Question About "My Life"

I was listening to the radio today and heard Billy Joel's "My Life." Here's my question--does the second-to-last edit in the single version have the cymbal crash before Joel sings "I don't care what you say anymore. . ." (as in the Greatest Hits I & II CD version), or is the edit in the 45 version without the cymbal crash?

Thanks.

Doug

Let me rephrase it. On the original Greatest Hits I & II CD, there's a small cymbal crash right in between the last "but not on my time" and the edit into the line "I don't care what they say anymore. . ." (the LP version has a small piano break preceeded by that same cymbal crash before Joel sings the "I don't care what they say anymore. . ." line).

On the version I heard on the radio, the edit removes the cymbal crash (perhaps it's an edit of the LP version in an unsuccessful attempt to create the 45 version).

Does that clear my question up a little?

Doug

Doug, I hear what you're talking about. On my GH CD, there's a bad edit at (3:11). They made an edit right in the middle of the cymbal hit. If I had to guess, the version you heard on the radio probably came from TM Century. TM re-created many of the 45 edits on their libraries, and in many cases, they don't exactly match the 45 version.   Good ears!

Unfortunately, I don't have the 45, but if what Brian says is true, then the 45 has the bad edit, too.

Edited by aaronk

Hiall,
Yes, the original vinyl 45 version had the bad edit, leaving half-cymbal crash cut off by the edit at the start of the vocal. Those lucky enough to have the original Gr. Hit 1&2 CD have the original 45 versions on a few of hits.
But thanks Aaron for the TM century info, that explains it. I too was hearing in my car one station that played the "45 version", mostly, except that edit was changed. I was wondering where that came from.
Back when it was new i was used the 45 version, and later when i heard the LP, that edit always stuck out like a sore thumb.
-MM