Jimmie Rodgers - ’Are You Really Mine’

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   In his review of the Rhino CD, The Best Of Jimmie Rodgers, in his 1991 publication, A Guide To Oldies On Compact Disc, Mike Callahan states that the song 'Are You Really Mine' is an alternate take. I've compared my U.S. commercial 45 with the CD and the two takes are definitely different.

A couple of differences I detect: When I listen to the percussion in the first ten seconds of the song, I hear one percussion tap between drum beats on the 45, but two on the Rhino CD. The manner in which he sings the repeated words 'really mine' near the very end of the song is also noticeably different.

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Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jimmie Rodgers - ’Are You Really Mine’ Posted: 12 March 2012 at 3:44pm
	In his review of the Rhino CD, The Best Of Jimmie Rodgers, in his 1991 publication, A Guide To Oldies On Compact Disc, Mike Callahan states that the song 'Are You Really Mine' is an alternate take. I've compared my U.S. commercial 45 with the CD and the two takes are definitely different. A couple of differences I detect: When I listen to the percussion in the first ten seconds of the song, I hear one percussion tap between drum beats on the 45, but two on the Rhino CD. The manner in which he sings the repeated words 'really mine' near the very end of the song is also noticeably different.

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 March 2012 at 2:21pm
	I just bought an import CD comp that had "Are You Really Mine" in mono, hoping that it would be the 45 version. But it's the alternate take. The difference is obvious from the very first line, judging from the 78 rpm single someone posted on YouTube. On the 45 version, the first line is sung: "You tell me that YOU love me, and ya tell me that you want me." On the alternate take, it's sung: "You tell me that YA love me, and ya tell me that you want me." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBzpDu5Yw5o&feature=fvsr

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: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2013 at 6:09pm
	my commercial 45 for the jimmie rodgers song 'are you really mine' issued as roulette 4090 states the runs time on the label as 2:20 but actually runs 2:23.....you'll need to slow down the 'best of' cd version by about 0:08 and then fade from 2:17 to 2:23 of the slowed down version to effectively re-create the vinyl 45 version.....i'm not so sure it's an alternate take.....i had to drop the bpms from around 103 to approximately 96.5 bpm to match the pitch of the vinyl 45....if you slow down the cd version and do an A/B comparison they sound pretty close to me, except for the mono/stereo differences....brian, do you need a copy of my re-creation to compare to the vinyl 45 i sent you? Edited by edtop40
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Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2013 at 8:56pm
	My Roulette 45 (purchased in 1958) and the Rhino CD track from The Best Of Jimmie Rodgers are definitely different takes. Here are two additional vocal differences: Opening verse: 45: "You tell me that you love me and ya tell me that you want me and youevenwear my granduation ring." Rhino CD: "You tell me that ya love me and ya tell me that you want me and you evenwear my graduation ring." There's a definite break between "you" and "evenwear" on the Rhino track. It actually sounds like there's a tape splice at that point, but the break is unmistakable. Second verse: 45: "You call me every morning and ya see me every evening and ya swear that I'm the only one for you." Rhino CD: "You call me every morning and ya see me every evening and ya swear that I'm the only one f-o-o-o-ryou." On the single, the words "for" and "you" are distinct from one another. On the Rhino CD, Jimmie extends the word "for" as he slides down in pitch before blending it seamlessly into "you." Deadwax on my Roulette 4090 45: 7-3-58 (hand-etched) 45 13125 (machine-stamped) machine-stamped "3" on its side, resembling a "W" Edited by Yah Shure