I'm surprised "Higher Love" has never had a thread posted on the forum in the last 20 years. When emailing with elcoleccionista about the 12" mix, I discovered something worth noting here for all to read.
The "Remix" running 7:45 was not issued on a "Higher Love" 12" single in the US in 1986. Instead, it was placed on the B-side of Steve Winwood's follow up single "Freedom Overspill." A "Higher Love" 12" was, however, issued in several other countries around the globe, including the UK. In 1988, the "Remix" made its first CD appearance on a Japan 3" CD.
Fast forward to 2006, Hip-O released a 2-CD set of 12" mixes called '80s Dance Gold, where "Higher Love" is labeled UK Extended Mix. Until now, I didn't realize that this is not actually the 7:45 "Remix" that appears on the 12" singles. It's close, but it differs in two places. From 3:15 to 3:34, the UK Extended Mix has full instrumentation, whereas it's just percussion and vocals on the Remix. The endings between the two versions also differ.
As far as I can tell, the so-called UK Extended Mix was never issued on any 12" singles, at least not any from 1986. Quite possibly, it's a case where a wrong tape was pulled and included on the Hip-O CD, which was then also used on the Netherlands V/A compilation Dance Classics Pop Vol. 2 in 2010 and possibly other European V/A CDs with 12" mixes.
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Aaron Kannowski
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