Delisting entries in the database

Pat, I know it is your policy to include only domestic CDs in the database, but the question that most of us wonder is "Why?"

I realize that it's not possible to list every CD on Earth that contains a top 40 hit, but why not at least list the ones that you have or ones we can provide info for?

As users of the database and music collectors, we don't care if it's an import or not. We're just looking for the correct version of the song. Period.

Perhaps your policy could be modified to include domestic CDs and "select" import titles. What I mean by "select" are those discs that contain 45 or LP versions that NO domestic CD contains.

For example, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar has never shown up on a domestic CD in its 45 version. Why not list an import CD that has the 45 version? You don't have to list them all, but at least give us one or two sources where we can find the version we're looking for.

Going one step further, for those "45 versions" that have never been on domestic or import CDs, but DO appear in the correct version on the promo CD, perhaps you could add this info to the note by the title where you list the run times for DJ edits. For instance, "DJ CD singles run (x:xx) and contain the 45 version."

This doesn't have to appear overnight. It can be gradual additions to the database as you (and we) discover them. I know a lot of people would be very happy to see this info added to the already outstanding list you have going.

I'm also for leaving certain imports like the Madacy CDs, which are all over the place in the U.S.. Go to any Target, Wal-Mart, circuit City, or Best Buy, and there they are! I have several of them, and they were at the same price point as anything domestic.

Methinks when Pat made that rule, imports weren't that easy to come by in the states without having to pay high prices or mail-order.

budaniel, I was not assuming that we are only looking for 45 versions. I actually mentioned in my post above "45 or LP," and your point agrees with what I am saying. If a rare version of a song does not exist on a domestic CD, then why not list it? I only used the 45 version of Pat Benatar as an example. I wouldn't be opposed at all to including 12" remixes, etc.

I agree that this message board is valuable for having everyone else help find specific versions of songs, but wouldn't it be even better if the info we dug up here also made the database? I'm not saying list all the international versions of the same album, especially if there's nothing unique. But I would love to be able to do a quick search on the database to find these rare versions not available on US CDs.

Well, like I said, it could be a gradual thing. If we're talking "select" import titles, then it wouldn't have to be all-inclusive. Pat could add the info as he gets it. I surely hope he will consider this proposal.

I don't think so, Grant. I believe Pat's primary focus has always been to show where to find any given Top 40 hit on compact disc.