O.T. -- Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me
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Topic: O.T. -- Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me
Posted By: NightAire
Subject: O.T. -- Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me
Date Posted: 17 July 2017 at 1:57am
The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) certainly didn't break the top 40 on Billboard's pop charts, but it went to #1 on the R&B charts and Billboard magazine ranked it as the 12th biggest R&B single of 1981.
I'm having a hard time determining for sure which version is the radio promo version.
The labels on the 7" singles on Discogs list a timing of 3:57 - 3:59.
There's also a 12" that lists a length of 5:30.
The vinyl LP lists on the label a length of 5:16.
I have three versions that run between 4:11 - 4:14.
I have another version, labeled "single mix," that runs 4:57.
I have two more versions, one running 5:24 and the other 5:33.
Does anybody have the radio promo? I'd like to make sure I put the right version in my library.
Thanks!!!
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Gene Savage
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 17 July 2017 at 9:39am
My copy, from Greatest Hits, runs 4:09. Checked over at
45cat and the label on the commercial 45 says 3:59.
Paging Yah Shure...
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Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 17 July 2017 at 1:27pm
I just noticed... if you take off the engine revving noises at the beginning, the length approximately matches the label... I wonder if the single had the engine noises at the beginning..?
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Gene Savage
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Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 17 July 2017 at 5:17pm
Yes, the 45 had the revving at the beginning.
I just pulled the 45 and timed it ... listed (3:59) ..but actual is (4:09). There's your answer!
Perhaps they had planned to remove the opening sound effects for the 45, but changed their minds at the last minute. I do recall hearing it on radio cued past the effects. That was the top 40 station. The dance station always played the effects.
And one side note...with the amount I heard this on radio that year in NY, I was stunned it never made the national top 40.
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Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 17 July 2017 at 11:04pm
There's my answer!!! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help.
I remember hearing it a lot as well; baffled it didn't do better on the pop charts. I guess in 1981 we just weren't "ready" for it? I really don't know.
They and their sound would do better on the pop charts in the years to come, that's for sure!
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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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