HALL & OATES - Did It In A Minute

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   I can report for sure that the stock 45 has the same mix as the promo 45, but it does not have the "glitch" (or splice) on the intro.  I also have a reissue 45, again with the 45 mix, but this copy does have a glitch on the intro, although it comes sooner than the promo 45's glitch.  Here's a copy of the reissue 45 playing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaCgrB3gZ1k

The glitch on the intro of the reissue 45 happens at exactly 0:00.30, while the glitch on the promo 45 is at 0:00.56.  I don't know what to make of this, as it doesn't sound like a typical tape dropout.  If it were, I would expect it to be on all copies and in the exact same place.

Finally, I have a promo LP set called RCA's Hottest Tracks, and it includes the 45 mix of "Did It In A Minute" (without the intro glitch).

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 August 2022 at 8:11am
	I can report for sure that the stock 45 has the same mix as the promo 45, but it does not have the "glitch" (or splice) on the intro. I also have a reissue 45, again with the 45 mix, but this copy does have a glitch on the intro, although it comes sooner than the promo 45's glitch. Here's a copy of the reissue 45 playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaCgrB3gZ1k The glitch on the intro of the reissue 45 happens at exactly 0:00.30, while the glitch on the promo 45 is at 0:00.56. I don't know what to make of this, as it doesn't sound like a typical tape dropout. If it were, I would expect it to be on all copies and in the exact same place. Finally, I have a promo LP set called RCA's Hottest Tracks, and it includes the 45 mix of "Did It In A Minute" (without the intro glitch).
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 August 2022 at 10:40am
	The glitch shows a momentary drop in high frequencies. The spectrograms of the promo 45 and the reissue 45 show the same momentary drop in high frequencies, but at different times, as Aaron reported. Unusual, for sure, but it tells me that there likely isn't any permanent tape damage. If I had to guess, I'd vote debris on the tape near the beginning of the song. From my tape days, we always cleaned the tape heads, but never cleaned the actual tape.
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EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2022 at 1:42am
	That's too bad Sony never noticed this had a unique 7" mix. I was so glad when the 7" mix of "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (#42, and very different than the LP mix) was included on the "Playlist" CD, IIRC. This would have been the perfect CD to include the 7" mix of DIIAM. Sadly, since Sony no longer reissues CDs, I guess we'll never see this mix come out from tape sources. Although I suppose there's a slight chance it could be released as digital-only, since not CD.