Turtles-"She’d Rather Be With Me"

My commercial 45, which is mono and confirmed as White Whale 249, has a listed time of (2:17), but an actual time of (2:09). FYI, current database CDs for this song have run times ranging from (2:14) to (2:19).

my commercial 45 issued as white whale 249 states the run
time on the label as 2:17 and only runs 2:09 like
jim's...it is sped up slightly versus the 2:17 cd
versions.....in addition it fades out early...you'll need
to fade for 0:13 from 1:56 to 2:09 to match the vinyl 45
version perfectly....

eriejwg wrote: Is the mono version a fold down or dedicated mono mix?

It's a dedicated mono mix, John: Howard's vocals are more up-front on the 45 than they are on the stereo track when summed to mono. However, the group harmony is a bit more buried in the mono mix. As is the case with several other White Whale 45s, there are noticeable differences between the various pressings. Here's the scoop on the two stock 45s I have:

Columbia Terre Haute pressing (CTH):

deadwax matrix: W-165..RE1...1A...............TI
actual time: (2:10)
dry mix


Monarch pressing:

deadwax matrix: W-165-45......(Monarch "MR" logo)..... delta number 66474
actual time: (2:09)
wetter mix, with more reverb throughout

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The CTH 45 plays at a faster speed than the Monarch; so much so that the fade runs about another 2.7 seconds beyond the point of the song where the Monarch fade ends (enough to get an additional "you know she'd rather be with me" in.)

The fade begins earlier on the CTH, but is more gradually-sloped than on the Monarch.

In addition to the wetter mix, the Monarch 45 is more compressed than the CTH. To my ears, the Monarch sounds brighter and has more energy and punch to it than the CTH.