Blondie-"Atomic"
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Topic: Blondie-"Atomic"
Posted By: jimct
Subject: Blondie-"Atomic"
Date Posted: 18 October 2007 at 9:03pm
| This song is not in the database, but it did peak at #39 in BB, in the summer of 1980. I only have a commercial 45 for this, and it has the same Chrysalis stock # (2410) that is shown in my Whitburn book. My 45 has a listed time of (3:48), but an actual time of (3:17). My "Platinum Collection" version runs (3:47), and features a different intro than my 45 does, while my "Best Of Blondie" CD version runs (4:41), and DOES feature the same intro as my 45. My 45's deadwax is "CHS-2410-AS". Does anyone else happen to have a stock and/or a promo 45, with an actual time closer to my "listed" (3:48) 45 time, like the version on the "Platinum Collection" CD? |
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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 19 October 2007 at 12:18pm
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jim...i will check my stock 45 when i get home.... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 20 October 2007 at 5:28pm
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jim...my commercial 45 issued as chrysalis 2410 states a run time of 3:48 and truely does run that length and is identical to the cd version from her greatest hits cd....the markings on the run out groove are "chs-2410-as-ct2"...further down the groove it says what looks like "mca-81"....maybe there are 2 commercial releases for this song..... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: bdpop
Date Posted: 20 October 2007 at 5:53pm
| I used to have the promo single and I remember it sounded similar to the version on the "Platinum Collection" CD. I have noticed a few instances where the promo single versions of songs appear on "greatest hits" collections. |
Posted By: bdpop
Date Posted: 20 October 2007 at 5:54pm
| I also believe the version of Rapture on the "Platinum Collection" is the short promo single version. |
Posted By: anthology123
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 5:42pm
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I have noticed some music differences, but don't recall the time differences.
Atomic LP version has the "three blind mice" intro, but my 45, and Platinum collection do not have that intro. I have found for Rapture, the LP and 45 are almost identical, with no drum intro, but the Best of Blondie and Platinum collection both have the drum intro(?) |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 23 October 2007 at 12:53am
According to Pat, the LP & 45 ARE identical for "Rapture." The Best Of Blondie and DJ edit versions are both edits of the same mix (perhaps the 12" mix?). For sure, you cannot edit the Best Of Blondie version to make the DJ edit. I believe I tried that one time, and it didn't work; there's different edit points. |
anthology123 wrote:Posted By: chendagam
Date Posted: 14 December 2009 at 9:06pm
| Can someone elaborate on "rapture." I always assumed that the long 45 version was the one played on the radio. I'm assuming it was the DJ edit. Can someone tell me the differences between all the original versions (not the K-Klass remix versions). |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 14 December 2009 at 9:41pm
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For "Rapture," I think it goes something like this (correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm going from memory):
original LP & 45 version 12" mix promo 45 version (edit of 12" mix) Best Of Blondie version (different edit of 12" mix) |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 14 December 2009 at 10:00pm
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That's right.
The LP and commercial 45 ran something like 6:33, and started with no drums. As I remember, this version didn't get a lot of airplay. The promo 45 ran about 4:57, and that's the version that's on the 2-CD Platinum Collection. Aside from being a different edit, it's got extra bells and whistles in it. (Literally.) This is the version that I remember hearing on the air in NYC. There was a brand new mix done for the Best Of Blondie LP, just like for "Heart Of Glass". This one starts with a few measures of drums before the rest of the instruments kick in. It's the one that runs about 5:37 and turns up everywhere. Too bad that virtually every compilation I've seen uses this version instead of another. There's also a monstrous 10-minute version on the Just Can't Get Enough - Dance compilation CD from Rhino. I haven't tried editing it down to form any of the other versions, though. |
Posted By: budaniel
Date Posted: 15 December 2009 at 7:57am
| The LP version and 45 version (6:33) are both missing a verse. This verse is found on the 12" disco mix (the one that's 10 minutes long) which is the version I believe they edited down to make the 5:37 mix for the best of album. However, there is also a very elusive FULL LENGTH version of the 6:33 album mix that runs about a minute longer and includes that final verse that is otherwise only on the 10 minute disco mix. The only place I've ever found the 'full length' album mix is on the 4-CD set "Back to the 80's: The Long Versions Volume 2" released by Sony music, which is, sadly, out of print and now going for like 200 dollars on the Amazon marketplace. |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:21am
Getting back to the original subject...
I have 2 copies of this single, a stock copy and a promo, both are Chrysalis CHS-2410. The commercial copy is the same as yours...it has the "three blind mice" intro and essentially the same structure as what's on the greatest hits vinyl (with the bass guitar/drum solo bridge edited)(intro time :43). The promo copy has a listed & actual time of 3:48, and does not have the "three blind mice" part on the intro (intro time is :30). The song structure has also been re-arranged somewhat. The chorus & instrumental bridge at the end of the first verse is repeated, and there seems to be a longer fade. It may be a different chorus than what's on the commercial single...it sounds like the 2nd verse from the GH. The repeat chorus sounds very tacked-on. Deadwax matrix # is CHS-2410-AS-1A on the stereo side & CHS-2410-AM-1C on the mono side. Other than being in mono, I didn't notice a difference between the 2 sides of the promo 45. I don't have the Platinum Collection to compare it with, only the vinyl "Best of Blondie" which seems to be the same version as Jim's CD. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 9:16am
| FYI, the shorter 3:17 45 version of "Atomic" cannot be created from the "Best Of Blondie" CD version. (I presume this is the standard album version from "Eat To The Beat.") |
Posted By: abagon
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 11:05am
I have both the "Eat To The Beat" U.S. pressing vinyl LP (actual 4:38/listed 4:35) and the "Best Of Blondie" vinyl LP. (but this is a Japanese pressing.) Those versions are identical. --abagon |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 23 September 2010 at 10:49pm
One interesting point about the promo mix. The bells and whistles show up during the first long rap. I remember the Best of ... version, and I think the 12" don't start the bells and whistles until the rap has concluded. So that means that while the promo and Best Of vesrions are alternative edits of the 12", the promo is distinctly a different mix, no? ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario) |
Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 23 May 2011 at 8:17am
------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 9:59am
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I haven't found it on CD; however, since it's not detailed in the database, it could possibly appear somewhere. It might also have been released on an import CD. ------------- 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: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 10:02am
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Thanks for the reply Aaron. ------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |