"Land Of Confusion" - Genesis

I remember playing a promo 45 on my college radio station of "Land of Confusion" which ran about 3:55 vs the commercial 4:45 version. The sleeve had a big sticker that said something like "Special Edited Remix". I preferred this version to the regular version.

Anyone else remember this one?

Thanks for the confirmation on that promo Pat.

This "old man" still has a few tricks up his sleeve:)

At the end of each year, between 1987 and 1998, Atlantic Records would put out a promo-only, usually 16-track CD called "Atlantic's Year In Review: 19**". The first one is my most valued (PR-2187-2). 1987 was a transition year in the change-over from promo 45s to promo CD singles. 1987: 1/3 on CD, 2/3 on 45; 1988: 2/3 on CD; 1/3 on 45; by 1989; over 95% were on a promo CD single. The 1987 Atlantic hit sampler DOES have the "Land Of Confusion" (Remix/Edit), also listed here at (3:53) but actually (3:49) as Pat correctly states. 1987 also had the "Casanova", "Fascinated", and the "Don't Disturb This Groove" single mixes not yet issued as promo CD singles. Atlantic was very good at including popular hit remixes on these annual comps, so keep this option in mind as a possible resource for those years (eBay, maybe) and for that label, although not suitable for Pat's database due to their commercial unavailability. They'll probably cost you, though.

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my commercial 45 issued as atlantic 89336 does not state a version on the label but does list a run time of 4:45, but actually runs 4:44.........so everyone knows, the "hits" cd clips the end of the song, while the 45 fades out completely.....the version on the cd "invisible touch" has the properly fade, non clipped version










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