George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
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Topic: George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
Posted By: eriejwg
Subject: George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone
Date Posted: 09 January 2010 at 10:30pm
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Though it's not in the database, was there a 'single version' or 'radio edit' for this song? I found a copy on a CD called This Is Mullet Rock that runs 3:35 and ends cold.
My other copy of the song runs around 4:49. |
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 09 January 2010 at 11:07pm
| I was researching this song the other day, too. Did they even release a 7" single? The video uses the full-length version. There is a promo 12" listed on eBay with an "edited version," but this is the 1986 "live" version. |
Posted By: 80smusicfreak
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 7:17am
Yes, indeed. Issued here in the U.S. in 1982 on EMI America B-8140, complete w/ a picture sleeve. B-side was "No Particular Place to Go" (live version). Printed times were (3:36) and (5:30), respectively, so it very much appears that "This is Mullet Rock" has the 45 version. Truly amazing that this classic song never cracked the pop charts! Caught Mr. Thorogood in concert for the first time this past August, and he still rocks! He performed "Bad to the Bone" about half-way through his 14-song/98-minute set that night. About 30 minutes after the show ended, I got to meet him (very) briefly when he came out and signed autographs for about a dozen of us who were waiting outside in front of his tour bus... :-) |
aaronk wrote:Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 3:20pm
The early 80s were an odd time for pop music. Top 40 radio had somewhat turned away from rock during the disco era, but didn't really embrace it again after disco burned out. A top 40 station's playlist in '80, '81 and the first half of '82 was pretty AC-ish. I can't really picture this song on Top 40 radio. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 6:00pm
| Yay, another off the list! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 3:14pm
| Interestingly, the single version is a different mix than the LP. The piano is pushed farther back in the mix and more to the left channel. There are also some bad edits. (That's bad as in sloppy, not bad as in "bad to the bone.") |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 8:19am
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I may have to take back my earlier statement about the single being a different mix from the LP. Apparently there was a "new version" released on a best of compilation, and that has made its way to other compilations. This mix has a false start, too, that I'm not hearing on what I presume to be true the LP version. So, I guess the single can be created from the LP version. ------------- 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: 24 January 2012 at 6:18pm
| So, does the Mullet Rock version match the 45, or is it the "new version"? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 6:57pm
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I don't own "Mullet Rock," but if it has a 3:40ish version, it's probably the single version. I was trying to edit down the long version to match a 45 dub without realizing that there are two long versions: the LP and the "new version" (or whatever it was called on the best of comp). ------------- 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: KentT
Date Posted: 29 January 2012 at 6:40pm
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Another note: The EMI America single was reissued on EMI on their last vinyl single series "For Jukeboxes Only". Is identical length. And is better mastered than the original EMI America issue. ------------- I turn up the good and turn down the bad! |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 22 April 2024 at 12:21am
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I believe it's also the single edit that can be found on "Hard To Find 45s - Volume 16 - More 80s Essentials & Beyond."
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 22 April 2024 at 4:15pm
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I also found it on Qobuz on a collection called "Classic
80s Movie Songs" where it runs 3:36. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |