"We’re Ready" - Boston
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Topic: "We’re Ready" - Boston
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "We’re Ready" - Boston
Date Posted: 09 July 2006 at 2:13pm
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Pat:
Thanks to help from Ed and Jim, we've uncovered the following information regarding Boston's "We're Ready" which should probably be updated in the database: DJ copies of this 45 run (4:10) and (3:47), not (4:14) and (3:49) as stated on the record label; commercial copies run (4:10), not (4:14) as stated on the record label |
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 12:55am
| Since the database doesn't label the current CDs as "LP version" or "LP length," does anyone know what the difference is, given that the 45 is :12 longer than any CD version? |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 6:28am
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i believe they're the same version except that on the full length cd, they merge that song into the following song, while the 45 has a very slow gradual fade out for the last 0:20.....i know one or two cd's have the correct 45 version...would you like a copy? ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: Roscoe
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 8:13am
Which CDs have the extended 45 fade? All the CDs listed in the database have the LP length. |
edtop40 wrote:Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 8:57am
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i believe it was a madacy cd from canada that has the proper 45 version..... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: abagon
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 8:57am
| I also think that both the 45 and the LP are the same. However this LP track crosses over the next track "The Launch" and the previous track "Amanda". It might that "We're Ready" actually is running till "4:10" although it's impossible for us to listen to it because of overlap. I don't have some compilation CDs including this song. I suppose the "We're Ready" intro is including the "Amanda's ending tone" if their CDs used "Third Stage" source. |
Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 7:17pm
| After looking into this situation further, I hear cymbal taps preceding the first guitar note on the introduction on the LP version while these taps are missing on the 45 version so the database has been updated to indicate that all appearances on cd so far are either the LP version (which tracks into the next selection) or the LP version faded before it could track into the next selection. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 6:03am
| Soo, if you have the 4:09 version, edit out the beginning cymbal taps, you have the 45 version? |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 7:01am
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Here's some information regarding a Madacy release from 2004, containing a 4:09 version of "We're Ready."
http://www.answers.com/topic/best-of-the-80-s-madacy-2004?cat=entertainment - Best Of The 80's [Madacy 2004 - |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 10:06am
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i actually got the track off the cd below
Ultimate Power of Supergroups Various Artists Send to Friend Available On: Priced from $3.40 to $14.88 See all 3 sellers Artist Various Artists Album Ultimate Power of Supergroups Release Date Jun 25, 2002 Label Madacy Type Various Artists Genre Styles Rock Pop Album Rock New Wave Pop/Rock Hard Rock Arena Rock Glam Rock Prog-Rock/ Art Rock Country-Rock Moods Sugary Yearning Plaintive Romantic Sentimental Bittersweet Brash Amiable/ Good-Natured Exuberant Earnest Innocent Slick Energetic Fun Playful Sweet Confident Rousing Theatrical Summery AMG Album ID R 598638 Corrections to this Entry? Tracks Title Performer Time 1 Rosanna Toto 5:32 2 The Tide Is High Blondie 4:43 3 Voices Carry 'Til Tuesday 4:23 4 We're Ready Boston 4:09 5 Poison Alice Cooper 4:31 6 I Melt With You Modern English 3:48 7 Your Love Outfield 3:43 8 In Your Room Bangles 3:28 9 Burnin' for You Blue Oyster Cult 4:31 10 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 4:30 11 Turn Me Loose Loverboy 5:38 12 And We Danced Hooters 3:49 13 What I Like About You Romantics 2:56 14 The Final Countdown Europe 5:08 15 More Than a Feeling Boston 4:46 16 American Woman Guess Who 5:10 17 Black Magic Woman Santana 3:16 18 Come Sail Away Styx 6:01 19 Hold the Line Toto 3:58 20 Count on Me Jefferson Starship 3:17 21 Frankenstein Winter, Edgar Group 4:45 22 (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 5:10 23 So into You Alanta Rhythm Section 4:23 24 All the Young Dudes Mott The Hoople 3:32 25 Cover of the Rolling Stone Dr. Hook & The Medi ... 2:54 Performed by: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show 26 Go All the Way Raspberries 3:21 27 Sooner or Later Grass Roots 2:42 28 Reminiscing Little River Band 4:12 ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 10:50am
| The Best of the '80s CD appears to be identical to Disc 1 of the Ultimate Power of Supergroups compilation, which is a 2-disc set. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 7:55pm
| Any info yet on the cymbal removal/45 version question? |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 9:02pm
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my commercial 45 issued as mca 52985 contains a non described version on the A-side, with a listed running time of 4:14 but actually runs 4:09 and is identical to the version from the madacy cd
Ultimate Power of Supergroups this info should be added to the db......both the commercial 45 and this version have NO cymbal taps before the guitar riff kicks in.... 
 ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 10:07pm
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Ed: Wonderful detective work, thank you!
LOVE the scans...Boston always had very cool artwork! |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 10:10pm
| Agreed... Ed's photo scans are getting better and better all the time! |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 07 December 2015 at 12:29am
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RADIO FOLK: did radio play the 4:10 version (which I assume is the "no-crossfade" version of the LP track), or the 3:47 version... and if they played the 3:47 version, was it an edit or a remix... and if it was an edit can you tell me the edit points?
...and does it bother you when I ask all these questions in one, run-on sentence? ;-) (Thanks!) ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: Plastic Steel
Date Posted: 28 February 2016 at 12:25pm
My MCA 52985 (b/w "The Launch") lists a 4:14 run time and does indeed run that length (although it's not especially easy to determine with that absurdly long fade-out; you really need to crank your volume to hear when it finally fades out to zero). My 45 also has the hi-hat intro before the guitar comes in. The matrix number is: MC-22222-E MD2. The label is a variant from the one posted above. It is identical to the one at 45cat http://www.45cat.com/imageview/119862FEBD9CFF525D2 - here . |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 28 February 2016 at 9:32pm
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My stock copy matches what Plastic Steel has, including the deadwax info. It does contain cymbal taps before the first guitar note. Good catch on that one! Pat, it looks like you'll need to amend the database entry again, since some copies contain the hi-hat intro. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 28 February 2016 at 9:55pm
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I also have a promo 45 dub, courtesy of Jim, and both sides of his promo 45 have the hi-hat taps before the first guitar note. For those curious about the promo 45 edit, there is only one edit and a slightly early fade. The edit removes 3:30 to 3:37 of the commercial 45 version, and it occurs on the second to last kick drum. The song then fades to the 3:48 mark (after you've made the edit). Goes like this with the "/" indicating the edit:
"We're ready now, oooo-oooo/oooooooooooooo" ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 29 February 2016 at 5:07pm
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Can you describe how to recreate the promo 45 fade,
Aaron? Is it a swordfish fade or other type? ;) |
Posted By: Plastic Steel
Date Posted: 29 February 2016 at 5:26pm
| I know you didn't ask this, but the commercial 45 version's fade sounds like a trout that swallowed a 15,000-ft. doorstop. |
Posted By: Yah Shure
Date Posted: 01 March 2016 at 2:45pm
Wow, I'm not sure how that would look in a wav editor! Probably like a boa constrictor that just ate a trout which had just consumed a 15k-foot doorstop. Please remind me to remove headphones when that part gets close. ;) I'll second Aaron's welcome! I'm not sure the Mt. Rushmore comparison is entirely valid, since it's bad enough to look in the mirror first thing in the morning, without having to worry about slathering spackle on one's facial fissures. But the intent (and inherent comedy gold) was nonetheless very much appreciated. Yes, we are a serious bunch. ;) |
Posted By: Plastic Steel
Date Posted: 01 March 2016 at 3:13pm
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LOL. OK, no more bootlicking. But the charge still stands: you guys know your stuff (or at least know how to figure it out). But maybe you're right. Perhaps I should have referred to a lot of you as "Mt. Spacklemore."
I can't think of a single that has a longer fade than this one, but I'm sure there are a few out there. |
Posted By: Yah Shure
Date Posted: 01 March 2016 at 7:54pm
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Mt. Spacklemore.... with a name like that, it's sure to be a tourist-magnet bonanza! ;)
Actually, your trout-eating-a-doorstop analogy reminds me of a Mercury (not the kind that poisons the trout) peculiarity. From the '60s and well into the '70s, the label had a tendency to master its 45s on an ancient lathe, which made things miserable on our end for two reasons: 1) more motor-transferred platter rumble than from a modern-day Oklahoma earthquake, and 2) a lightning-quick trail-out groove accomplished courtesy of the loudest gear engagement "WHUMP!" in the history of the phonograph industry. Sometimes, the fade wasn't entirely played out when that Gear Of Death engaged. Between the platter rumble, the deafening trail-out kickoff and Mercury's ruddy-surfaced styrene, there might just as well have been an entire school of doorstop-laden trout graduating at the end of the fadeout. That's just for mono. If you're talking a stereo Mercury 45, multiply by 4. And that doesn't even include the high-pitched noise on some of said Mercury 45 mastering jobs. Spackle might've sounded quieter. |