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 Topic: "Minstrel Gigolo" - Christopher CrossPosted: 19 October 2013 at 2:38pm |
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Here's an odd one for the class. This never charted, but was the B-side of "Ride Like The Wind" and apparently was an edit of the LP version (which ran (5:55)--Discogs says the 45 ran (4:00)).
Anybody know whether the 45 can be extracted? Thx. |
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Posted: 20 October 2013 at 11:45am |
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Can't answer your question, but on my copy of RLTW,
"Minstrel Gigolo" shows a listed time of 5:20. The 4:00 version is on the B side of "Arthur's Theme". |
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Posted: 20 October 2013 at 12:11pm |
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Looks like there are two versions of the "Ride Like The Wind" 45--there's an RE-1 designation on the label that has (4:00) as the listed time for "Minstrel Gigolo." The original one has no RE-1 designation and is listed at (5:20).
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Posted: 21 October 2013 at 10:03am |
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I have 3 versions of "Minstrel Gigolo" in the vinyl records.
The self-titled "Christopher Cross" vinyl LP (Warner BSK 3383) The listed time "6:00" The actual running time (6:02) The B side of the "Ride Like The Wind" 45 (Warner WBS 49184) --Not "RE" description in the run-out groove" The listed time "5:20" The actual running time (5:18) --EARLY FADE OF THE LP-- The B side of the "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" 45 (Warner WBS 49787) The listed time "4:00" with "Edit" description on the record label. The actual running time (3:56) --EARLY FADE OF THE LP-- Although the B side of the "Arthur's Theme" 45 has "Edit" description. Strangely, it doesn't have an edited point. The fade-out starts from 3:42. --abagon |
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Posted: 21 October 2013 at 7:38pm |
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Domo arigato, Abagon! :)
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Posted: 22 October 2013 at 2:30pm |
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I think the 4:00 version of "Minstrel Gigolo" is the far more common B-side of "Ride LIke the Wind". I don't think I've ever seen one with the 5:20 version, except for once on e-bay, which I passed on. The 4:00 B-side is easy to find.
I wonder what the reasoning was behind editing a B-side, especially when it was an artists first single. |
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Posted: 22 October 2013 at 4:40pm |
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One thing I just learned making the fade. The opening guitar strum is actually part of the negative track index following "Sailing" on the Christopher Cross CD. So if you don't paste it in the opening will sound truncated.
And perhaps enough radio stations were flipping over the record to warrant an early fade of the B-side (which itself was an early fade of the LP). You're right that most B-sides were issued as was from the LP. Edited by sriv94 |
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Posted: 23 October 2013 at 6:35am |
Except that most stations would have been serviced with a mono/stereo promo copy. I don't think I ever heard "Minstrel Gigolo" on the air. |
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Posted: 23 October 2013 at 9:07am |
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That's a point. I guess Ian's question still stands. :)
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Posted: 23 October 2013 at 12:15pm |
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My guess to the answer to the question is twofold:
Vinyl jukebox operators were still a reasonably potent industry force & they hated long singles (because of taking away from profit as well as skipping issues). People at a bar would try a b-side of a cut they liked. Also, the industry was beginning to try desperately to get people to buy the album instead of the 45. So singles customers might see that both sides were edited & buy the LP. Warners in particular was known for that (such as labeling "Rhiannon" 'Edit' instead of 'Remix'. Other singles were labeled 'Edit' when there was only a few seconds off the fade, etc.) Pure speculation on my part... Andy Edited by AndrewChouffi |
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