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Topic: Versions which surprised you

Posted By: torcan
Subject: Versions which surprised you
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 11:25am

Since not everyone who posts here works in radio, I'm just curious if there's ever been version of songs that you were surprised existed?

For example, and older thread on this forum mentioned the single version of Air Supply's "Every Woman in the World". When this song was a hit, I only ever heard the album version on radio stations near where I live (I always listened to Toronto and Buffalo stations). I think the first time I heard the single version was on "Solid Gold". Personally, I prefer the album version on this one.

Another that comes to mind is Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart". I originally bought the Canadian single, which ran 5:30. That's the only version I heard on the radio when the song was a hit so I thought I was getting the full version. It really caught me by surprise when listening to a year-end retrospective that I heard the longer album version for the first time. Since it was one of my favorite songs, I immediately went out and bought the album, and actually prefer the longer version.

I know there are others but those are the only two I can think of off the top of my head.

Anyone else got any?

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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 12:26pm

There were tons of them, Torcan. I think this is one of those type of threads that Pat may frown upon a bit, because it's basically an "opinion" thread, and not really based on investigative/substantive factual info, which he prefers. He mentions this in the "Chat Board Rules." But I'll give you 2 that quickly come to mind, from the radio perspective. We had to switch over to the stock 45 length version of "Money For Nothing" because the "little faggot" line was edited out from both sides of our promo 45, and the listeners seemed to prefer it in there. Luckily, I knew the stock 45 had it on there. Also, in 1977, we had to go to the LP version of "Ariel" by Dean Friedman, because the "Jewish girl" line was edited out from the 45. We got a few phone calls on it, saying we "chopped out the best part!"

Posted By: anthology123
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 1:52pm

I liked the 45 mix of The Fixx 'One thing leads to another' - the LP version
omits the sound effect intro, which IMO is what helps make that song a hit.

Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 2:13pm

On the other hand, Jim, I could mention some songs that I never knew had 45/LP versions before reading Pat's books/subscribing to his database. For example, "We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason, "Thinking Of You" by Loggins & Messina and "Deeper And Deeper" by Freda Payne are songs that I didn't know had 45 versions until getting the books (I never was a huge vinyl collector--although I listened to a lot of radio). And many of my posts gravitate toward the theme of "what's the difference between the 45 and LP of (insert song title here)."

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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 06 July 2006 at 2:41pm

I see your point, Doug. I guess the topic wording "versions that surprised you" threw me off. It could refer the 45/LP differences you speak of. Hey, just trying to help a new guy. No malice intended, Torcan.

Posted By: torcan
Date Posted: 07 July 2006 at 10:05am

jimct wrote:

I see your point, Doug. I guess the topic wording "versions that surprised you" threw me off. It could refer the 45/LP differences you speak of. Hey, just trying to help a new guy. No malice intended, Torcan.

Hey...no problem. I guess I could have worded that a bit better! I realize as a new guy sometimes I get carried away with my love for music, and if the thread was a little off-topic, I apologize :)

Posted By: Grant
Date Posted: 23 July 2006 at 10:12pm

torcan wrote:

Another that comes to mind is Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart". I originally bought the Canadian single, which ran 5:30. That's the only version I heard on the radio when the song was a hit so I thought I was getting the full version. It really caught me by surprise when listening to a year-end retrospective that I heard the longer album version for the first time.

I just went through a few boxes of old 45s I have stored in my closet. Turns out my U.S.Columbia 45 of this song runs 5:31 but the time listed on the label is 4:24.