Londonbeat - I’ve Been Thinking About You
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Topic: Londonbeat - I’ve Been Thinking About You
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Subject: Londonbeat - I’ve Been Thinking About You
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 4:44pm
The 5:16 LP version is readily available:
There's a version on Now 1990 (Virgin EMI Polygram UK, 1993) that runs 3:32 and is an early fade of the LP version (a 24-beat fade from 3:20-3:32). There's also a different version on Mega Dance Party '92 (Columbia Germany 471345 2, 1992), which runs 3:46. It's labelled 7" Version on the CD itself. This version is the same as the LP version until 3:15, after which the vocal ad libs differ from the LP version until the fade (a 24-beat fade from 3:32-3:45). It appears that you can't recreate this version from the LP version. jimct - Do you have the promo CD single? (Sorry to bother you yet again...) |
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 5:42pm
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No problem, sir. We exclusively played track one from the promo CD single (CD45-1230) at our station. Here are the particulars:
1-(Non-described Version) (listed 3:49; actual 3:48) 2-C'est Wot Mix (listed & actual 5:38) 3-Def 12" Mix (listed 6:50; actual 6:51) There was also a commercial CD single issued for this song (RARDS-53992): 1-Def 12" Mix (listed & actual 6:50) 2-Red Zone Mix (listed & actual 4:42) 3-Reprise (listed 1:33; actual 1:31) 4-Vocal Dub (listed & actual 5:50) 5-The Eclipse Mix (listed 4:12; actual 4:10) 6-Trak Mix (listed & actual 3:05) |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 6:03pm
| Thanks, again! The early '90s would be hopelessly lost without you! |
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:02pm
| I can confirm that the "hit" version cannot be re-created from the LP version, because of the different vocals near the end. I've got a copy of the British 45, which was my first choice when there was no American 45 in the early 1990s. |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:10pm
| Tim - Recognize you from the Steve Hoffman forum. Welcome here! |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 11:16pm
| For anyone looking for the 45 version of "I've Been Thinking About You" on CD, your best bet to find it is on the various artist compilation Alive in the 90's (Platinum Disc Corporation 26969). The CD is still in print and can be purchased for a low price at most major retail websites. |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 12 January 2008 at 8:23am
| As I recall, the cassette single was different from the radio edit. I tossed mine when I got a promo CD, but if I'm not mistaken the cassette just faded out around 3:30 or so. Anyone have the cassette & can confirm? |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 10 May 2008 at 4:10pm
Back in 2007, Brian wrote (in a different thread):
I post this only because I noticed that the TM Century library version of "Thinking" is also missing the opening 3 drum beats, and starts on the downbeat. By 1991, TM was using digital clones of the promo CDs (maybe with level and/or EQ changes), so it's consistent with Brian's findings. |
Not in the US (commercially), but I have the UK CD single, which does have what's called The Umberto Mix, running about 3:58.
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 10 May 2008 at 7:45pm
This sounds like the version on my U.K. 7" single (Anxious ANX 14), which runs 3:47. This is also the version that was played on the radio in my old stomping grounds of Eastern Pa. The U.K. 45 does have the three opening drumbeats. |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 8:27pm
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Not sure if this is listed in the database, but I thought you'd like to know that the 7" version of "I've Been Thinking About You" turns up on a domestic CD - a 2-CD set called Sounds Of The '90s (Time-Life M18635 72435-25949-2-4 314541724-2 - I miss their simpler numbering schemes, released 2000).
It starts with the three opening drum beats and runs 3:48, and matches the description of the UK 7" above. Sound is pretty good, too. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 3:58pm
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my commercial cassingle issued as radioactive 54005 does not state a version nor lists a run time on either the cassingle itself or the sleeve, but it does run 3:49....i found the proper version on the promo cd single jim lists above as track one....this cassingle info s/b sdded to the db... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 19 September 2012 at 9:01am
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brian has properly brought to my attention that the version
i was referencing in the above post was NOT the usa promo cd single but the uk import cd single issued as anxious records anxcd14 and it contains the below 3 tracks.... 1-i've been thinking about you (7" version) (no listed run time; actual 3:49) 2-i've been thinking about you (c'est wot mix) (no listed run time; actual 5:37) 3-9am (live at moles) (no listed run time; actual 5:50) ------------- edtop40 |