song" by Tesla is only listed in it's LP Version on all CDs (unless the newer editions have a 45 version listed). Was the 45 version an edit of the LP version or a different mix altogether? Also, Todd posted in his "DJ Edit Editions" thread that "Signs" is censored on the DJ CD single, which I have. Was the 45 version not censored?

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	The instrumental introduction to "Love Song" on the LP version runs 1:33 while on the 45 it runs :15. Other than that they appear to be the same mix.
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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 Posted: 29 July 2005 at 8:04am
	Aaron: Commercial single copies of "Signs" are censored. I posted info about the promo CD single to also point out there is a discrepancy between the actual and printed run times.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 August 2005 at 7:15pm
	I just obtained a copy of what's labeled as the "CHR Edit" of "Love Song" by Tesla. (It's on a radio promo compilation, so I don't know if this is an official name of the edit.) As Pat pointed out, the instrumental introduction starts 15 seconds before the first vocals. This is just an edit at the point were the acoustic guitar fades out and the "electric" guitar (or whatever type of guitar it is) fades in. Also, half of the guitar solo in the middle of the song is edited out. The actual run time on this copy is (3:40). Does this match up with what you have, Pat?

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	Aaron, no, the promo vinyl 45 that I have has the full instrumental break and is identical to the LP version except for the introduction edit that we both have mentioned.
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2005 at 4:10pm
	I just found some info on a promo CD single for "Love Song" (Geffen PROCD 3648). Although I couldn't find the run times, the tracks are: 1. CHR Edit 2. Rock Edit It appears that the version on my radio compilation is an official edit.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2005 at 6:08pm
	my promo cd single geffen pr-cd 3648 contains 2 tracks........ 1-love song (edit) (4:06) (actual 4:03) 2-love song (chr edit) (3:43) the cassingle issued as geffen 22856 is the "edit" version and is identical to the edit version from the promo cd single... Edited by edtop40
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2005 at 7:38pm
	Thanks, Ed! I only found that track listing online, and apparently, it must be either the wrong track list or the wrong catalog number.

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: 25 May 2006 at 12:44pm
	Actually, Aaron, the Tesla "Love Song" promo CD single listing you saw was legit. I just acquired a copy and it contains the following track listing and actual run times: 1) CHR Edit - 3:40 2) Rock Edit - 4:04 What's odd about this is the catalog number is PRO-CD-3648 just like Ed's copy. Evidently, there are two different pressings of this promo disc that share the same catalog number. The matrix number printed along the center hub on my copy is: DIDX-005317 1. I haven't checked to see if the Rock Edit is the same as the commercial 45 version but I'll report the results when I get a chance to do a direct comparison between the two. Regarding "Signs" by Tesla... It's been determined that the LP version is uncensored while the 45 version is censored. That said, I'm thinking the database should contain an (LP version) comment next to each of the CD entries since they all contain the uncensored version. This would probably be helpful to database users trying to find the specific version of the song they're looking for. Edited by Todd Ireland

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 October 2007 at 8:44am
	Can the 'censored' version of "Signs" be recreated from the LP version?