Police "Every Little Thing She Does..."

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   I had the opportunity to hear the Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 45 today (the commercial version), and this is a completely different mix than the LP version.  Although Top 40 Music On CD indicates that on most CDs the song is in its LP length this should actually read LP version.  The vocals are mixed differently on the 45 and there's some different reverb and delay effects used.  Does anyone know if this version was ever issued on CD?

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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: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Police "Every Little Thing She Does..." Posted: 24 January 2005 at 10:47pm
	I had the opportunity to hear the Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 45 today (the commercial version), and this is a completely different mix than the LP version. Although Top 40 Music On CD indicates that on most CDs the song is in its LP length this should actually read LP version. The vocals are mixed differently on the 45 and there's some different reverb and delay effects used. Does anyone know if this version was ever issued on CD?

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2005 at 8:09pm
	aaron........i recently reviewed this song too.........the song "every little thing she does is magic" by the police that is on the 45 issued in 1981 on a&m 2371 is the same version that is on the cd box set "message in a box:the complete recordings" BUT the 45 is faded out to run 3:58 and NOT 4:19 that the box set has......so just by fading the song out to run 3:58 you will have the 45 version...........if you need the time that the fade starts, please let me know.........

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: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2005 at 9:30pm
	I have the box set, and I just listened to the song on there. It sounds exactly like the LP version to me--I also listened to "Every Breath You Take The Classics" for a comparison. The 45 sounded very different to me--not just subtle differences in the mix. Are there two different releases of the box set? Mine is a BMG issue - 31454 0150 2 is the number on the bottom of the disc.

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 232	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2005 at 12:50am
	<if you need the time that the fade starts, please let me know......... > I would like to know the start time of the fade. Thanks.

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 232	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2005 at 12:52am
	Aaron K wrote: <I have the box set, and I just listened to the song on there. It sounds exactly like the LP version to me--I also listened to "Every Breath You Take The Classics" for a comparison. The 45 sounded very different to me--not just subtle differences in the mix. Are there two different releases of the box set? Mine is a BMG issue - 31454 0150 2 is the number on the bottom of the disc. > Is it possible that the discrepancy is that there are 2 different versions of the 45? Maybe that's why Pat's 45 sounds like the CD but Aaron's 45 doesn't. I'll have to seek out the 45 because I love this song, and the versions I have on CD are not very clear sounding.

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: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2005 at 7:52am
	That's definitely a possibility, EdisonLite. I'll have to listen to my friend's 45 again, but I'm sure it sounded quite different than what I'm used to hearing. By the way, the fade on the 45 version starts around 3:47 and goes to about 4:00. The time on the label says (3:58).

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: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2005 at 2:22pm
	I have a dub of the 45, and there definitely is a difference in the mix. There's reverb and delay on the vocals of the 45 mix that aren't present on the LP version. Also, the vocals have been brought up for the 45 mix, whereas they are somewhat buried on the LP version (including the version on the box set). The vocal mix is very noticable on the second verse. The delay is quite obvious on the second and third choruses and the bridge.

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: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2006 at 8:34am
	I noticed that the database still indicates LP length for this song, when in fact there are mix differences between the LP & 45. The comments should read LP version.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2006 at 8:21pm
	I have listened to every cd in the database and none of them feature the 45 version. Ed says he hears the 45 version on the "Message In A Box" box set but I don't agree. Any other contributors wish to comment on the version found on the box set?

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: 08 May 2006 at 8:55pm
	With apologies to Ed, I have to side with Pat's analysis here. The first verse vocal to me sounds WAY low on the box set, compared to the 45. (Didn't hear a vocal "delay", though.) To me, the background synth sounds are MUCH more prominent throughout on the box set - lower on the 45 mix. Also, I think the piano might stand out a bit more on the 45 mix. I think it's possible all the instruments/vocals are in the same places on both sources, but to me their levels have been clearly adjusted, giving the 45 mix a different feel - just seems 3-5% less "cluttered" on the 45 - I can hear more detail, without that loud box set v synth drowning other sounds out.