Neil Diamond - September Morn
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Topic: Neil Diamond - September Morn
Posted By: Pat Downey
Subject: Neil Diamond - September Morn
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 7:32pm
| Jim, I was glad to read your post about specializing in dj 45's so I have a question for you or anyone else that can answer this question. There are rumours of a dj edit of "September Morn" by Neil Diamond that runs (2:58) but I have searched for that edit for years and never found it so can anyone confirm that this dj edit really exists? |
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 8:27pm
| Pat: I have it - it does exist. Both the mono and stereo sides of the DJ 45 are timed correctly at (2:58). It features a totally different vocal take by Neil, the piano & orchestration on this mix are also noticably different than both the LP and the stock 45 versions. As you know, those two versions are largely similar; the major difference being the stock 45's remooval of the LP's piano intro. Happy to be of service, Pat. I'll do what I can to help. A little nervous, though - this Board's knowledge and ear for detail is TOTALLY incredible, and I've learned TONS already. |
Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 30 April 2006 at 6:01am
| Jim, just curious - does this (2:58) version appear as catalog # Columbia 11175 and does the print on the label say it is taken from the LP "September Morn"? If it does then that would be a very interesting situation where the vocal take was not the vocal take from the LP. |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 30 April 2006 at 9:55am
| Pat: It does NOT appear as catalog # Columbia 11175. It has what appears to be a special promo-issue-only #, in bold print, AE7 1193. Just below it, non-bold and very small, is the deadwax # ZSP 166526 on the mono side, and ZSP 166523 on the stereo side. Both sides add "1H" at the end, inside the actual deadwax. I had to play that one constantly on the radio back in '80 (we played the LP version), so I was forced to have gained note-for-note familiarity on this song. The vocal take differences here are both numerous and obvious - it's not always this easy to discern. It DOES say it is taken from the LP "September Morn." To my knowledge, just about every Columbia 45, even LP edits and remixed versions, always listed the currently contained LP below the artist/title. I wouldn't conclude that, because of the LP mention, that this DJ 45 must've somehow come from "the loins" of the LP as a result - it didn't. Another similar example: "Two Tickets To Paradise." |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 27 September 2007 at 1:58pm
| I just compared the LP version to the stereo side of the promo 45, and while there is one part where the vocal is different, the rest of the instrumentation and vocals are the same. The only difference is in the part where Neil sings "how it was before" at 1:26. This line is resung, and the song then jumps ahead to where the music changes key. I don't have a dub of the mono side of the promo 45, so I cannot say for sure if that side has the different take. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 27 September 2007 at 9:05pm
| For clarification, the promo I am referring to in the previous post is the short 2:58 promo. |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 9:18am
| Interesting find, Aaron. I wonder why Columbia would make such a peculiar decision here to have one measly verse from "September Morn'" re-sung and replaced for radio? |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 11:07am
| Maybe Neil was unhappy with that one line and was the one who insisted on going back in re-cutting it. You're right, Todd, that it seems odd Columbia would request it. But knowing how singers frequently say they are unhappy with the way a vocal performance came out, I wouldn't be surprised if Neil was the one who wanted it changed. Especially since he had the clout to do this. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 2:34pm
Actually, I have a pretty good idea why. If you listen to the LP version, that particular line is in a spot where the song doesn't change key. Later in the song, when the key change occurs, there is no vocal. (This is the spot where the edit occurs.) In order to make the DJ edit sound correct, Neil had to resing that one line over top of the instrumental portion where the edit occurs. |
Todd Ireland wrote:Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 17 August 2011 at 8:21pm
| Is the stock copy just an edit of the LP version? |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 17 August 2011 at 9:11pm
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I'm wondering if this promo version has ever made it in digital form... anyone know? ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 7:15am
Yes. Strip the opening piano up until the plink right before the "Stay for just a while" lyric and you have the stock 45. ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:23pm
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Thank you.
-Jeff |
Posted By: Michaeldila
Date Posted: 19 April 2021 at 7:04am
| Was the 45 sped up? |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 19 April 2021 at 9:08am
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I don't think I've ever heard this shorter remix/edit.
I've only heard the stock 45-rpm version played on the radio in 1980. I've searched YouTube. Does anyone have a link to this edited version anywhere? ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario) |
Posted By: MPH711
Date Posted: 20 April 2021 at 3:16pm
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A number of years ago I provided Tom Daly with a copy of
my promo 45. I found the file he sent me when he cleaned it up. This will certainly show you how it sounds. https://we.tl/t-scMIbKL7Eb (link only good for 7 days) |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 21 April 2021 at 4:56am
Wow! I can 100% confirm I had never heard that before. That’s quite the over zealous edit: I’d think the stock single was good enough for radio. The overdub was jarring (likely because the song came out when I was 10 - yet it took until I was 51 to hear it) Thank you so much for sharing it. ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario) |
Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 22 April 2021 at 11:49pm
Because the two edit points are in different keys. In the part he re-sang, Neil shifted the line through the key change in a way that would make the edit work. ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |