Huey Lewis - I Want A New Drug

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   I went 45 hunting this morning and finally got to hear this for the first time, with the cold ending.  Since the LP version ends with a fade, does anyone know if the cold ending is anywhere else (remixes/12" versions)?  I know the 45 version is available on several CDs, so the question is mostly academic.  

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eric_a Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote eric_a Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Huey Lewis - I Want A New Drug Posted: 25 October 2007 at 6:39pm
	I went 45 hunting this morning and finally got to hear this for the first time, with the cold ending. Since the LP version ends with a fade, does anyone know if the cold ending is anywhere else (remixes/12" versions)? I know the 45 version is available on several CDs, so the question is mostly academic.

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: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 November 2008 at 11:57am
	the version from the cd below clips the fade of the song while the 45 fades out completely.....if you do a fade edit of the last 0:02 of the song from 3:28 to 3:30 you'll effectively re-create the true 45 version...... (S) (3:30) Capitol 62996 Greatest Hits (45 version)
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chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 September 2014 at 11:39am
	What's the deal with the "new mix" on the promo 12"?

budaniel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote budaniel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 September 2014 at 12:56pm
	The 12" version has a cold end but it's a "remix" type of ending, not the same one as on the single version.

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 September 2014 at 7:18pm
	FYI, the 45 version is mixed slightly differently from the LP version, so it's not just the ending that's different. I hear the difference mostly in the snare drum sound. If you listen to the long ending on the LP version, you'll hear the guitarist play a few notes from "Purple Haze". I always wondered if the 45 was cut short to avoid problems with the Hendrix estate.
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AndrewChouffi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndrewChouffi Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 September 2014 at 11:22pm
	To "crapfromthepast" Please note that the earliest pressings of the album had a different mix of "I Want A New Drug"; the later mix was rather close to the 45 sound. I'm not sure (because I lost one of my album's inner sleeves) but I think one was mixed by Bob Clearmountain & the other was mixed by Larry Alexander. Andy

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 September 2014 at 5:39am
	Wow! I'd never heard that before! Always good to have something new to dig around for...
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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: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 December 2021 at 3:32pm
	I pulled out my Sports LP today, which has a gold promo stamp on the back cover. The deadwax for Side A is: P FV 41412 AS RE2 CP2 The actual run time of "I Want A New Drug" is 4:43, and the mix exactly matches the LP version commonly found on CD. With "RE2" appearing in the matrix, that probably explains why the mix sounds the same as the CD. It would make sense that the "New Mix" appearing on promo 12" AS 1778 (listed time of 4:43) matches my LP and all CDs with the LP version. Does anyone have an LP with the original mix that can post the deadwax info?
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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 December 2021 at 3:53pm
	I think the original LP mix is this one, starting at 13:20. The opening guitar riff stays centered on this mix. It pans from left-to-right on the more common 4:43 mix and on the 45. I don't have this mix myself.
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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: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 December 2021 at 3:58pm
	Aha! Good find, Ron. This mix is much more agressive on the electric guitars and has a different sounding snare hit.
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