Trivia Question: fastest fade

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   I don't have the answer, but I'm curious if someone here does:

What top 40 recording has the fastest fade?

I'm not counting cold or cold / fade endings, but actual fades with the band continuing to play.

I know some fade down in a matter of a few seconds, so this should be interesting!

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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: Trivia Question: fastest fade Posted: 11 May 2019 at 6:20am
	I don't have the answer, but I'm curious if someone here does: What top 40 recording has the fastest fade? I'm not counting cold or cold / fade endings, but actual fades with the band continuing to play. I know some fade down in a matter of a few seconds, so this should be interesting!
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

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: 93	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2019 at 3:27pm
	The first one that springs to mind narrowly missed the top 40 in 1979 - "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds. I'm sure there are some '60s-era songs that fade abruptly. Looking forward to seeing what others post in this thread!
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2019 at 7:13am
	I don't know if this counts, but the short version on the promo 45 of "La Bamba" by Los Lobos just dumps out before the accoustic part at the end. There is a short version with an actual cold ending around (I thought I had it on a TM GoldDisc, but it turned out to have an incorrect time and had the full version), but that's not what was on the promo.

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: 208	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2019 at 10:15pm
	The short version of "La Bamba" with the "actual" cold ending was created by TM Century, as far as I know. Rather than doing a quick fade, they added reverb to the last few notes just before the acoustic guitar solo.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2019 at 9:55am
	Didn't Tuesday Afternoon by the Moody Blues fade really fast on the 45?
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Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 May 2019 at 9:34pm
	Not top 40, but the 1967 mono Atco 45 of Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird" falls off a cliff: a whopping 1.6 seconds from full volume to total gonner. Edited by Yah Shure