Kris Kross - "Jump"

I have what's denoted as "Radio Edit" on Top Hits USA RH12, with the same version on a TM Century disc.

The "Radio Edit" starts with about 0.4 seconds of a song that sounds a lot like Another Bad Creation or Bell Biv Devoe, then a needle sliding across a record for about 1.2 seconds, then the song starts right into the chorus.

I think the British single may be the same mix, but starting with the record scratch. I have this version on two UK CDs - Now 1992 (1993) and Greatest Hits Of Dance (Telstar 3-CD set, 1992).

I have yet another version that omits both the ABC/BBD sample and the record scratch, and launches right into the chorus. It's on Spotlight On Hits Vol. 5.

Since all of these are promo or foreign CDs, can anyone enlighten me as to how the commercial single and LP versions start? And what the differences are between them? All of mine sound the same to my ears.

aaronk wrote: The commercial CD single doesn't have either the LP or Radio Edit versions. The lead track is the "Extended Dance Mix." The LP version starts at the same point as if you were to cue past the record scratch on the "Radio Edit." I've never done a direct comparison between the two, but they sound about the same other than the intros.

I'm 99.9% sure there was no US commercial CD single, if that's what you're referring to. I think there may have been a "Platinum Hits" reissue CD single in the late 90s/early 2000s.

aaronk wrote: The label/catalog number for the commercial single is Ruffhouse/Columbia 74193.

Correct. (The prefix being "44K".) At the time the song was a hit in the spring of '92, I opted for the cassette maxi-single (still have it to this day), although I remember seeing the CD single as well. And FWIW, there was also a commercial CD single issued for their follow-up, "Warm it Up" (Ruffhouse/Columbia 44K 74377), and in '93, for "I'm Real" (Ruffhouse/Columbia 44K 77237)...

What version of "Jump" is on the Pop Hits of the 1990's 3 disc set from Sony?