Donna Summer-"Mac Arthur Park"
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Topic: Donna Summer-"Mac Arthur Park"
Posted By: jimct
Subject: Donna Summer-"Mac Arthur Park"
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 9:49am
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My commercial 45 has a listed time of (3:59), but an actual time of (3:54).
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Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 5:11pm
I have this on a promo 45, both sides are labeled 3:53, but one side is a longer version that actually runs 6:24.
I'm bringing this thread back because I'm curious if there was a different edit of this issued in Canada. On a business trip to Montreal in the autumn of 1978 I recall hearing a version that had the slow first verse from the long version that's on my single, but didn't sound like it ran anywhere near 6 minutes...more like 4 +/-.
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Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 6:42pm
Not sure about that, but I do remember WLS in Chicago playing a version that had the (:20) opening piano from the long promo/LP version, but was otherwise the same as the 45 (for a total running time of about (4:14)).
Was a promo for that issued, or was that a custom job for the Big 89?
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Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 8:16pm
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My dj copy of Mac Arthur Park states a running time of (3:53) on both the mono and stereo side but both sides run (3:54). Hykker, can you give some additional information about your timing such as mono running time vs stereo running time or were both sides stereo?
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Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 07 December 2009 at 6:57am
Both sides are stereo. The short version is as you described, the long version is listed 3:53, actual 6:24.
I'm guessing the pressing plant just put on the wrong label by mistake, I've seen other long/short promo copies that had a 6+ minute time listed on the side with the long version. I think I may even have had one when I did mobile dj work...I'll look & see if I still have it.
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 04 January 2011 at 5:50am
Pat, I own both vinyl and styrene promo 45s of this song. Both are unlike the
ones that both you and Steve currently own. Steve mentions seeing
long/short promos that had a listed (6:24) on the long version side, coupled
with the listed (3:53) short version. That is the configuration (both sides
stereo) for both of my promo 45 copies.
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