Sun City

i'm affraid not...........aaron has tried to re-create the 45 version using all 3 cd versions from "sun city" with no success.........you might want to email him and ask what's missing........

aaron,

Thanks for the info.

A123

I was just researching this song, as I wouldn't mind adding the CD of the original album to my personal collection, and noticed that the on-line database could use some updating for this one. At this time, Pat claims the only appearance of this top 40 hit on a U.S. CD was on the 1993 re-issue of the song's original parent album, also titled Sun City, on Razor & Tie 2007. (And alas, it's long out-of-print, w/ used copies currently fetching $40-$60 on eBay!) And while my own research also indicates that to be true, he lists only track 1 from the CD, which is the LP version, running (7:09). Yet that doesn't tell the whole story, because as edtop40 alluded to above all the way back in 2006, there are actually THREE versions of the song on Razor & Tie 2007...

The second version is track 4, listed as "Sun City (Version II)". And while I don't have either the CD or vinyl to compare, this version allegedly runs (5:42) and was released here in the U.S. in 1985 on a promo 12" single, on Manhattan SPRO-9544, where it was re-named the "(Rock Version)". (The flip side of that promo 12" was another track from the album, Bono's "Silver and Gold", and shown as Manhattan SPRO-9545.) Here's a (somewhat poor) photo on Discogs: "Sun City" (U.S. promo 12" single) This track also appeared on both the original vinyl LP & cassette of the album in '85. I feel this version should still be listed in the database, although I'm not quite sure how I'd label it. "Version II"??? "Secondary LP version"??? "Rock version"???

The third version is track 8, listed as "Sun City (The Last Remix)". It's also shown as a "*Bonus Track" on Razor & Tie 2007, and that's because this one WASN'T included on the original vinyl LP or cassette of the album in '85. However, it IS from that time, as it was released here in the U.S. in 1985 on a commercial 12" single (Manhattan V-56013), where it was indeed shown as "(Last Remix)" on the label, w/ a printed time of "9:37", and came complete w/ a picture jacket. (The B-side was the non-album track, "Not So Far Away [Dub Version]".) Photos on Discogs: "Sun City" (U.S. commercial 12" single) (Again, I don't own this 12" myself.) I feel this version should also be shown in the database, w/ "commercial 12" version" probably being the best descriptor...

anthology123 wrote: Is there a single version on CD anywhere...?

There IS, actually! Seems back in 1996, EMI (France) re-issued their own numbered, limited edition of the Sun City album, apparently over in Italy. (Don't know just how many were pressed, though.) And in addition to the commercial U.S. 12" version (i.e., "The Last Remix"), it ALSO included two more bonus tracks: yep, the U.S. 45 version, and the non-album B-side of the U.S. 45, "Not So Far Away (Dub Version)". (Now why couldn't Razor & Tie have done the same in '93?!?) Photos on Discogs: "Sun City" (import CD w/ 45 version) I've never seen that particular CD, though I'm sure it goes for even bigger $$$ than the Razor & Tie version - and of course, because it's an import, it won't ever be found in Pat's database...

Edited by 80smusicfreak