Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

A question....How much faster is the dj 45 edit than the 45 version of 4:08?

sriv94 wrote: Maybe about 1%. The promo version has an additional edit in the intro compared to the stock single, which accounts for most if not all of the time difference.

Thanks.....not much of difference....I made it 2% faster but still not much a
difference. I always remember the song being faster than the version I have

EdisonLite wrote: <I remember we used to have a DAT(?) multi-track recorder. > Aaron, I've never seen or heard of a multi-track DAT recorder (only 2 tracks for DAT), but I wonder if you're referring to A-DAT machines. Those were 8-tracks and digital and almost the same name. Is that what you used? They were quite popular around 10-15 years ago.

Yes, I suspect he had Alesis ADAT machines. They used
SVHS transports for storing the digital data, and could
be daisy chained with a controller for more tracks if
desired. These were common in demo studios, some
broadcast production, and even professional recording
studios sometimes used them. Yes, dealt with my fair
share of splices on analog tape, and aligning and
maintaining tape machines in broadcast facilities as one
of the engineers.

Yes, slower on 45 than the USA LP. Side 1 of "City To
City" was sped up on USA United Artists LP discs. Long
side, and the side was long. On most European issues, UK
and Germany known. the deadwax on Side 1, was very close
to the label area. Enough that many automatic turntables
and record changers would have issues with the last song
on side 1. If I were dealing with this issue, speeding up
this side slightly was a decent way to deal with the
issue, and make those key tracks more airplay friendly.
Being "Baker Street", "Right Down The Line" and all else
could be OK.