"Don’t Change Horses..." - Tower of Power

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   Does anyone have a commercial 45 copy of Tower of Power's "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)"?  All CD appearances of this song run 4:40-4:42, but Joel Whitburn reports in Pop Singles Annual that the single run time is 3:02.  Is the 45 an edit, early fade, or different mix than the version/length running 4:40-4:42, or is this a case where the time printed on the 45 label is way off? 

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Don’t Change Horses..." - Tower of Power Posted: 20 September 2005 at 10:23am
	Does anyone have a commercial 45 copy of Tower of Power's "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)"? All CD appearances of this song run 4:40-4:42, but Joel Whitburn reports in Pop Singles Annual that the single run time is 3:02. Is the 45 an edit, early fade, or different mix than the version/length running 4:40-4:42, or is this a case where the time printed on the 45 label is way off?

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2006 at 11:00pm
	Because a number of new members have joined the forum since I posted the above message last September, I thought I'd bump it back up to the front of the line to see if anyone may have an answer yet.

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2006 at 11:33pm
	Todd, I only have a promo on this - mono side has a listed and actual time of (3:06). Stereo side has a listed and actual time of (3:02), and I've always concluded was the same as the stock 45 mix, since it jibed with Whitburn's listed time. Not a personal fave of mine, so the stock 45's not real high on my want list. PM me if this audio would possibly prove helpful in your research on this...

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 May 2006 at 6:20am
	My commercial copy runs (3:02) and is an edit of the LP version.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2006 at 9:33pm
	... And I thank you, Pat and Jim! I wonder how many more 45 versions/lengths and DJ edits are still remaining out there for all of us to uncover? :-)

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 April 2012 at 7:13pm
	my commercial 45 for the tower of power song "don't change horses (in the middle of a stream)" issued as warner 7828 states the run time on the label as 3:02 but actually runs 3:03 and is an edit of the full length 4:41 cd/lp version.....thanks john for re-creating the perfect edit!!!
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