Jackson Browne - For America

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   It looks like the commercial 45 and the LP versions of "For America" by Jackson Brown (released in 1986) were identical, running about 5:10.

This YouTube video claims the UK single was a slight edit; the video runs about 4:44.

This video, on the other hand, plays the 4:15 version, available on the promo single service to U.S. radio.

HOWEVER, my quandary is that Discogs shows the short edit as the B-side of the promo. Reinforcing this, the 5:10 side is labeled ST-EA-69566-A-SP while the 4:15 version is labeled ST-EA-69566-C-SP.  (Where's ST-EA-69566-B-SP?)

Does anybody remember if top 40 stations that played this (it only made it to #30) played the full-length version, or the short edit?

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NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jackson Browne - For America Posted: 11 hours 42 minutes ago at 1:07am
	It looks like the commercial 45 and the LP versions of "For America" by Jackson Brown (released in 1986) were identical, running about 5:10. This YouTube video claims the UK single was a slight edit; the video runs about 4:44. This video, on the other hand, plays the 4:15 version, available on the promo single service to U.S. radio. HOWEVER, my quandary is that Discogs shows the short edit as the B-side of the promo. Reinforcing this, the 5:10 side is labeled ST-EA-69566-A-SP while the 4:15 version is labeled ST-EA-69566-C-SP. (Where's ST-EA-69566-B-SP?) Does anybody remember if top 40 stations that played this (it only made it to #30) played the full-length version, or the short edit?
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA