"DJ edit" additions...

As promised in a previous thread, I now submit for your viewing pleasure a list of promo CDs from my personal collection containing radio edits that aren't yet included in Top 40 Music on Compact Disc. I will list artist and song title, the tracks on each CD, the actual run times (which I'm sure you all know is sometimes quite different from the corresponding printed run times), and the catalog number for reference purposes. As a rule of thumb, I'll make a note whenever the actual run time differs from its printed run time by four seconds or more. I'll also throw in my own personal comments as I see fit. If anyone has any comments, corrections, or additions of their own, please feel free to chime in. Due to the fact that I'm currently juggling a busy schedule, I only have time to list a handful of promo CDs right now. However, I plan to gradually add more over time. I hope you'll find this information useful. And now, without further ado!...


PAULA ABDUL - WILL YOU MARRY ME? (Virgin PRCD 4471)
1) Edit - 3:43
2) LP version - 4:23
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (3:43) and (4:23); commerical copies were all (4:23)


PAULA ABDUL - MY LOVE IS FOR REAL (Virgin DPRO12739)
1) Radio Edit - 4:22
2) Short Intro Edit - 3:52
3) R&B Remix - 4:02
4) LP Version - 5:19
Comments: The R&B remix is the same remix that appears on Paula's Greatest Hits CD (Virgin 48980). I'm having a hard time deciding if this remix should count as an official Top 40 "DJ edit". Of course, the final decision is up to Pat!
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single contain edits that run (3:52), (4:22), and (5:19), plus an R&B remix that runs (4:02); commercial copies were all (4:22)

   
BRYAN ADAMS - LET'S MAKE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (A&M CDP 00283)
1) Edit - 4:35
2) LP Version - 6:18
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:35) and (6:18); commercial copies were all (6:18)


AEROSMITH - LIVIN' ON THE EDGE (Geffen PRO-CD-4515)
1) (CHR Mix - Edit #1/No guitar solo) - 4:00
2) (CHR Mix - Edit #2) - 4:51
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:00) and (4:51); commercial copies were all (6:06)


AEROSMITH - CRYIN' (Geffen PRO-CD-4549)
1) LP VERSION - 5:07
2) FADE - 4:14
AEROSMITH - CRYIN' (Geffen PRO-CD-4528)
1) CHR Mix With Edited Intro - 4:02
Comments: Two different promo CDs were issued for this song. The disc with the CHR Mix seems to be the more difficult of the two to find. It's also the version I remember hearing most on local Top 40 radio.
My conclusion: Some DJ copies of this single run (4:14) and (5:07), while others run (4:02); commercial copies were all (5:07)


AEROSMITH - AMAZING (Geffen PRO-CD-4565)
1) CHR EDIT - 4:11
2) ORCHESTRAL/EDIT - 4:11
3) ORCHESTRAL - 5:55
4) LP VERSION - 5:55
Comments: I can recall some radio stations playing the orchestral version as the song was falling off the charts. The same was true for the follow-up single "Crazy" (see entry below). Whether or not to acknowledge these orchestral versions in the book is, I suppose, debatable.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single contain edits that run (4:11) and (5:55) in addition to orchestral mixes which also run (4:11) and (5:55); commercial copies were all (5:55)


AEROSMITH - CRAZY (Geffen PRO-CD-4624)
1) Edit - 4:03
2) Orchestral Edit - 4:03
3) LP Version - 5:16
4) Orchestral Version - 5:34
Comments: (See my comments for "Amazing" above.)
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single contain edits that run (4:03) and (5:16), in addition to orchestral mixes which run (4:03) and (5:34), although the label states a time of (5:30) for the latter mix; commercial copies were all (5:16)

AEROSMITH - FALLING IN LOVE (IS HARD ON THE KNEES) (Columbia CSK 9412)
1) Rock Radio Mix (3:25)
2) Top 40 Mix (3:20)
3) Album Version (3:24)
Comments: All three mixes on this promo CD sound so similar to one another that one must listen hard to detect distinguishing characteristics. The fact that the run times are nearly identical creates a bit of a headache when trying to form a concluding comment about these radio edits.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single feature a "Top 40" mix, a "Rock Radio" mix, and the commercial version, which runs (3:20), (3:25), and (3:24), respectively


More coming soon... Stay tuned!

FIONA APPLE – CRIMINAL (Sony OSK0771)
1) Edit – 4:42
2) Album Version – 5:41
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:42) and (5:41); commercial copies were all (5:41)


AQUA – LOLLIPOP (CANDYMAN) (MCA 5P-4080)
1) Radio Edit – 2:53
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (2:53); commercial copies were all (3:34)


AZ YET – LAST NIGHT (LaFace 4181)
1) Radio Edit – 4:17
2) Album Version – 4:28
Comments: The radio edit is available on the various artist compilation CD: LaFace Records Presents The Platinum Collection (LaFace 26049).
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:17) and (4:28); commercial copies were all (4:28)


BABYFACE – MY KINDA GIRL (Solar/Epic ZSK 2086)
1) Radio Mix – 5:07
2) Racquet Gass Dub – 6:07
3) Scratch Mix – 7:07
4) Single Version – 4:08
5) Instrumental – 4:28
6) L.A. Face Bonus Beats – 5:26
7) Dope Dutt Dub Mix - 5:27
Comments: I think most would agree that it'd be a mess trying to list all seven of these remixes as “DJ edits” in the book, especially considering that this song never garnered enough airplay to warrant recognition for seven different mixes. (I’m not even sure why any radio station would see a need to program the “instrumental” version on their playlist.) Therefore, I’m going to focus on the two versions that would most likely interest Top 40 radio programmers – the “radio mix” and the “single version”. Now what's interesting here is the commercial vinyl 45 and cassette single releases both feature the radio mix and do not contain the so-called single version. I'm guessing that the single version was originally intended to be the 45 version, but for whatever reason the execs at Solar later decided to promote the extended radio mix as the official commercial 45 single instead. Thus, to sum up the paradox here, the 5:07 "radio mix" is actually the 45 version, while the 4:08 "single version" is an edit of the radio mix. Incidentally, the LP version runs 4:38 and is not included on this promo CD.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single contain edits that run (5:07) and (4:08); commercial copies were all (5:07)


BLACKSTREET – BEFORE I LET YOU GO (Interscope PRCD5861)
1) Radio Edit (short outro) – 3:34
2) Radio Edit – 3:48
3) LP version – 4:59
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (3:34), (3:48), and (4:59); commercial copies were all (5:00)


BLACKSTREET – NO DIGGITY
Comments: I have a "rapless" radio edit of this song that runs 3:59 and appears on a mainstream radio CD subscription series made exclusively for DJs, called Promo Only. I have yet to see this version on an actual promotional CD release, but it received a lot of airplay where I live. If anyone can verify whether or not this edit appears on its own promo disc, please feel free to post your comments.


BLESSID UNION OF SOULS – I WANNA BE THERE (EMI DPRO-11688)
1) Radio Version – 4:08
2) Blessid Radio Version – 4:08
3) Album Version – 4:27
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:08) and (4:27); commercial copies were all (4:27)


More promo CD radio edits on the way soon...

Greetings once again, Top 40 music collectors! My apologies for the lengthy absence since my last posting as I've been quite busy with work and travel among other things. I dug deeper through my CD collection recently and found a few promo discs that should've been included within my previous posts. I'll list these first and then will resume alphabetically from where I last left off.


AEROSMITH - LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR (Geffen PRO-CD-3645)
1) CHR Edit with Intro - 3:37
2) CHR Edit - 3:20
3) Full Daypart Rock Edit - 4:34
4) LP Version - 5:38
Comments: The LP version, as presented on this disc, includes the introduction, whereas the actual LP version does not. Each of the three edits are taken from the LP version and are not remixes.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single ran (3:20), (3:37), (4:34), and (5:38); commercial copies were all (3:37)


BAD ENGLISH - POSSESSION (Epic ESK 73398)
1) RADIO EDIT - 4:17
2) LP VERSION - 5:07
Comments: I don't have a copy of the commercial single, but according to Joel Whitburn in Pop Annual, the run time of the 45 version is 4:47. Since Pat does make note of the LP Version in the 10th edition of his book, I'm wondering if he or anyone else has a commercial single copy and can verify its actual run time? For the time being, I'll just assume that the 45 version and radio edit are different.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:17) and (5:07); commercial copies were all (4:47?)


JON BON JOVI - BLAZE OF GLORY (Mercury CDP 279)
1) Edit - 4:22
2) LP Version - 5:33
Comments: The comment "LP version" is listed next to each CD appearance of this song in the 10th edition. However, Joel Whitburn lists the 45 run time in Pop Annual at 5:30, which is the approximate length of the LP version. I e-mailed Pat directly about this and he's looking into the actual run time of the 45 (I don't have a commercial single copy for reference). If it turns out the commercial single does run 5:30, then the 4:22 version on this promo CD would be a radio edit and thus the "LP version" comment in the book would probably need to be removed since the 45 version and the LP version are the same. If anyone has a commercial single copy of "Blaze of Glory", please feel free to post your observations.
My conclusion (if Whitburn proves to be correct): DJ copies of this single run (4:22), not (4:18) as stated on the label, and (5:33), not (5:38) as stated on the label; commercial copies were all (5:30?)


JON BON JOVI - MIRACLE (Mercury CDP 331)
1) Edit - 4:33
2) LP Version - 5:06
Comments: Same situation as "Blaze of Glory" above. The comment "LP version" is listed next to the lone CD appearance of this song in the 10th edition, but Joel Whitburn lists the 45 run time at 5:00, which is close to the length of the LP version. Pat is also looking into the actual 45 run time here. If it turns out the commercial single does run around 5:00, then the 4:33 version on this promo CD would be a radio edit and therefore the "LP version" comment in the book would probably need to be removed since the 45 version and the LP version are the same. Once again, if anyone has "Miracle" on a commercial single format, your observations are most welcome.
My conclusion (if Whitburn proves to be correct): DJ copies of this single run (4:33), not (4:28) as stated on the label, and (5:06); commercial copies were all (5:00?)


CHER - HEART OF STONE (Geffen PRO-CD-3989)
1) Remix/Fade - 3:50
2) Remix - 4:09
3) CHR Version - 3:50
4) LP Version - 4:15
CHER - HEART OF STONE (Geffen PRO-CD-3822)
1) CHR Version - 3:50
CHER - HEART OF STONE (Geffen PRO-CD-4005)
1) Heartbeat Version Faded
2) Full Heartbeat Version
Comment: There is a grand total of three promo CDs available for this song. I don't have the disc containing the Heartbeat versions (PRO-CD-4005), which is why there are no run times listed beside those tracks. I believe the 45 version run time is 3:50, but regretably I don't have a commercial single copy to verify which version of the song appears on it. I'll hold off on making a definitive conclusion until I can fill in these gaps of missing info. As always, any and all input is welcome!


DESMOND CHILD - LOVE ON A ROOFTOP (Elektra PRCD 8350-2)
1) Edit - 4:15
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:15), not (4:00) as the label incorrectly states; commercial single copies were all (5:16)


CINDERELLA - DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT'S GONE) (Mercury CDP 25)
1) Edit - 5:21
Comments: This promo CD is an odd duck. The label states that there are two tracks on this disc: 1) EDIT VERSION - 4:58, and 2)ALBUM VERSION - 5:56. In actuality, there is only one track on this CD and it runs 5:21. After conferring with forum member edtop40, who has this promo CD as well as the commercial single release, he informed me that the 45 version also runs 5:21 and is the exact same version that appears on the promo disc. He further noted that the commercial 45 label misstates the run time at 4:58. Thanks, edtop40!
My conclusion: CD copies of this DJ promo single show run times of (4:58) and (5:56) on the label, but actually contains only one edit which runs (5:21); commercial copies were all (5:21), even though the label states a run time of (4:58)


CINDERELLA - COMING HOME (Mercury CDP 69)
1) EDIT - 3:59
2) ALBUM - 4:54
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (3:59) and (4:54); commercial copies were all (4:54)


PHIL COLLINS - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN (Atlantic PR 3120-2)
1) Edit - 4:48
2) LP Version - 5:28
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:48) and (5:28); commercial copies were all (5:28)


PHIL COLLINS - EVERYDAY (Atlantic PR 5300 and 5406)
1) Everyday - 4:56
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:56); commercial copies were all (5:41)


COLOR ME BADD - THINKIN' BACK (Giant PRO-CD-5169)
1) Radio Edit - 3:49
2) XXX Version - 4:39
3) More Radio Edit - 3:44
Comments: The XXX Version is simply a different edit of the LP version, despite the very misleading description!   Also, not sure why the shortest edit on the disc is dubbed the "More Radio Edit". All three edits are taken directly from the LP and 45 version. The regular 3:49 Radio Edit was the version I most commonly heard on radio, though I believe all three received airplay.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (3:44), (3:49), and (4:39); commercial copies were all (5:21)


COLOR ME BADD - CHOOSE (Giant PRO-CD-6773-R)
1) RADIO EDIT - 4:00
2) VERSION #1 - 3:50
3) VERSION #2 - 3:32
4) VERSION #3 - 3:51
5) VERSION #4 - 4:20
Comments: Versions #1-4 are all just a bunch of remixes, so I will not count them as official Top 40 radio edits.
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:00); commercial copies were all (4:22)


DEBORAH COX - WHO DO U LOVE (Arista ASCD-2931)
1) Radio Edit - 3:58
2) Gass Mix - 4:24
3) Morales Mix - 4:45
Comments: A different promo CD of this song (Arista 12951-2) was serviced to some radio stations and features only the Gass and Morales mixes, so it seems that the record label made a concerted effort to get these remixes some airplay. I recall hearing the Morales mix occasionally on my local Top 40 stations, but not the Gass mix. Granted, my listening experience is purely anecdotal (which by the way should always be kept in mind when reading my commentary) and does not indicate airplay trends for the entire country. This is a tough call, but I suppose a case can be made to count these particular mixes as radio edits. Incidentally, the Morales Mix appears on Deborah Cox's self-titled CD (Arista 18781-2), but is not listed in the 10th edition.
My conclusion: Some DJ copies of this single run (3:58), (4:24), and (4:45); commercial copies were all (4:21)


DEF LEPPARD - HAVE YOU EVER NEEDED SOMEONE SO BAD (Mercury CDP 722)
1) Radio Edit - 4:30
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:30); commercial copies were all (5:21)


DEPECHE MODE - IT'S NO GOOD (Reprise/Mute PRO-CD-8662)
1) Radio Edit - 4:04
2) Album Version - 5:57
My conclusion: DJ copies of this single run (4:04) and (5:57); commercial copies were all (5:27)


To be continued...

To be continued...

Edited by Todd Ireland

A minor correction on the LOU GRAMM - TRUE BLUE LOVE entry:
The actual LP version run time should read 4:55. Therefore, my revised conclusion now reads: DJ copies of this single run (4:24) and (4:55); commercial copies were all (4:55)

Hey, I know it's only a one second difference, but we're all about precision and getting it right around here, no? :-)