Kingston Trio-"Greenback Dollar"

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   My commercial 45, confirmed as Capitol 4898, has a listed time of (2:49), 

but an actual time of (2:42). The 45 is different from the LP version in that 

each of the 3-4 times the word "damn" appeared, it was removed from the 

lyric line, "and I don't give a (damn) about a greenback dollar" for the single. 

Curiously, just about all current database CD appearances for the 

"uncensored LP version" run (2:49), so it appears that Capitol used the LP 

timing as the listed 45 length. That was incorrect, because obviously, editing 

out the word "damn" several times had shaved some seconds off of the 45's 

length. 

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jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Kingston Trio-"Greenback Dollar" Posted: 22 April 2012 at 7:58am
	My commercial 45, confirmed as Capitol 4898, has a listed time of (2:49), but an actual time of (2:42). The 45 is different from the LP version in that each of the 3-4 times the word "damn" appeared, it was removed from the lyric line, "and I don't give a (damn) about a greenback dollar" for the single. Curiously, just about all current database CD appearances for the "uncensored LP version" run (2:49), so it appears that Capitol used the LP timing as the listed 45 length. That was incorrect, because obviously, editing out the word "damn" several times had shaved some seconds off of the 45's length.

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: 22 April 2012 at 8:35am
	Jim, the timing difference stems from the 45 fading out prior to the final nine-strum cold ending on the LP version. The "damn"s weren't simply edited out; they were replaced with a guitar strum of the same length as the word they were replacing. Hence, "I don't give a (strum) about..." Edited by Yah Shure

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 April 2012 at 9:49am
	Thanks, John. As Johnny Carson often said, "I did not know that!"

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2012 at 7:06pm
	The best edit/censorship job ever on a Top 40 hit.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!