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MJ "Got To Be There" -- why stereo?

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Topic: MJ "Got To Be There" -- why stereo?

Posted By: Brian W.
Subject: MJ "Got To Be There" -- why stereo?
Date Posted: 14 December 2004 at 10:57pm

I recently purchased the vinyl 45 of Michael Jackson's "Got To Be There," and was surprised to find it was mono, when it's stereo on the Hitsville boxed set. I double-checked the label number and the A and B sides, and whether it was a US pressing. Everything seemed to check out.

I thought the whole idea of the Hitsville boxes was to use the single mixes. Anyone have any idea why this was stereo on the Hitsville set?

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Posted By: Bob Lovely
Date Posted: 20 December 2004 at 6:05am

Brian,

The Mono was a fold-down created for AM Radio airplay...

Bob

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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 20 December 2004 at 11:57am

what is a "fold-down"????

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edtop40

Posted By: davidclark
Date Posted: 20 December 2004 at 12:40pm

a "fold-down" is when a stereo mix is taken and a mono mix is created from it by combining the two channels. Not much thought or effort is put into this mono mix. This is as opposed to a "real" mono mix where it is created from the multi-tracks (or it is a mono recording to begin with).

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