Lossy sources on big 2008 hits

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   I'm in the process of going through all of the top 15 airplay hits from 2008, and here are the songs I do not have from a lossless source.  The sources I checked are all supposed to be lossless (Promo Only, TM's Prime Cuts, downloadable wav files).  I haven't yet checked the full length albums, but of course they won't contain the radio versions of the songs.  I'll continue to update this list as I go:

T.I. "Whatever You Like" (Radio Edit)

Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" (Radio Edit)

Kevin Rudolf f/Lil' Wayne "Let It Rock" (Radio Edit)

Kardinal Offishall f/Akon "Dangerous" (Radio Edit)

Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" (Main)

Colby O'Donnis "What You Got" (non-described version, probably same as full-length album)

Ray J. "Sexy Can I" (Super Clean - No Booty)

Taylor Swift "Our Song" (Pop Mix)

Sara Bareilles "Love Song" (Radio Edit)

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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: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Lossy sources on big 2008 hits Posted: 29 August 2010 at 10:34am
	I'm in the process of going through all of the top 15 airplay hits from 2008, and here are the songs I do not have from a lossless source. The sources I checked are all supposed to be lossless (Promo Only, TM's Prime Cuts, downloadable wav files). I haven't yet checked the full length albums, but of course they won't contain the radio versions of the songs. I'll continue to update this list as I go: T.I. "Whatever You Like" (Radio Edit) Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" (Radio Edit) Kevin Rudolf f/Lil' Wayne "Let It Rock" (Radio Edit) Kardinal Offishall f/Akon "Dangerous" (Radio Edit) Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" (Main) Colby O'Donnis "What You Got" (non-described version, probably same as full-length album) Ray J. "Sexy Can I" (Super Clean - No Booty) Taylor Swift "Our Song" (Pop Mix) Sara Bareilles "Love Song" (Radio Edit) Edited by aaronk

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 August 2010 at 10:47pm
	I have the "Amended" version of "Whatever You Like," Aaron, which was one of the two stand-alone singles. I got it from MusicGiants. Not sure if it's the same as the Radio Edit, but it looks lossless to me, even if the frequency cutoff is a little lower than usual:

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: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2010 at 7:57am
	I think the Radio Edit was only about 3:40, but my copy definitely doesn't look like that on the spectral view. It looks like mp3.

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2010 at 10:46pm
	Maybe you can edit it into the Radio Edit??

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: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2010 at 10:56pm
	I'd like to give it a try, if you can supply the source :)

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 December 2014 at 7:11pm
	Aaron mentions that Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" (Radio Edit) is only mp3 quality (lossy) on the TM Century & Promo Only discs. Does anyone know if the source is also lossy on NOW 30 or the promo CD singles? Also, has anyone ever come across the 3:19 "pop mix" that Pat describes the database? I've only seen CD singles with the 3:32 radio edit. (And for that matter, is the "pop mix" also of lower (mp3) quality, or is it WAV?

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: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 January 2015 at 2:34am
	Since posting this several years ago, I purchased two different promo CD singles for "I'm Yours." I had this one already ripped to my hard drive, and I can confirm it is lossless (yay!): PRCD 512211 1. Pop Mix (listed & actual 3:19) 2. Radio Edit (listed & actual 3:32) I also have this promo CD, but I didn't check to see if the source is lossless or not: PRCD 447932 1. Radio Edit (listed 3:32) 2. Album Version (listed 4:03)
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 January 2015 at 1:56am
	I just got a chance to A-B the radio edit (which was what I was familiar with) and the pop mix. Wow, I like the pop mix more - it adds more instrumentation to what's on the radio edit, and the drums kick in a lot sooner. According to the TM Century site, it seems the pop mix was released about 3 months after the radio edit. I imagine the song had already taken off (if not a full fledged hit) by the time the pop mix was even serviced to radio. So does anyone recall which version was actually played on radio (more popular)? Edited by EdisonLite