Be My Guest - Fats Domino (1959)

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   Anyone have an actual time for this 45? Times range from 1:56 to 2:14 without notations. Thanks in advance.

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boynamedfoo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 September 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote boynamedfoo Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Be My Guest - Fats Domino (1959) Posted: 16 December 2009 at 6:18pm
	Anyone have an actual time for this 45? Times range from 1:56 to 2:14 without notations. Thanks in advance. Edited by boynamedfoo

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 December 2009 at 9:34pm
	I personally don't, but don't be surprised if it turns out that the different times are larely due to speed variations. I heard that's true of a lot of Fats's singles -- they were, for whatever reason, intentionally sped up in mastering the discs.

Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:57am
	My U.S. commercial 45 states a run time of 2:08 but only runs 1:58 (give or take a second). The only CD listed in the database that I have is the They Call Me The Fat Man box set, on which the song runs 2:13. I do not detect a speed difference; the 45 simply fades much earlier. I don't have any of the listed CDs with run times of 1:58 to 2:00, but I do have a UK CD, The Best Of Fats Domino, on which it runs 1:59 with no speed difference detected. If there are any speed differences, it is less than a second.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 December 2011 at 11:55pm
	Does anyone know if the stereo appearances of Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" running 2:13-2:14 is based on a longer LP length?

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 January 2012 at 7:59am
	They are. 1:57 was my 45 single timing on my original 45 single. Bunny Robyn mastered the 45 at Radio Recorders Annex in Los Angeles. He did speed up the Fats Domino singles much of the time.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 January 2012 at 10:11am
	Thanks, Kent. If you or anyone else has the LP run time for "Be My Guest", please let us know.

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 January 2012 at 8:20pm
	Todd, All my LP discs with "Be My Guest" are 2:13. I have it on several different Fats LP issues.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 January 2012 at 9:04pm
	Thanks again, Kent!

Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 March 2012 at 2:19pm
	The label of the song's flip, "I've Been Around", which reached #33 on the Hot 100 but does not meet the criteria for database inclusion, states the run time as (1:54), but I timed it at (2:01).