Chi-Lites "Oh Girl"

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   I just picked up a promo copy on "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites, printed time is 2:59 (on both mono and stereo side) but the actual time is 3:16 on both sides. I think the stock copy lists the 2:59 time also, so the entry in the database should be, "45 version runs 3:12, not 2:59 as stated on label".

Soemone with a stock copy could verify.

Edited by Bill Cahill

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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 Topic: Chi-Lites "Oh Girl" Posted: 08 March 2008 at 7:36am
	I just picked up a promo copy on "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites, printed time is 2:59 (on both mono and stereo side) but the actual time is 3:16 on both sides. I think the stock copy lists the 2:59 time also, so the entry in the database should be, "45 version runs 3:12, not 2:59 as stated on label". Soemone with a stock copy could verify. Edited by Bill Cahill

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 March 2008 at 5:31pm
	Ready for a shocker? My stock 45, Capitol pressing plant copy (from the Scranton, PA plant), has a label time of 3:16, but it runs 3:46! It is also a stereo 45. Matrix in the trial out is 7-286 Wi (that's a W and next to it either a small 1 or a small i).
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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: 10 March 2008 at 5:57pm
	I did a careful timing. Both stereo and mono sides on the 2:59 label promo are 3:16. Not 3:12.

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 March 2008 at 7:36pm
	Any chance you can shoot me a dub of your 45? I'm just surprised that mine would list 3:16 on the label but would play a full 30 seconds longer than that.... but on searching ebay, i saw at least 2 other label printing variations for the 45 (both on styrene pressings) so perhaps one of them does contain the actual 3:16 version?
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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: 12 March 2008 at 10:55pm
	Looks like Tom's 45 copy is pretty much identical to the LP length. Thank you, gentlemen, for helping clarify the 45 run time info because, geez, the CD run times for "Oh Girl" are all over the map!

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: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 July 2012 at 9:16pm
	my vinyl 45 issued as brunswick 55471 states a run time on the label as 3:16 but actually runs 3:12.....the run out groove etching is machine stamped as '7-286-1B'...there must be multiple pressings on this vinyl 45......anybody else want to contribute their etching?
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KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2012 at 6:17am
	Yes, there is a pressing run or two of "Oh Girl" 7-286Wi with the long version. I have mainly seen them on Scranton, PA Capitol vinyl pressings and one batch from the successor to Capitol's Scranton, PA plant, North American Music Industries. Never seen this variant from Columbia or other plants Brunswick used in this era. Does the Promo single have a long side? I haven't seen one in many years to know. Edited by KentT
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bwolfe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote bwolfe Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2012 at 11:44am
	I know I bought the shorter 3:16 version and my cousin had the longer version.
	the way it was heard on the radio

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: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2012 at 8:00pm
	looks like there are 3 version of the 45....mark was kind enough to send me the version from the soul hits cd which runs 3:18 and it is NOT the same as my vinyl 45.....there are a few edits i cannot exactly locate....the first, though is at 1:08 of the song....does anyone have the 3:11 version on any of the db cd's.....it looks like that my be the vinyl 45 version i have.....
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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: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 July 2012 at 7:58pm
	john was kind enough to recreate the vinyl 45 version for me.....my vinyl 45 as i listed above has two small edits and then runs longer than the 3:15 version that i originally compared it to.....if anyone would like a copy of my vinyl 45 for their review, please send me a pm....THANKS, john....this anomaly s/b noted in the db...
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