Alice Cooper-"Eighteen"

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   My commercial 45 (which is stereo, confirmed as WB 7499 with machine-stamped deadwax info of "N -19265- S -R E -1- 1E"), has a listed time of (3:00), but an actual time of (2:56).

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jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Alice Cooper-"Eighteen" Posted: 02 September 2010 at 8:56pm
	My commercial 45 (which is stereo, confirmed as WB 7499 with machine-stamped deadwax info of "N -19265- S -R E -1- 1E"), has a listed time of (3:00), but an actual time of (2:56). Edited by jimct

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2010 at 12:03am
	Since the subject of Alice Cooper's "Eighteen" has now come up, there is a reviewer on Amazon's website who claims the song is remixed on the Greatest Hits CD (Warner Bros. 3107 and 78128) with more guitar and less harmonica in the intro. Since I no longer have a copy of the Greatest Hits disc, can someone who does have one please confirm if "Eighteen" indeed sounds like a remix?

Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2010 at 2:22pm
	I don't have Greatest Hits either, but do have a DJ 45 of the 1974 issue of "I'm Eighteen" (WB 8023), which states that it is taken from that album. The matrix numbers are different from the earlier hit WB 7499 issue ("WBS-8023 N19265-S - (TML logo) - 1B"). Its stated time of (2:55) differs, too. Will report back when I compare them. Edited by Yah Shure

Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 September 2010 at 8:20pm
	Here's what I found: Since I have neither the Greatest Hits LP nor the CD, I can't be certain that the 1974 "I'm Eighteen" single is the same as the cut on that LP, but it most definitely has a different mix than the one on my 1971 "Eighteen" commercial 45. I didn't notice any significant guitar or harmonica differences during the intro, but the bass and percussion parts are quite different. The 1974 remix has cymbals crashing and a driving bass line from the first note; not so on the 1971 hit mix. The original mix sounds rather anemic by comparison.