Take That - Back For Good

EdisonLite wrote: Whoever originally shared it labeled it {Hot Hits Pop Vol. 39} - but that could be their own terminology for CDRs they compile.

That’s a hits compilation series that was licensed to
jukebox operators,
similar to Promo Only for DJs. I can’t speak to this
particular mix but I
think I have another volume that, as far as I recall,
had straightforward
versions - LP versions and radio edits.

**Edit/Addendum: A minute of research determined that
this series targeted DJs as well. I see there's also
a copy of that particular disc available on eBay now.

Edited by eric_a

EdisonLite wrote: The Remix is quite different from the album version but I quite like it (though I prefer the original more).

Yes, when I say "faithful to the original" in my earlier post, what I mean is that it's not a dance/house remix or something really
different, like other "remixes" were at the time. As I mentioned, it does have a different drum track, different bass synth line, and
some other overdubs in places. The vocals, acoustic guitar, main synths, etc., are all carried over from the album mix.

As far as a "Radio Mix" goes, I've never heard anything other than what is on the promo CD singles. Perhaps this is another case where
the UK got a different album version but the US full-length CD uses the radio mix?

aaronk wrote: Interestingly, I labeled the file in my 1995 folder "Radio Mix" because that's how it was labeled on a radio V/A comp where I took it from many years ago. (I believe I ripped it from a Broadcast Programming disc--similar to TM Century's HitDiscs.) It sounds like the album version to me.

The "Radio Mix" from the TM Century GoldDisc sounds to me like it's covered in reverb compared to the album version from the promo CD single, which is dry.

aaronk wrote: I just put the TM copy ("Radio Mix") and the promo CD single ("Album Version") files in the multi-tracker, and I got them to cancel out in a null test. They are the same mix, but one is a little lower in volume. TM's copy also has a read error (skip) during the first chorus.

The "Radio Mix" I gave a quick listen to is on GoldDisc 963N and was redistributed because the prior copy it replaced in the archive had a read error. Thanks for checking Aaron,
we can finally put this Album Version versus Radio Mix mystery to rest.