5th Dimension - Aquarius / Sunshine
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Topic: 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Sunshine
Posted By: aaronk
Subject: 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Sunshine
Date Posted: 02 December 2018 at 1:53pm
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The #1 song of 1969, "Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension has a few different configurations on promo 45s. I'll try to sort them all out here rather than adding to the catch-all 5th Dimension thread.
Short/Long This one has a listed MONO "Short Version" (3:50) with deadwax SCR-772-A (2) and STEREO "Long Version" (4:49) with deadwax SCR-772-A-1-S (2). The short version runs an actual 3:51 and has only one edit and an early fade. After listening to this song four times in a row, I decided to skip timing the long version. 2:59 RE-1 This promo does not state mono or stereo, but it plays an actual 3:00 mono version on both sides. This one has three edits and an early fade. The label and deadwax both state SCR-772-A-2-RE-1. Gold Vinyl The last promo I have is pressed on gold vinyl and says that it contains a 3:50 mono/stereo configuration. The mono side plays the same 3:00 edit as the RE-1 promo above, but there is no mention of "RE" anywhere on this promo. Instead, the deadwax reads SCR-772-A-2 MONO. The stereo side plays an actual 3:06 and has deadwax SCR-772-A-2-S. While this has the edit points in the same place as the mono side, it is a newly created stereo edit that has a slightly longer fade than the mono. My hunch is that the mono edit was created first for the earlier promo, and then it was decided to create a stereo edit to match and issue this gold vinyl promo 45. Finally, the mono versions on all of these promos and the stock 45 are all fold-downs of the stereo mix. To conclude, I cannot find evidence that there was an officially released 3:50 stereo edit in 1969. In Pat's database, two CDs contain a 3:50 stereo edit, but I have to believe that these were either created specifically for those discs or were unreleased edits found in the vaults. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
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Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 02 December 2018 at 4:02pm
There may not have been one in 1969, but https://www.discogs.com/The-5th-Dimension-Greatest-Hits/master/106488 - this album from 1970 has it. |
aaronk wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 02 December 2018 at 5:34pm
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Good info! I'd be curious to know if, like the 3:06 stereo edit to match
the mono, it's a newly edited version for that LP or if it's the promo 45 edit that hasn't been folded down. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Archives Guy
Date Posted: 23 June 2022 at 12:06pm
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Curious. Does anyone have the edit points for the 3:00 radio
promo? Thanks! |