Lesley Gore - YOU DON’T OWN ME

I think I remember reading a while back on the BSN message board that several of Lesley Gore's mono 45s supposedly contain different lead vocals than their stereo counterparts. I'm pretty sure "You Don't Own Me" was one of them.

Anyone have a copy of the 45 handy?

I am checking for Pat tonight but almost the entire mono Lesley Gore Greatest Hits album is a different mix, different than the mono single mixes. On more than one track Lesley is NOT double tracked, (Including You Don't Own Me) and that's probably what Bear used. Those single tracked vocals I believe were unique to the Greatest Hits Album, but I don't know what mix was used on the You Don't Know Me mono album.

Yes I'm pretty sure they do. You are absolutely right, "I Don't Want To Be A Loser" is another one that didn't have the double track on the mono Greatest Hits LP. For THAT track I DO have an original 45. But I will double check and report back.

My original Mercury 45 (black label american pressing, on vinyl! not styrene) is double tracked. Dead wax info on this side is YW1 29373 4.

I do know that at least one Gore 45 has two versions released on 45 with the same matrix number, but with the last number changed. There are two pressings of She's A Fool, one of which sounds like it's just one channel of the stereo mix (with matrix YW 29117 4), and the other being the true hit version (with matrix YW 29117 5 and perhaps many others, i do not own either of these but do know ending numbers 1 through 8 exist for this particular record).

Perhaps some of the other ending numbers for the YDKM 45 may contain a different version or mix of this song, too.

Edited by TomDiehl1

Yes.