April Wine - Bad Side Of The Moon

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   Does anyone have a 45 of April Wine - Bad Side Of The Moon? Want to know 

its actual timing. US 45 label time 3:00, CAD 45 label time 3:22. The CAD LP 

"On Record" fades at about 3:25. Don't know the US "April Wine" LP timing. 

Many CDs fade at about 3:12, and are not simply an early fade - they are 

different starting at the 2:42 point (heavier drums). Also wonder if the US 45 

was stereo or mono.

So great that this popular CAD band had hits with two covers in 1972, one from 

Elton John!

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davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: April Wine - Bad Side Of The Moon Posted: 23 December 2023 at 9:00pm
	Does anyone have a 45 of April Wine - Bad Side Of The Moon? Want to know its actual timing. US 45 label time 3:00, CAD 45 label time 3:22. The CAD LP "On Record" fades at about 3:25. Don't know the US "April Wine" LP timing. Many CDs fade at about 3:12, and are not simply an early fade - they are different starting at the 2:42 point (heavier drums). Also wonder if the US 45 was stereo or mono. So great that this popular CAD band had hits with two covers in 1972, one from Elton John! Edited by davidclark
	dc1

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 51	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2023 at 1:02pm
	David, I don't own the 45 but I found this on YouTube. Not sure if it's an authentic 45 dub or not. The quality isn't the greatest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdCUVUU-8w
	John Gallagher Erie, PA John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 December 2023 at 8:31pm
	Yeah, I always check out YouTube to see if a 45 is playing and found that one - "Good Quality!"...ha! I'm not sure if it's a 45 either, but it certainly sounds bad enough to be!
	dc1

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 December 2023 at 4:19pm
	My Big Tree pressing of 'Bad Side Of The Moon' was so bad (IMHO), that when it came out on the 'B' side of 'You Could Have Been A Lady' on Big Tree 15030, I made sure the reissue was the same as the original, I replaced it. Both were mono. The timing says 2:59 and runs 2:58.6. The reissue is so much cleaner. I don't know if that helps. -Bill.

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 December 2023 at 3:56am
	Bill, yes, it helps as you've confirmed the US 45 timing as being close enough to the label printed time of 3:00. Now, does it simply fade out sooner than either of the longer versions or is it an edit? Are you able to dub your 45? thanks.
	dc1

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 December 2023 at 5:06pm
	David, I sent a p.m. to you -Bill.

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2023 at 10:21am
	David, I never had the LP of April Wine, so, is my 45 RPM single a fade, or is it an edit? Thanks. -Bill.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 51	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2023 at 1:52pm
	I'm kinda curious too.
	John Gallagher Erie, PA John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2023 at 6:26pm
	Bill, with your dub I was able to confirm my findings from my first post above, that the 45 is different from the LP starting at about 2:42 (it has extra drums). A stereo mix of the 45 is on 1979 LP "Greatest Hits" and fades later - this version has turned up on CD. There was a stereo/mono promo, but I've never heard the stereo side - timing same as commercial 45. On the LP "On Record", the song has a strange, "spooky" coda that starts before "Bad Side Of The Moon" completely fades out at about 3:25 - I assume the US "April Wine" LP might be the same?
	dc1

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 December 2023 at 3:04pm
	One of the reasons I made sure I had a clean copy of 'Bad Side of the Moon', is because a customer in my record shop told me that the single was a different take than the LP. I wasn't going to take the chance he was wrong. -Bill.