Al Green-"Livin’ For You"

My commercial 45, which is mono, has a listed time of (2:48) and an actual time of (2:47). I only post this information because all 26 current CD listings for this song in the database show timings between (3:07) and (3:09).

Ed, I just pulled out the commercial 45 I based my original post on. My
deadwax info for it is a handwritten "HI-2791-EV 11-9-73". I also own a
mono/promo DJ 45 for this song. The deadwax info on the mono side of
my promo exactly matches what is on my mono, commercial 45. (The
stereo side deadwax is the same, except for a "Z" before the initial "HI".)

Ed, I have also noticed that, on the actual label for both these 45s, under
the 45-2257-E, and the Copyright 1973 Hi Recording Corp., it says "HI-
2791-EV" on it, which also matches my deadwax info. Since you say your
45's deadwax ends with a "X", and neither my stock nor promo 45 does,
does your 45 label state something like "HI-2791-X" on it? In any case,
your copy would appear to be the rarer of the two pressings, based on the
consistency of my stock/promo deadwax info.   

Edited by jimct

The shorter length of this song does appear on CD on the Hi Records Singles Collection. It's a three disc set of all of the a & b-sides of Al's '70s singles released on the Hi label. This US release is on the Fat Possum Records label.

From what I've read, the recent "Hi Records Singles Collection" release doesn't use correct single mixes across the set, only for a few tracks. Is this correct?

Edited by smallworld

Very strange situation.