Gerry & Pacemakers Ferry Cross The Mersey

David, I'm going to do a sync check on this 45, I am just
awaiting a good dub of it. I'll post my findings as soon
as possible.
MM

MM you da man! thanks.

That's good to know. I took the mono version from The EMI Years 1963-1966, then folded down the opening bongos from a stereo version of the song and tacked them on to recreate the 45 version, which I'm relieved to find out is apparently the actual 45 version.

OK I compared the U.S. 45 + LP version with the mono EMI
Years version and found the latter to be a dedicated mono
mix. It also runs a slower pitch than the U.S version.

The opening "bongos / drums" - we'll just say "the drum
track" - is mixed way out of the intro. So David heard
right. There is only a "bleed-thru" of them in the
background, and then they are turned up full as soon as
he starts singing.
The rest of the mix is basically the same, I only
detected a slight difference in the reverb. Another minor
thing is the vocal track is potted up full during the
intro so you hear breath sounds louder where the US
version those sounds are present, but much lower in the
mix before he starts singing.

For bitman: so the version you created by tacking on the
drum track intro can't work because the drum part would
be missing from :04 - :14. Simply fold down the entire
stereo mix and that makes the U.S 45.

So it appears from the above research that the EMI Years
CD and any others containing this mix can be described as
the "UK & Canadian 45 Version" while the rest of the CD's
need no description at all.     

I am wondering if the original discussion about the
intro being a different vocal take was in reference to
the song I'll Be There, where the stereo mix does
contain a different vocal take (though the intro vocal
to the US 45 version for I'll Be There can be found at
the end of the stereo mix of that particular song).