The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
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Topic: The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
Posted By: davidclark
Subject: The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
Date Posted: 30 December 2012 at 9:51pm
what's the actual 45 timing on this one? CDs are all over the map. Same
with the LP timing.
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 31 December 2012 at 4:52am
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David, both the listed and actual time for my 1966 commercial 45 is (2:05).
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Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 04 January 2013 at 7:36pm
And so is my UK Capitol 45, which is also 2:05
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 29 April 2013 at 6:44pm
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Bringing the second part of David's question back up regarding The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann", I notice the database CDs with "LP version" comments have run times ranging wildly from 3:05 to 3:23. What is the correct LP run time?
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 9:40am
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I'm bumping this one back up because there still exists two very different groups of LP run times in the database for the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann". One group runs in the 3:05-3:07 range, while the others clock in at 3:22-3:23. Am I correct that the parent vinyl LP for "Barbara Ann" is Beach Boys' Party! from 1965? If so, there's no run time consistency among the album's various CD reissues, so does anyone have a vinyl LP copy who can verify the song's length?
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Posted By: Kerry Jackson
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 12:30pm
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My vinyl copy of Beach Boys' Party! has Barbara Ann at 3:05. It's Duophonic Stereo.
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 12:42pm
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Many thanks, Kerry! So I wonder then if the longer 3:22-3:23 LP version database appearances of "Barbara Ann" are actually a previously unreleased extended version/length?
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Posted By: Kerry Jackson
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 1:54pm
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My theory is that someone picked another beginning point for the song from the Beach Boys' Party! vinyl album. The record is recorded live and non-stop between tracks. There is an earlier start point for the song as compared to the single. There is chatter about "bah bah bah Barbara Ann.." If you start it there, it times 3:23. Since all versions appear to use the same recording (the single simply fades early compared to the album) I believe this is the answer as to why there are database differences in the album length.
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 1:58pm
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Ah... I never considered that. That would certainly explain the timing discrepancy between CD sources!
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Posted By: Steve Carras
Date Posted: 13 March 2017 at 9:53pm
I'm listening to the long version on my mp3, which is 3:23.
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