Bobby Darin--You’re The Reason I’m Living

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   I tried folding down my stereo version of this [from Hard To Find 45s On 

CD, Vol. 7 (Eric 11513-2)] to see if it sounded like the 45 (Capitol 4897), 

and it does not.  When I fold down the stereo, Bobby's vocal becomes slightly 

phased, whereas his vocal on the 45 sounds fine.  The 45 version has a bit of 

echo added as well.  If anyone can confirm, this might be another specific 45 

mix we have to look for.

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PaulEschen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 December 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulEschen Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bobby Darin--You’re The Reason I’m Living Posted: 04 May 2016 at 7:17pm
	I tried folding down my stereo version of this [from Hard To Find 45s On CD, Vol. 7 (Eric 11513-2)] to see if it sounded like the 45 (Capitol 4897), and it does not. When I fold down the stereo, Bobby's vocal becomes slightly phased, whereas his vocal on the 45 sounds fine. The 45 version has a bit of echo added as well. If anyone can confirm, this might be another specific 45 mix we have to look for.

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2016 at 6:59pm
	Hi Paul, just FYI that particular Eric CD has a mastering defect on this song, it is out of phase with Bobby's vocal over in one channel. There still may very well be a 45 vs. stereo difference, but you should try the fold-down using any other CD to get an accurate result. It was the only track on that CD with a phase issue. MM Edited by MMathews

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2016 at 8:02pm
	Also note, the Capitol Stereo mix has overload distortion on the last verse on every version I heard it on, LP or CD. The mono mix sounds cleaner on the 45, maybe the echo covered up that fault. Edited by KentT
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2016 at 3:19pm
	I finally had a chance to check out a 45 dub for this song. I folded the stereo mix to mono and did a close comparison. Paul you're absolutely correct the 45 mix is quite different from the stereo LP mix. As you noted Bobby's vocal has a lot more added reverb. The backing vocals have a LOT more reverb on top of that, and the singers are overdubbed one or two more times making the backing sound more like a choir in the 45. By comparison in the stereo mix you can only hear one guy and I think 2 women singing the high harmonies. The overload distortion near the end is present on the 45 but less noticeable in mono. It also occurs in the intro on the 45 as well. They really cranked those knobs to get the chorus to sound "big." MM

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: 14 August 2016 at 9:10am
	Mark have you any information on the mono LP mix? Does anyone have information on the mono LP mix?

PaulEschen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 December 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulEschen Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 August 2016 at 12:39pm
	The full album mono LP is posted on YouTube; there isn't any echo on the backing vocals on that version of the title song.