Andrew Gold-Thank You For Being A Friend
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Topic: Andrew Gold-Thank You For Being A Friend
Posted By: Robert
Subject: Andrew Gold-Thank You For Being A Friend
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 9:54pm
| Don't know if this has been covered, but my commercial single of this song clocks in at 3:58, although the label states the time as 4:41. This suggests that it is the commercial 45 that is 3:58 and not the DJ version. Thus, the 4:41 would be the LP version. Can anyone confirm this? |
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Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 6:51am
| Yes Robert I can also confirm that my commercial 45 states a running time of (4:41) but actually runs (3:57) while the dj copy states a running time of (3:56) but actually runs (3:57) so there is a 45 version and an LP version. |
Posted By: TimNeely
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 5:38pm
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There are both 3:58 and 4:41 stock 45s. I have both in my collection. The pressing from Specialty Records of Olyphant, PA, with the letters (SP) on the label, contains the short version. A pressing I have that came from Monarch in California, with the letters (MO) on the label, contains the full LP version.
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Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 06 June 2011 at 9:00am
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Bumping this up for Fetta. ------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 06 June 2011 at 9:01am
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bump... ------------- 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: Fetta
Date Posted: 06 June 2011 at 9:07am
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Thanks everyone. Don't know why it didn't come up when I searched.... Sorry everyone.
-Jeff |
Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 6:39am
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Thinking about this a little further....... With the LP version also being the 2nd 45 version.....
Should the datebase state the following for the two different versions: 3:58 = Short 45 version 4:41 - Long 45 and LP version Just a thought. -Jeff |
Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 9:40am
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Yes, correct.
3:58 is the first 45 single issue. 4:41 is second and later pressings. ------------- I turn up the good and turn down the bad! |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 16 April 2014 at 1:09pm
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While it has already been confirmed that both (3:57) and (4:41) stock 45
lengths were issued for this song in 1978, I don't believe the same is true for the promo 45. Both the mono/stereo sides of my promo 45 has a listed time of (3:56) and an actual time of (3:57). My actual timings match up exactly with Pat's stock & promo 45 timings. Does anyone own a promo 45 that includes the (4:41) length version on it? |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 04 January 2022 at 7:47pm
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Like so many, I am mourning the loss of Betty White, and wondering how I can justify playing this song on my all-80s station since it was used (re-recorded) as the theme for the 80s hit show "Golden Girls."
My search didn't turn up any evidence, but does anybody know if the success of the Golden Girls show put either Andrew Gold's version or the Cynthia Fee re-recording for the theme song back onto the Hot 100 (or any other chart, for that matter)? ------------- 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: aaronk
Date Posted: 04 January 2022 at 8:00pm
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The Golden Girls is an iconic ‘80s TV show. What more justification do
you need? If you play the Cynthia Fee version, it’s only a minute long, so you could probably play it a couple times a day for the next few weeks and then retire it. ------------- 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: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 04 January 2022 at 8:40pm
So true. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
aaronk wrote:Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 05 January 2022 at 4:17pm
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Good point. ------------- 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: VWestlife
Date Posted: 05 January 2022 at 4:41pm
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Do all copies have a dropout/balance shift at 2:33, or is that just an anomaly of the transfer used on my "Super Hits of the '70s" CD?
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