Lighthouse-"One Fine Morning"

Okay, I compared all three 45s I have (one DJ and two stocks) with the 1:59-2:23 segment on the Dick Bartley CD, and there's a tambourine on all four during that stretch. I didn't hear any difference between any of my 45s when compared under headphones with the 45s in one channel and the Bartley track summed to mono in the other. Pat, by "extra tambourine," do you mean a second tambourine or just one? None of the four tracks I compared are missing a tambourine during that segment.

All three of my 45s were sourced from the same cutting, even though they weren't all pressed at the same plant. One stock copy is on vinyl, and is identical in terms of label fonts and layout to the mono vinyl DJ 45 scan I'd linked to above, except that it doesn't have the star and "PROMOTION COPY NOT FOR SALE" designation.

The identical deadwax markings are in the same places on all three 45s:
the number 1048 is crossed out with two lines........ 45193........SON.........S-1982

The only variation is that the Monarch styrene stock copy includes the delta number 85934 between the SON and S-1982.

Pat, is your DJ 45 mono-only?

Thanks for the clarification, Pat.

In re-comparing the two at length, it did become apparent that the Evolution 45 is a dedicated mono mix. This becomes evident when the brass first kicks in during the intro (from :19 to :34). The horns during this segment are more up-front on the mono 45 than they are on the stereo Bartley CD track when summed to mono.

The 45 also runs at a slightly faster speed (~.66 second) than the CD track.

Edited by Yah Shure

Plus I've listened to both and yet another different element case is present--i.e., a part one the single only (the final half-verse) and the album (the instrumental parts). :)

Good thing this song is a personal favorite, because I
just finished an exhaustive comparison of the all the
various versions, including a dub of a mint, un-played
45. So, now you get an exhausting post about it!

First, the LP Version. The original LP version sadly has
never appeared on CD. The "LP version" that has appeared
on CD is currently listed in the database as "(LP version
but with alternate bass line)" .. but I think a more
accurate description should be "(Remixed with a re-
recorded bass and drum track)".

The newer bass and drums are clearly recorded with 80's
or 90's technology, and have a very modern feel. I
thought this remix was cool when I first heard it on
Rhino's HAND, but since I look at it the same as a
Carpenters remix or a Madonna "Q-sound" re-tread.. sorry,
it's not the hit that I remember. I dubbed my vinyl LP
and that will have to do forever.

By the way, this remix first appeared on the Canadian
Best-of CD, so what Jim refers to above as the Canadian
mix is actually this remix. Jim, I'm pretty sure the
original 1971 Canadian mix and the '71 U.S. were indeed
the same.
A re-issue of the parent album is currently available as
a download, but it too substitutes the remix. I guess
this is how the band or the producers want us to hear the
song, forever.

Now, Jim also reported that his friend was able to re-
create the mono 45 version using the original '71 LP. I
agree, since I also have done the same thing. I folded
the original LP version to mono, then re-created the
edit. I got a perfect match when sync-ing it to the 45.
So, I have to disagree that the 45 is a dedicated mono
mix. I actually sync'd them so I could pinpoint the mix
differences, but only to find there weren't any.    

Now, we have the Dick Bartley Collector's Essentials of
the 70's. That has a 45 edit in stereo. Ironically,
this is the only CD that Pat lists as a remix - but it is
the only CD in the DB that has the original 1971 mix as
it was released.
----OH, but i should mention - I had to RE-EQ the Bartley
CD master and lower the BASS a lot. They mastered it with
much more bass than the 45 or LP has, so when you fold it
to mono as -is, some elements like the horns sound more
distant. Once I re-EQ'd with less bass and raised the
upper mid-range to match the 45, then the mixes sound the
same.

For Pat: I'm not sure why you hear a difference in the
tambourine on your DJ 45, but I can verify the tambourine
matches the commercial 45 exactly. I can send you my dub
of the 45 of course.   

Also, this stereo 45 edit existed before CD's... so this
was not created for this CD. I had this stereo edit on a
K-tel LP from 1975. Here's a link to that album in the K-
tel museum:
http://www.ktel.com/classics_music.php?id=5834

It MAY have been intended to be the stereo side of the DJ
45, although apparently wasn't actually used on the DJ
45. I don't know.

So, is this stereo edit the exact 45 version? No, not
quite. It was edited separately from or after the mono 45
edit was made, because they missed ONE edit point. It's
only off by 1.5 seconds.

As Steve points out, there's a bit of re-arranging when
editing the LP for the 45, they placed a later chorus
between verse 1 and verse 2. On the stereo re-creation,
they cut to this later chorus at 1:22, on the word "Fly".
But, on the mono 45 they cut in the chorus at 1:20.5,
right on the word "yeah". So in the stereo, at 1:20.5 we
hear a different "yeah" .. even though it is real close. Go figga. Also, as mentioned above, the CD master also
runs a little slower than the 45, so it needs to be
pitched up.

Now, some good news - you can "fix" the stereo edit so
that it is identical to the mono edit. The "yeah" that is
supposed to be at 1:20 also occurred later in the song,
at about 2:31. So, all I had to do was take the segment
from 2:31 - 2:32.5, and cut it in at 1:20.5 - 1:22.
The only other finishing touch was to tighten up the edit
at the end, on the finishing note. The mono edit was a
split second sooner than the stereo one.

Finally, I wasn't sure how this info would change the
description in the DB for the Bartley CD. Then I realized
based on my research, it should read "edit of LP version
in an unsuccessful attempt to create the 45 version"

Whew. Now I am going to listen to...something else. :-)

MM