Van Helen Radio Mixes

Here's what I have for those two Van Halen songs:

"Can't Stop Lovin' You"
PRO-CD-7514-R
1. Radio Remix (listed 4:08; actual 4:07)

PRO-CD-7470-R
1. Album Version (listed 4:08; actual 4:07)

Doing an A/B comparison of the first 30 seconds, I don't hear any difference between the two. They have the same ending, too. I don't have the actual full-length album to compare, but the two promo CD singles sound the same to me.

"Not Enough"
PRO-CD-7664-R
1. CHR Remix No. 1 (listed & actual 3:35)
2. CHR Remix No. 2 (listed & actual 3:58)

PRO-CD-7681
1. Rock Radio Remix (listed 5:10; actual 5:11)
2. Rock Remix Edit (listed & actual 4:12)

Plain CD-R with no label, but has generic WB front insert
1. Soft Mix-Edit (listed & actual 3:31)

Since I don't have the album version to compare, I can't be much help in providing the difference between these mixes and the LP version. I can summarize the various mixes on these promo CDs, though.

- CHR Remix No. 1 & No. 2 have a synth overdub on some of the verses that I don't hear on the rock radio mixes. Without directly comparing the entire thing, I would guess that No. 1 is an edit of No. 2.

- The rock radio mixes are obviously longer and don't have the synth overdubs. The drums seem to be mixed differently, too.

- The Soft Mix-Edit sounds like the same mix as the CHR Remix, but they have removed the guitar solo in favor of parts with vocals. Again, I didn't closely compare, but it's probably an additional verse that was edited out of the CHR Remix.


Edited by aaronk