Newcleus - Jam on Revenge

I picked up this compilation CD entitled "Old Skool Hip Hop." It's a 2 disc
set featuring Newcleus's "Jam On Revenge." It runs for 5m 6s but I'm not
sure if this is the official edit. I question this edit because I actually
picked up the CD for the short version of Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" but
it's not the 45 edit on the disc.

I realize this is devolving into a discussion of “Rockit” as opposed to “Jam
on Revenge”, but in scrutinizing whether the edit of “Rockit” is ‘official’, note
that the UK and US 45 edits are different. The UK edit made it to a whole
lot of comps, even in the US, and was dominant in the marketplace for a
long time, though over the years, the ‘correct’ US edit has become more
widely available. All that to say that if you’re using “Rockit” as a barometer
of whether a comp contains true 45 edits, consider that it may be the UK
edit and not a rogue, truly incorrect version.



There’s a thread around here that discusses “Rockit” in more detail, but
basically, the US and UK 45’s are the same up until a certain point (around
the 2 minute mark or later) but then diverge due to being different edits of
the same long album version.

Has it been determined if a 45 version of Jam On Revenge is
available on CD?

AdvprosD wrote: Jam On Revenge. Is this the same song as Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)?

Yes. I checked 45cat and the 1983 45 has a
listed time of 3:55 with a notation of "A Jam-Packed
Jonathan Fearing Edit."

I have the 45 version of "Jam On It" from 1984 on a
collection called Great 70's Dance Grooves.