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 Posted: 31 August 2020 at 10:16pm |
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Was it common practice for Motown to make so many non-hit versions, edits or remixes of the same song? Seems like a lot of them made it to compilations that are not the 45 or LP version..
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Posted: 01 September 2020 at 7:14am |
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Pretty unusual, actually.
For the first batch of CDs, before Hitsville in 1992, the emphasis was on stereo at all costs. The problem with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is that the only stereo version released in 1970 was over six minutes long. That was too long for compilation producers back then, so the producers at Motown and Rhino made their own edits to a more reasonable length. |
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Posted: 01 September 2020 at 9:13am |
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In my opinion, Motown MONO is the only way to go.
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Posted: 01 September 2020 at 4:49pm |
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Hey Ron:
Isn't the commercial mono single the version found on the Complete Motown singles put out by Hipo-select or did they mess it up? Thanks for shipping several cds I ordered from you on Discogs. Edited by AutumnAarilyn |
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Posted: 01 September 2020 at 6:14pm |
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You're welcome!
And yes, the Complete Motown Singles does indeed include the correct commercial 45 version. That series is astounding. |
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Posted: 29 April 2024 at 8:02pm |
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I've observed that the CD soundtrack for Chicken Little (2005)
contains the original mono single mix of this song. Does it line up with the version used in that film? |
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Posted: 09 May 2024 at 12:42pm |
Sometimes, for me. It depends on the song. While mono is usually the go-to for me because it's the 'hit', sometimes the stereo mix is an improvement. "Ain't That Peculiar" by Marvin Gaye has a rather odd mono mix, for instance, (and that's the one that gets airplay on SXM 60s Gold... go figure!) and the stereo mix has a much better balance of voices and instruments. |
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Posted: 11 May 2024 at 6:47am |
Which is why no stereo matches the mono 45.... |
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Posted: 11 May 2024 at 6:48am |
Many of us "stereo" geeks would disagree with that :) |
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Posted: 10 July 2024 at 4:14pm |
Just rewatched that film, and the song's fade ends a few beats later than the 45 mix during a transition to the credits. I think Disney actually licensed this edit and chopped it up to fit the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y4NHeNINJ8 Edited by AaronsAmazing |
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