Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' - Top 40 Music on CD Forum

Thanks! I updated those entries.

Aaron Kannowski
Uptown Sound
91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

LP version (3:55)

The LP version is readily available on lots of discs.

I only have four masterings, though.

The oldest CD I have with the LP version is Silver Eagle's mail-order Formula 45 (1988). It sounds OK here.

There's a new analog transfer on Time-Life's 2-CD Southern Rock (1991). It sounds OK here, too. There are differently EQ'd digital clones on TM Studios Goldwav track no. 00007870 and TM Studios Goldwav track no. 00013938.

There's another analog transfer on Razor & Tie's 2-CD Goin' South (2001), which runs about five beats longer than all of the above. It's mastered a little too loud, and clips a bit.

Finally, there's one more analog transfer on The Best Of 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2003), which has great dynamic range and sounds quite nice.

45 version (3:23)

Until yesterday, I thought that the 45 was just a simple edit of the LP version. Close, but not quite. The lyrics on the fade are different, as noted above.

On the few CDs I have with the 45 version, I think it sounds best on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 7 1974 (1990).

There's a different analog transfer on Priority's Seventies Greatest Rock Hits Vol. 2 The South Rules (1991), which has an odd EQ that pushes the vocals much farther back, has added noise reduction (listen to the high end disappear on the fade), and fades the right channel more quickly than the left channel. It sounds terrible here; avoid.

Non-hit 1990 edit of LP version (3:31)

Just before the real 45 version appeared on CD, Rhino did an easy edit of the LP version for Have A Nice Day Vol. 13 (1990). The edit removes 32 beats from 2:30 to 2:49, and fades just a teeny bit early.

Unfortunately, the lyrics at the very end are the LP version lyrics, not the 45 lyrics.

The same analog transfer is used on Rhino's very rare Hard Rockin' Hits Vol. 3 (1993).

My recommendations

Granted, I have a really small sample size, but here goes.

For the LP version, go with The Best Of 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2003).

For the 45 version, go with Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 7 1974 (1990). This disc was repackaged as Ultimate Seventies 1974.

Edited by crapfromthepast - 5 hours 44 minutes ago at 9:55pm

There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

The 45 that Bob Moke (The Music Prof) also starts in the right channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyTSiDIZT4M

John Gallagher
Erie, PA
Celebrating 28 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ!

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Bill Cahill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Cahill Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' Posted: 04 November 2025 at 4:29pm
	The database notes several CDs that are :08 longer than the single version. That's actually an unsuccessful attempt at re-creating the 45. On the fade out of the 45 there is a piece of singing exlusive to the 45. It sings "Keep on Blowin", Keep on Blowin". But the unsuccessful edit (from the LP) goes "Keep on Blowin, Blowin, Blowin". The CDs in the database noted simply as "single version" are correct.

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: 265	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 November 2025 at 10:44pm
	Thanks! I updated those entries.
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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: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 hours 50 minutes ago at 3:49pm
	Is it my imagination or does the ending fade of the single version veer off into the left channel?
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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: 163	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 52 minutes ago at 9:47pm
	LP version (3:55) The LP version is readily available on lots of discs. I only have four masterings, though. The oldest CD I have with the LP version is Silver Eagle's mail-order Formula 45 (1988). It sounds OK here. There's a new analog transfer on Time-Life's 2-CD Southern Rock (1991). It sounds OK here, too. There are differently EQ'd digital clones on TM Studios Goldwav track no. 00007870 and TM Studios Goldwav track no. 00013938. There's another analog transfer on Razor & Tie's 2-CD Goin' South (2001), which runs about five beats longer than all of the above. It's mastered a little too loud, and clips a bit. Finally, there's one more analog transfer on The Best Of 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2003), which has great dynamic range and sounds quite nice. 45 version (3:23) Until yesterday, I thought that the 45 was just a simple edit of the LP version. Close, but not quite. The lyrics on the fade are different, as noted above. On the few CDs I have with the 45 version, I think it sounds best on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 7 1974 (1990). There's a different analog transfer on Priority's Seventies Greatest Rock Hits Vol. 2 The South Rules (1991), which has an odd EQ that pushes the vocals much farther back, has added noise reduction (listen to the high end disappear on the fade), and fades the right channel more quickly than the left channel. It sounds terrible here; avoid. Non-hit 1990 edit of LP version (3:31) Just before the real 45 version appeared on CD, Rhino did an easy edit of the LP version for Have A Nice Day Vol. 13 (1990). The edit removes 32 beats from 2:30 to 2:49, and fades just a teeny bit early. Unfortunately, the lyrics at the very end are the LP version lyrics, not the 45 lyrics. The same analog transfer is used on Rhino's very rare Hard Rockin' Hits Vol. 3 (1993). My recommendations Granted, I have a really small sample size, but here goes. For the LP version, go with The Best Of 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (2003). For the 45 version, go with Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 7 1974 (1990). This disc was repackaged as Ultimate Seventies 1974. Edited by crapfromthepast - 5 hours 44 minutes ago at 9:55pm
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

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: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 35 minutes ago at 10:04pm
	I just noticed the open drums on the 45 version on Sound Of The Seventies 1974 start in the right channel. The opening drums on the LP version start in the center channel.
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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: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 30 minutes ago at 10:09pm
	The 45 that Bob Moke (The Music Prof) also starts in the right channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyTSiDIZT4M
	John Gallagher Erie, PA Celebrating 28 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ!

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: 265	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 19 minutes ago at 11:20pm
	On first listen, I thought perhaps it was a tape dropout in the left channel. I do believe you're correct, though, that the drums start out slightly panned to the right but then move to the center after the first couple beats.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop