Rod Stewart - Ain’t Love A Bitch

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   The database currently lists "LP length" for Rod Stewart's "Ain't Love A Bitch"; however, the 45 has some unique vocals that are not on the LP version.  The designator will have to be changed to "LP version."

At (3:21), the line "terrantial rains..." was resung on the 45.  Also on the fade out of the 45, the repeated "ain't love a bitch" vocals were resung.

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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: 273	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rod Stewart - Ain’t Love A Bitch Posted: 15 May 2008 at 10:04pm
	The database currently lists "LP length" for Rod Stewart's "Ain't Love A Bitch"; however, the 45 has some unique vocals that are not on the LP version. The designator will have to be changed to "LP version." At (3:21), the line "terrantial rains..." was resung on the 45. Also on the fade out of the 45, the repeated "ain't love a bitch" vocals were resung.

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: 273	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2008 at 10:06pm
	I just found another line where the vocal was resung: the first line "I've been in pain..." Also, at (1:07), the LP version has a cough before the line "the rest is history," which was removed on the 45. Edited by aaronk

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2013 at 5:32pm
	Does anyone have the actual time for the "rare" 45 version of this song? Rod must not be a fan of this track since it is never included on any of the many hits compilation CDs released over the past two decades.
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

jcr102 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 April 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jcr102 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2013 at 3:48am
	The Canadian WB 45 lists a time of 4:07, although I haven't played it for the actual time. FYI, I've noticed that in earlier years, 45's issued in Canada were often LP versions, not the mix issued in the U-S. Don't know if that was still the case in 1979.

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: 225	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2015 at 11:33pm
	The Joel Whitburn "Pop Annual" book lists the US time as 4:07 as well, and from internet photos, that's the time listed on the 45. But ... in addition to the vocal additions/removals, was there editing done to the single version? If I fade the LP version down to 4:07, it's a very odd place for the song to end at because the song starts kicking back in again at 4:03 or 04, so you'd think they'd end there, instead of continuing the fade for another few seconds while the song gets louder/bigger. So I'm just wondering if there's an edit, too.

Smokin' TomGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 June 2011 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokin' TomGary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 September 2015 at 4:20pm
	Promo 45 WBS 8810/(WCA 8339)S (deadwax WBS-8810-WCA8339-S-LW2) has a listed time of 4:07 and an actual time of 4:05. Riva UK 45 RIVA 18 (deadwax RIVA-18-A-3 Strawberry) has no listed time and an actual time of 4:35. The label states "Taken from the album RVLP8 "Blondes Have More Fun".

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: 273	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2015 at 6:05am
	Here is the 45: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SuUWPD1ckLY
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

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: 225	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2015 at 8:01pm
	Thanks Aaron, I guess should check YT for the single edits more often! I thought I had on some of these, but maybe I just didn't see them there. And sometimes I just assume, in this CD & digital world, where the 45 has never been digitized, no one's going to bother to put the vinyl edit on YT - especially for Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, and Boston (which I'll be checking next - I did see the notes for "Don't Look Back" on this board, but I was a bit confused by exactly how to edit that down to the single.)