Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
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Topic: Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Posted By: NightAire
Subject: Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 12:50am
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Forgive me if this has been discussed before; I couldn't find the info on the chat board.
I have found two different versions of this song, nearly identical in length, but with a slightly different intro & a slightly different vocal take. The first, and the one that sounds "right" to my ears as the hit version, appears on Billboard Top Hits - 1984. There's extra percussion and piano on this intro compared to the second version. It runs 4:44 generally. The second version appears on "The Greatest Hits" ( http://www.discogs.com/Thompson-Twins-The-Greatest-Hits/release/1083973 - Info on Discography ). It has a much drier intro, very sparse, with basically a couple of chimes and a bass drum, and suddenly "explodes" with the regular instrumentation as the vocals start (it literally sounds like everything was punched in on the downbeat, with residual echo evident over the opening lyrics). The vocals are a different take, too. The "breakdown" middle section is also mixed more sparsely. It runs 4:52. I don't know if this second version appears anywhere else (like on a domestic release); the notes say "previously unreleased mix." The 4:44 version that appears EVERYWHERE else is the hit version... yes? ....And it matches the LP version, so there is no distinction between the LP version and the commercial 7" 45 RPM single? ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
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Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 5:11am
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I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my
understanding that the common 4:48-ish version is the LP and the commercial 45 version, the 4:16-ish version is an early fade of the LP and was on the promo 45, and a 7:06- ish version was the 12". I've never heard of any other vocal takes for the song, so "previously unreleased" is probably just that. Don't know why it exists, but it wasn't what was released in 1984. |
Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 8:20am
| Gene you must have a copy of an import version of "Greatest Hits" as the bar code on your link does not match the US bar code at all. My copy features this song in its original version and runs (4:44) not (4:52) as you indicate. My complete bar code is 0078221894029 and there is no indication in the liner notes that this song is remixed. |
Posted By: davidlg1971
Date Posted: 14 January 2022 at 11:59am
So...that 4:52 drier intro / sparser mix appeared prior to that Greatest Hits CD. I recently bought a 1993 UK Old Gold https://www.discogs.com/release/2561916-Thompson-Twins-Doctor-Doctor-You-Take-Me-Up-Hold-Me-Now - Thompson Twins 3-track CD-Single with that mix. I updated the Discogs notes to reflect the inclusion of the alternate version. So now that's 2 UK releases of that mix on CD; it makes me wonder if they released that mix in the UK during its original chart run? |
NightAire wrote:Posted By: mjb50
Date Posted: 14 January 2022 at 11:57pm
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The alternate mix was not the UK single release. I have the UK 7" and it's the normal LP/hit single version, same as US.
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