OT: U2 & BB King When Love Comes To Town

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   When Love Comes to Town by U2 & B.B. King from 1989's Rattle & Hum was released with two lengths:  the LP and 45 version at 4:17, and a short version running 3:31.

I was trying to determine which version radio played and didn't have much luck with Discogs.

There was a CD single promo that had the 4:17 version and a 7" 45 RPM that had the 4:17 version.  There was at least one 12" (with several tracks) released as a promo with the short version.

I suspect most stations would have been pulling from the vinyl 45 or the CD single, but can anyone in radio at the time (or listening heavily to the radio at the time) confirm which version their station played?

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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: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: OT: U2 & BB King When Love Comes To Town Posted: 14 August 2021 at 2:24pm
	When Love Comes to Town by U2 & B.B. King from 1989's Rattle & Hum was released with two lengths: the LP and 45 version at 4:17, and a short version running 3:31. I was trying to determine which version radio played and didn't have much luck with Discogs. There was a CD single promo that had the 4:17 version and a 7" 45 RPM that had the 4:17 version. There was at least one 12" (with several tracks) released as a promo with the short version. I suspect most stations would have been pulling from the vinyl 45 or the CD single, but can anyone in radio at the time (or listening heavily to the radio at the time) confirm which version their station played?
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 August 2021 at 4:35pm
	I don't recall any of the radio stations in Chicago playing the 3:31 version. I think the first CD single was the 3" CD Maxi-Single. I thought the AOR stations took the 7:28 'Live from the Kingdom Mix' and did their own in house edits of it, because it sounded Live, but without all the added vocalizations. That's what I remember, anyway. - Bill.