romantics "one in a million"

pat

you might want to make an revision to you entry for the
above song

the 45 is a remix and runs 3:40 even though it states
3:14 on the label

the 45 says "mixed by john "jellybean" benitez"

the 45 and the cd version from "what i like about you
(and other romantic hits)" are very different

edtop40



Edited by edtop40

what does "IIRC" mean???

does the dance mix appear anywhere on cd???

edtop40 wrote: pat you might want to make an revision to you entry for the above song the 45 is a remix and runs 3:14 the 45 says "mixed by john "jellybean" benitez" the 45 and the cd version from "what i like about you (and other romantic hits)" are very different edtop40

abagon wrote: ROMANTICS - "One In a Million" The acutial commercial 45 running time is (3:40), the listed time is "3:14" on the record label. (Nemperor ZS4 04373)

Along w/ using the descriptor "(LP version)" for all eight of this song's appearances on CD to date, Pat currently states in the db:

1984 ONE IN A MILLION (the actual 45 running time is (3:40) not (3:14) as stated on the record label)

Okay, I'm a little confused here. At the beginning of this thread, edtop40 implies that his 45 of "One in a Million" has an actual time of (3:14). Meanwhile, over in another thread that he later started for this same song here, abagon reported that his 45 has an actual time of (3:40). However, there doesn't seem to be any dispute that the 45 version was a remix, and thus differs from the LP version...

This begs the following:

1) Are there truly two different commercial pressings of this 45 w/ actual run times of (3:14) & (3:40), or back in '06 did edtop40 simply report the printed time on his copy by mistake???

2) If the (3:14) run time is a mistake, and all commercial copies actually run (3:40) (as Pat currently indicates in his db notes), then that would make the 45 identical in length to the version found on its original 1983 parent album, In Heat. Now please correct me if I'm wrong, but in the case of 45 & LP versions being identical in length yet different mixes, doesn't Pat normally use the terms "(45 mix)" or "(LP mix)" for the CD descriptors??? Yet as I noted above, he uses the term "(LP version)" for all CD appearances of this song instead. And...

3) Again, if the (3:14) run time on commercial copies is a mistake, then where might that timing come from??? Could it be the length of a dj edit that appeared on the white-label promo, which Nemperor/CBS transferred as a printed time to the stock copies by mistake??? Does anybody here have a white-label promo of Nemperor 04373, who can double check??? There aren't currently any photos of the white-label promo for "One in a Million" on either Discogs or 45cat, but a check on eBay shows at least three copies currently up for grabs, w/ this one being the cheapest, as well as having the best photo: THE ROMANTICS - "One in a Million" (U.S. promo 45) Note that it has a printed time of "3:14" as well - accurate??? Perhaps the (3:40) commercial version is on the flip side (alas, none of the eBay sellers show photos of BOTH sides of the promo 45)???

Here is what I can clarify regarding "One In A Million". My timing comes from my white label dj 45 with the same matrix number as reported above by Paul. The label states (3:14) (on both sides) and runs (3:40) (on both sides) and in my opinion there are significant differences such as echo on the drums and I believe different instrumentation in places between the 45 and LP "In Heat" to warrant a "version" comment versus "mix". The only remaining question is were there two different pressings of the 45 such that one pressing actually did run (3:14).