O/T: Catch My Fall - Billy Idol
Printed From: Top 40 Music on CD
Category: Top 40 Music On Compact Disc
Forum Name: Chat Board
Forum Description: Chat away but please observe the chat board rules
URL: https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9940
Printed Date: 15 May 2025 at 8:23pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.07 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: O/T: Catch My Fall - Billy Idol
Posted By: NightAire
Subject: O/T: Catch My Fall - Billy Idol
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 11:28am
I'm a little unclear on the releases of Billy Idol's "Catch My Fall" in 1984.
Discogs shows the LP version from Rebel Yell as running 3:57.
The single sometimes shows Special Remix / Remixed especially for Album Radio, and lists a time of 3:43.
Finally is the 1988 "Remix Fix" which lists a time of 5:11.
In my library, I have two, 3:43 files that are different. Both start with synth chords, but one has the drum beat immediately while the other delays the drums kicking in until 8 seconds in.
Did the LP have two different versions over time, or is the time wrong on Discogs (or the label)?
Which version was the "single" or "promo" version?
-------------
Gene Savage
http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com
http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
|
Replies:
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 12:29pm
I see the LP version listed at 3:57 everywhere, but I can
only find a ~ 3:42 length. Even a YouTube video that shows
the "Rebel Yell" LP version playing (assuming that it is
real) clocks in around 3:42.
The single/promo version is the "Special Remix", which was
mixed by Mick Guzauski and Keith Forsey. This is the
version that, as you pointed out, begins with the drum beat
immediately. It was used in the official promo video as
well. The LP version is the version with the drums kicking
in at about 8 seconds.
-------------
Jason Bellenger
Byron Center, Michigan, USA
|
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 2:18pm
I'd forgotten about this song. I found the 45 version on
Qobuz on 1980s Soft Rock For Kids.
-------------
John Gallagher
Erie, PA
https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth
|
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 2:34pm
Thank you for this, Jason! That's exactly what I needed to 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: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 2:56pm
You're welcome, Gene. This has always been one of my
favorite songs, especially the "Special Remix" (45
version).
FYI. The 45 version is on Billy Idol import CD compilations
"Idol Songs - 11 of the Best" (1988), which was reissued in
2003 as "The Essential", and "Essential" (2011). His U.S.
compilations seem to always feature the LP version.
-------------
Jason Bellenger
Byron Center, Michigan, USA
|
|