Kool Moe Dee - Wild, Wild West

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   Though not listed in the database, the stock 45 is labeled as 'single edit'. Listed and actual time is 4:10.

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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: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Kool Moe Dee - Wild, Wild West Posted: 10 December 2007 at 12:01pm
	Though not listed in the database, the stock 45 is labeled as 'single edit'. Listed and actual time is 4:10.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 September 2020 at 11:14am
	I just found this promo single that claims there was a "Special Radio Edit" on one side and the "Single Edit" on the other side... both listed as running the identical 4:10 length! Were there actually two versions of this song (perhaps the radio edit with words edited out) on the promo, or was this an attempt to get radio to think they were getting something "special" so they'd be more likely to give it a listen? Also, does anybody know if the single version (or special radio edit) has shown up on CD? The full (album?) version is listed as running 4:40 - 4:45.
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

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: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 September 2020 at 4:54pm
	There are, indeed, two versions on that promo 7”. The single edit, which I believe is also on the commercial 7”, has been issued on CD a couple times. It is definitely on Album Network Top 40 CD Tune Up #3. If I recall correctly, it’s also on a Canadian V/A compilation, but I’ll have to look through my CDs to figure out which one. The Special Radio Edit has alternate lyrics in a few places, and I seem to recall the mix being just a tad different when doing an A/B. Any mix differences are very subtle, though. If I had to guess, Kool Moe Dee probably punched in the handful of alternate lines on the multi tracks and then a mix was done. This would explain the very minor mix differences.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

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: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 September 2020 at 5:05pm
	Here's the Canadian comp where the single edit is located: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Dance-Album/release/5564 670. It's certainly not cheap these days! Edited by aaronk
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

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: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 September 2020 at 7:22pm
	Yikes, pricy for one CD. I think my file is just a 45 dub since I recall there being a number of edits.
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NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 September 2020 at 3:04pm
	With Aaron's help I've been able to confirm the single is identical with some very minor lyric changes. Those changes are documented below, original line followed by radio edit, changed word in bold: -- "Get wild, but they don't fight, they KILL At the" "Get wild, but they don't fight, they CHILL At the" -- "I was smooth, until someone pulled A GUN" "I was smooth, until someone pulled OUT" -- "Saying 'Why in the heck won't somebody KILL them?'" "Saying 'Why in the heck won't somebody CHILL them?'" -- "GUNS, we don't like to use them" "WEAPONS, we don't like to use them" -- So, four changes, five words, everything removed seem so inoffensive compared to what can be played on the radio today, lol.
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

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: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 September 2020 at 3:58pm
	Yes, and also, it definitely is a different mix. The opening piano has a different echo. Also, the first vocal ("the wild wild west") comes in before the drums start on the Single Edit but is missing from the Special Radio Edit.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop