Roxette - Joyride

The British single version of this is an edit of the LP version, but with no crowd noises over the fade-out whistling. If you're not fussy about 4 seconds of crowd sounds at the end, then here are instructions for the edit:

The LP version runs 4:23 and is readily available on lots of compilations, such as:

• Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie, 1995)
• Hot No. 1 Hits! (Realm, 1992; digitally exactly 2.66 dB quieter than Living In The 90s)
• Big Hits '91 (PolyTel Canada, 1991; digitally exactly 0.3 dB louder than Living In The 90s)
• Hot Hits Vol. 5 (digitally exactly 0.88 dB quieter than Living In The 90s)

The sounds quality is essentially the same on all of the above CDs. For timing, I choose to use Living In The 90s:

Remove the "get your tickets here" talking from 0:00.0-0:13.5.
Edit at beginning of sung "Hello".
Keep 0:13.5-2:58.0 of LP version.
Edit on downbeat.
Remove 16 beats from 2:58.0-3:07.3.
Keep 3:07.3-4:25.1 (end) of LP version.

Your mixdown will run 4:00 and will have an edit at 2:44.

I found the British single version, which has no carnival sounds at all, on the following CDs, where it runs 3:57:

• Now 1991 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK, 1993)
• Now 20 (Virgin EMI Polygram UK, 1991)

Once again, jimct, do you have US promo CD single info? There was no US 45 for me to buy to figure out what the "hit" version was.

(Edit - I remember hearing a remix on the radio that used the drum line from Aerosmith's "walk This Way". Is that on the CD single as well?)

Edited by crapfromthepast

My fellow promo 45/CD collector, and dear friend for over 30 years, the very busy "Smokin' Tom Gary", downloaded his massive, master promo CD single inventory list into my laptop earlier this week. His info includes the "stock number" (as it were), # of cuts, listed time, and a brief description of the track(s) in most cases. And I can always e-mail him for specific additional details, if needed. From time to time, I will be reporting previously missing details that I believe to be of interest, as I come upon them. It will also serve as a second "promo CD single" resource, to my own large collection. I just noticed that Tom owns a 2nd promo CD single for this song (DPRO-04724). It is a 1-track CD that only includes a listed (4:03) "AC Mix". This looks to be the same version that appears on Cut 4 of the promo CD single I detailed earlier in this thread. So just in case that promo # pops up anywhere down the road for "Joyride", we now know its contents.

jimct wrote: I just noticed that Tom owns a 2nd promo CD single for this song (DPRO-04724). It is a 1-track CD that only includes a listed (4:03) "AC Mix". This looks to be the same version that appears on Cut 4 of the promo CD single I detailed earlier in this thread. So just in case that promo # pops up anywhere down the road for "Joyride", we now know its contents.

Apparently, there are two different AC Mixes:

DPRO-04724, remixed by Humberto Gatica (no whistling)
DPRO-04696, remixed by Brian Malouf (with whistling)

This information is from a couple of sources. (I don't have either version, but would like to.)

Edited by darling

I just did a side-by-side comparison of the AC mixes on
both promo CD's and they are the same as far as I could
tell. The whistle difference as noted in Discogs is
definitely incorrect since the whistling is present on
both. The slightly longer running time on DPRO-04724 is
just silence at the end.

darling wrote: jimct wrote: I just noticed that Tom owns a 2nd promo CD single for this song (DPRO-04724). It is a 1-track CD that only includes a listed (4:03) "AC Mix". This looks to be the same version that appears on Cut 4 of the promo CD single I detailed earlier in this thread. So just in case that promo # pops up anywhere down the road for "Joyride", we now know its contents. Apparently, there are two different AC Mixes: DPRO-04724, remixed by Humberto Gatica (no whistling) DPRO-04696, remixed by Brian Malouf (with whistling) This information is from a couple of sources. (I don't have either version, but would like to.)

Thanks for sending it Aaron, I traded the 1-track DPRO-04724
on Discogs and presume then that I was sent the AC mix on
DPRO-04696.