OT: Stray Cats - Look At That Cadillac

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   Stray Cats - Look At That Cadillac only made it to #68, 

but  as it's an 80s single that made it on to the 

Billboard Hot 100, I'd like to add it to BlackLight 

Radio.

The album version runs just over four minutes which 

matches some, but not all, of the singles listed on 

Discogs.

This page says EMI 

America 

‎– B-8194 was 4:01.

This page says 

Arista ‎– 106 271 ran 3:21.

There are three possibilities here:

#1, The European release of the single was edited from 

the LP / U.S. single version.

#2, The U.S. label is wrong and the single was edited on 

both continents.

#3, the European label is wrong and the single was not 

edited on either continent.

Of course my primary concern is whether there was a U.S. 

commercial edit or a U.S. radio edit.

Does anybody have this on vinyl and could check for me?

Thanks!

Edited by NightAire

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NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: OT: Stray Cats - Look At That Cadillac Posted: 31 January 2015 at 5:24pm
	Stray Cats - Look At That Cadillac only made it to #68, but as it's an 80s single that made it on to the Billboard Hot 100, I'd like to add it to BlackLight Radio. The album version runs just over four minutes which matches some, but not all, of the singles listed on Discogs. This page says EMI America ‎– B-8194 was 4:01. This page says Arista ‎– 106 271 ran 3:21. There are three possibilities here: #1, The European release of the single was edited from the LP / U.S. single version. #2, The U.S. label is wrong and the single was edited on both continents. #3, the European label is wrong and the single was not edited on either continent. Of course my primary concern is whether there was a U.S. commercial edit or a U.S. radio edit. Does anybody have this on vinyl and could check for me? Thanks! Edited by NightAire
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2015 at 7:19pm
	Gene, it appears that it is your "possibility #1". Both sides of my 1984 EMI 8194 US promo 45 include the same, listed (4:01), actual (4:00) version. I do think that an edited version would've improved the song's chances to be a bigger Hot 100 hit, but it was only issued here on 45, even to radio, in its full length.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 February 2015 at 12:07am
	That's exactly what I needed to know; thanks, Jim!
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA