Michael Jackson - the 45 versions on CD

No, it can't be edited from the LP version (unique mix where [I believe] half the rap was.

Andy

They take out the rap that goes from 3:00-3:19 and throw in an extra verse of "mine, oh mine" then starts again where Paul says "I don't believe it!"

The label is marked New Edited Version.

It is a white epic label - #34-03288

chendagam wrote: Wow! So it was an official edit after all these years. That rap is only 9 seconds??? I don't think so. Is the words "new edited version" listed on the promo 45?

chendagam wrote: There is a copy on ebay right now for $75 which I'm not going to pay to find out :)

Apparently, it's not that rare or valuable. Another copy on ebay just ended for $3.49.

chendagam wrote: I'm still a bit confused at the main difference of "wanna be starting something" on the Essential CD vs. the 45. I understand that the 45 version is an edit of the 12" version. I'm just confused at the main differences between the Essential edit and the 45 version. Thank you.

The Essential version is a new edit of the ALBUM VERSION. So it's not even the right mix.

The 45 version was not exactly an edit of the 12-inch remix, but a short version mixed like the 12-inch. It is not possible to accurately edit the 12-inch mix down, mainly because of the "Billie Jean is always talking" line, which on both LP and 12-inch versions has the tail end of a horn over the word "Billie," which is absent on the 45.

Also, there is a teeny difference in the opening "You're too high to get over" on the single. On the 12-inch, it's "A-too high to get over," not "YOU'RE too high to get over," which it clearly is on the 45.

Edited by Brian W.

Has the 3:43 single version of You Can't Win - Michael's first single on 'Epic' ever been issued onto CD?

i know the 7:19 extended version has.

technically of course this only reached #81 so it is not a Top 40 hit.



Edited by waldo