NIN "Head Like A Hole"

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   I actually heard this track on terrestrial radio and then 5 minutes later on sat. radio.  It's always the LP version that is slightly different from the what I believe is called the "clay" or "copper" mix (it's the lead track on the cd single).  Does anyone know if a promo was released with the LP version or an LP edit?  On the album it mixes into the second track. 

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chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: NIN "Head Like A Hole" Posted: 21 November 2008 at 4:43pm
	I actually heard this track on terrestrial radio and then 5 minutes later on sat. radio. It's always the LP version that is slightly different from the what I believe is called the "clay" or "copper" mix (it's the lead track on the cd single). Does anyone know if a promo was released with the LP version or an LP edit? On the album it mixes into the second track.

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: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 5:36pm
	Not too familiar with the LP version, but an amazon.com review claims that the "Clay" mix has the full ending that segues into "Terrible Lie" on the album. I believe the video also uses the "Clay" mix (unless it's the album version and those two are the same or very similar).

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: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 5:37pm
	By the way, the "Slate" mix is the lead track on my CD single, and it fades out at the end.

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 7:08pm
	OK it must be the "slate" mix then. I know that on the single it ends just like the album version and is edited from the album so it does not segue. The only notable difference from the album version is that the album version starts out with all of those typewriter sound effects rather than trent singing the chorus.

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: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 9:46pm
	Well, I would say that you can use the ending of the "Clay" mix to tack onto the LP version, if you're trying to make a non-segued LP version.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 74	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 9:53pm
	Which is considered the 'hit' version of this track? TM Studios lists an album version and a non-descriptive track, running about 45 seconds shorter.

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: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2008 at 11:33pm
	My vote is for the "Clay" (aka video version) or "Slate" mix (lead track on the CD single). When I programmed my college station, we played the "Slate" mix. Granted, many alternative stations today probably play the album version, but that's probably because they don't have the CD single in their music library.

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2008 at 5:34am
	Why don't radio stations hunt down the singles the way we do?