Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place...

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   AMAZING!  Here's another song that I never noticed had two mixes.  The first mix of "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle can be found on Billboard Top Hits 1987, and to me this does NOT sound like the version I remember.

The other mix can be found on More Pure 80s and there are several differences I can point out:

1 - This mix sounds much more "compressed" than the other one.

2 - Belinda's lead vocal in the opening chorus is mixed farther forward, and all the vocals are a bit "hotter" in the mix & sound like they have more reverb.

3 - There's a synthesizer that builds in the first chorus right before the drums kick in (it's kind of in the background, but it's there).  This synth is not present at all in the other version.

4 - In the opening chorus, there is no bass guitar pluck on the "ooh heaven" right before the drums kick in.  There is one in the other version.

5 - When the first verse starts, there's a guitar that is quite noticable in the other mix, whereas it's hardly present in this version.

To me, the one on More Pure 80s sounds like the one I'm most familiar with.  I have the 45 packed away at my parents' house, so if anyone has it accessible, perhaps you could verify which mix is the 45 mix.  Is the one on Top Hits 1987 perhaps the LP Version?

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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: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place... Posted: 28 June 2005 at 12:42am
	AMAZING! Here's another song that I never noticed had two mixes. The first mix of "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle can be found on Billboard Top Hits 1987, and to me this does NOT sound like the version I remember. The other mix can be found on More Pure 80s and there are several differences I can point out: 1 - This mix sounds much more "compressed" than the other one. 2 - Belinda's lead vocal in the opening chorus is mixed farther forward, and all the vocals are a bit "hotter" in the mix & sound like they have more reverb. 3 - There's a synthesizer that builds in the first chorus right before the drums kick in (it's kind of in the background, but it's there). This synth is not present at all in the other version. 4 - In the opening chorus, there is no bass guitar pluck on the "ooh heaven" right before the drums kick in. There is one in the other version. 5 - When the first verse starts, there's a guitar that is quite noticable in the other mix, whereas it's hardly present in this version. To me, the one on More Pure 80s sounds like the one I'm most familiar with. I have the 45 packed away at my parents' house, so if anyone has it accessible, perhaps you could verify which mix is the 45 mix. Is the one on Top Hits 1987 perhaps the LP Version?

Moderator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 10 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moderator Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 6:16am
	Aaron I hear what you are hearing and the 45 and LP mix seem to be the same so the Rhino cd that you mentioned needs the comment "remixed" added to it.
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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: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 6:35pm
	is it possible that the different echoes and such are just from remastering and that the two ARE the same except for the remastering which would bring out subtle nuassances
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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: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 6:56pm
	Take a listen for yourself. It's definitely two different mixes. Check points 3 & 4 above...

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	Many cd appearances of "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" are the remixed version that Aaron is mentioning. Since I just had to go through every cd that includes this song I can tell you that there are 10 cd's with this remixed version.
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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: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 7:15pm
	i just did and a/b comparison of the 45 and the version from her cd "her greatest hits" issued in 1992 on mca and they are identical..........no echoes or drum differences at all........which cd are you comparing the 45 to?????
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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: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 7:34pm
	edtop40, check the Billboard Top Hits 1987 if you have it.

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	don't have that one.....is it really that different??
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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: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 9:19pm
	It's not drastically different. It's kind of like the discussion on Martika's "Toy Soldiers." If you listen carefully to the two different mixes, you can definitely tell. If it's on in the background casually, you probably wouldn't think twice about it.

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 193	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2005 at 10:06pm
	It's an unusual for Rhino to use an alternate mix, especially for something like a Billboard Top Hits 1987, since their policy is to use single mixes in general. So -- does anyone know if this alternate mix is a promo 45 mix? Does anyone have that for checking? They've certainly used promo versions on their CDs before, including the recently-discussed "Toy Soldiers."