"Rhapsody In The Rain" - Lou Christie

Barely a year old when song came out in 1966, I don't know the full story of this. There is both a "censored" version and an "uncensored" version of the song out there, but I do not know the difference between the two (it's the only Lou Christie hit I don't have in some way, shape or form).

So, two questions:

A. What is the difference?

B. Were both released as 45s, or is one a 45 version and the other an LP version (or some derivation threin)?

Every reissue single of this I've ever come across (b/w "Lightning Strikes") has the the "falling star" version. Don't think I'd ever heard the "much too far" version until I came across an original-label stock copy a few years ago.

my commercial 45 has the etching "K13473 66XY 308 RW" in
the run out groove and it's the "we fell in love in the
rain/and in this car, love came like a falling star"
version..

Edited by edtop40

you're right...it could be 'rev' and not 'RW'.....thanks
for the heads-up and revision...

I have just acquired a promo 45 for this song. Surely, there were both
censored and uncensored promo 45s made for this in early 1966. My copy,
confirmed as MGM 13473, happens to include the uncensored version, has a
listed time of (2:46), an actual time of (2:47) and deadwax info of "K13473",
followed by "66 XY 308-1".

Ed, BTW, you never did actually answer Todd's specific question from earlier.
Although you did provide us with the deadwax info from your "censored
version" 45, you never did provide us with the listed & actual timings from it.
I'm sure Todd (and others) are curious to know if the lyric changes ended up
having any effect on the listed/actual timings for that version of the song.
Thanks!