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Little Stevie Wonder-"Fingertips - Pt 2"

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Topic: Little Stevie Wonder-"Fingertips - Pt 2"

Posted By: jimct
Subject: Little Stevie Wonder-"Fingertips - Pt 2"
Date Posted: 27 August 2010 at 6:05pm

My commercial 45, which is confirmed as Tamla 54080 and has deadwax info of "DM-V-031304-2", has a listed time of (2:49), but an actual time of (3:07).

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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 14 April 2022 at 12:28am

While doing some research on The Gavin Report, I found this little tidbit from the issue dated July 5, 1963, regarding
"Fingertips"...

A few sharp production men have combined Parts 1 and 2 and edited the composite down to less than 3 minutes.

I'd love to hear that one!

Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 25 October 2022 at 4:08pm

My stock 45 has the starting point a little later than all CD versions I have. The song opens right on the word "everybody." In fact, the edit is so tight, it almost truncates the beginning of Stevie's vocal. On all CD versions I've heard, the preceding note is always there, so you hear a split-second horn blast just before his first vocal. This is how it's heard on Hitsville USA.

Does anyone have a 45 with the quick horn blast just before the vocal?

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Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 01 November 2022 at 11:32pm

aaronk wrote:

My stock 45 has the starting point a
little later than all CD versions I have. The song opens
right on the word "everybody." In fact, the edit is so
tight, it almost truncates the beginning of Stevie's
vocal. On all CD versions I've heard, the preceding note
is always there, so you hear a split-second horn blast
just before his first vocal. This is how it's heard on
Hitsville USA.

Does anyone have a 45 with the quick horn blast just
before the vocal?

I second the question. We are thinking of putting out the
45 mix in stereo and I want to be sure we get it
absolutely right.

MM

Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 02 November 2022 at 10:13am

The UK Oriole pressing I have does not have the horn blast
at the beginning of Part 2, FWIW.

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