Wind-"Make Believe"

My commercial 45, which is mono and confirmed as Life 200, has a listed time of (2:50) and an actual time of (2:52). I only post this info because the lone current database CD that includes this song has a run time of (2:57).

Paul,

I have "Laguna Tunes" and everything on it is from vinyl, and sadly, laden with heavy noise reduction. Buyer beware.
MM

I don't have the CD but I do have the stock 45 and LP. The LP is stereo and runs 2:59 (label also states 2:59) so I'd assume the 2:57 version on CD is the stereo LP faded early.

The single is mono, and as Pat notes runs 2:52 with a label time of 2:50.

There are a couple of small differences between the LP and 45 other than length, the LP mix is missing some reverb heard on instruments on the 45, most notably the drums in a couple of places. The LP mix also runs slightly slower than the 45.

Bill Cahill wrote: There are a couple of small differences between the LP and 45 other than length, the LP mix is missing some reverb heard on instruments on the 45, most notably the drums in a couple of places. The LP mix also runs slightly slower than the 45.

Anyone have a promo of this? ISTR it being noted on the
label as being stereo...the station I worked at in 1969
was an AM, so I had no way of knowing for sure (for some
reason it stood out in my mind if only because stereo
promos were not that common back then, especially on a
small independent label).

Steve, my DJ and stock Life 200 45s are similar: ARP pressings, mono A-sides and mono "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe" on the B-sides. DJ deadwax is -"1024-" and the script ARP logo; stock deadwax is "1024-2" and script ARP logo.

There are some label differences: the title fonts on both sides of the DJ are larger than the corresponding ones on the stock. The DJ has an irregularly-shaped silver ink blob to the bottom right of the life symbol on both sides in a not-entirely-successful attempt to obscure the "(R)" (registered trademark) logo underneath (the stock has neither the blob nor the "(R)".)

The DJ has "Exclusively Dist. by EARTH RECORDS, 322 W. 48th ST., N.Y., N.Y. U.S.A." arced around the bottom perimeter of the label. The stock has this as well, but also states "LIFE RECORDS, A Division of BO GENTRY CONCEPTIONS, INC." printed in a similar fashion directly above it.

(An aside: was Bo Gentry ever associated with another hit after "Make Believe" ran its course? The last I ever recall seeing his name on a 45 label at all (and not counting Musicor's 1973 45 issue of Gene Pitney's 1970 album track, "Shady Lady") was on Columbia 45389 in 1971, "Days Of Our Lives" by Spencer Barefoot, an artist whose name had previously appeared on the Life label's next single release (#201) after "Make Believe." Perhaps Morris Levy's threat to see to it that Bo never had another hit [as mentioned in Tommy James' book] might have had some muscle behind it, so to speak, "Make Believe" notwithstanding.)

I concur with Bill's assessment regarding the extra reverb on the 45.

EDIT: I see Jim was posting similar 45 information. Regarding the "...Mr. Bloe" B-side, Kenny Laguna claims on his website that the BBC played the wrong side of the 45. Take that with at least one grain of salt, as there are a number of other things Kenny mentions that I find are highly debatable.

Edited by Yah Shure