Billy Joel - "Sometimes A Fantasy"

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   I'm just curious as to what version was played on the radio back in 1980?  The 45 contains the extended version that appears on the 12" promo.  My CD has a different phone number in the intro.  Did they even play the "touch tone" intro on the radio.  Do they play it now?  

Thanks,

John

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chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Billy Joel - "Sometimes A Fantasy" Posted: 07 October 2006 at 11:02am
	I'm just curious as to what version was played on the radio back in 1980? The 45 contains the extended version that appears on the 12" promo. My CD has a different phone number in the intro. Did they even play the "touch tone" intro on the radio. Do they play it now? Thanks, John

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 October 2006 at 4:25pm
	That's interesting info, John. Does that mean we have more than just a difference in length between the LP and 45 versions? According to the database, the 45 runs about 40 seconds longer than the LP with no other differences. I gather that there is something more to the 45 and 12" promo.

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 October 2006 at 9:29pm
	The 12" promo and 45 are the same version. The only difference I have seen is the touch tone intro. It is a different phone number on the CD.

Fetta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fetta Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 October 2006 at 12:41pm
	The 45 is a much hotter mx than the LP. In addition, the LP version fades out while the 45 version just seems to break up with Billy saying "I have blisters on my blisters" When are they going to put this verison on CD. How they left this off his new box set is beyond me!! Edited by Fetta

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2006 at 9:45pm
	I have the dj 45 and the touch tone phone number is on there (both the long and short versions). The phone number on the dj 45 to my ears is the same as on the cd "Glass Houses". Chendagam do you have the commercial 45 where you hear a different phone number? Does anyone else notice a different phone number on your commercial or dj 45?

torcan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 June 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote torcan Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 October 2006 at 6:14am
	I always found it odd when the commercial 45 is actually longer than the album version. Since "Glass Houses" isn't too terribly long, I wonder why they didn't put the longer version on the album - unless they only mixed a longer version when the single was released(?) Interesting nonetheless.

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 June 2007 at 3:04pm
	My CD was given to me on my 17th birthday so that would be 1991. I know that the phone number is different on that CD as compared to the 12" promo, 45 and LP record from 1980. Maybe newer CD's have the original phone number intro?

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: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 June 2007 at 3:41pm
	I bought the stock 45 explicitly for the "I got blisters..." part. It's the version I remember playing on the radio in 1980. Why these record companies won't issue the 45 versions is beyond me.

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:36pm
	So they did play that version on the radio way back in 1980...cool. Do you remember if they left the phone intro on the radio?

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: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 June 2007 at 8:32pm
	I seem to recall we had the stock 45. Many of us 'cued' past the phone intro.