Redbone - "Come And Get Your Love"

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   This one's truly unique: Two different promo 45s: The first had both a listed and actual time of (3:30) on both the mono and stereo sides, but the mixes were different. The "stereo" (3:30) side (deadwax ZSS 157670-1D) is the same as the stock 45; a single-track lead vocal. The mono (3:30) side (deadwax ZSP 157669-1C) has a double-tracked, echo-added lead vocal on it. In '74, my Hartford Top 40 station played the mono mix; my New Haven Top 40 station played the stereo mix. The 2nd promo 45 has listed times of (2:52) for both the mono and stereo sides. Keeping with the theme for this, the stereo side did actually run (2:52), (deadwax ZSS 158931-1C) and did keep the single-track vocal of its (3:30) stereo promo counterpart. The (2:52) mono side (actually 2:54) (deadwax ZSP 158930-1Q) keeps the double-track vocal of its (3:30) mono "cousin". The major edit is near the end on both, past the 2:00 mark, just before the final end chorus. Sort of like "Build Me Up Buttercup", where all mono versions have double-tracked vocals, and all stereo versions have a single-track vocal. Whew! I think I kept all that straight...

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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 Topic: Redbone - "Come And Get Your Love" Posted: 09 May 2006 at 7:36pm
	This one's truly unique: Two different promo 45s: The first had both a listed and actual time of (3:30) on both the mono and stereo sides, but the mixes were different. The "stereo" (3:30) side (deadwax ZSS 157670-1D) is the same as the stock 45; a single-track lead vocal. The mono (3:30) side (deadwax ZSP 157669-1C) has a double-tracked, echo-added lead vocal on it. In '74, my Hartford Top 40 station played the mono mix; my New Haven Top 40 station played the stereo mix. The 2nd promo 45 has listed times of (2:52) for both the mono and stereo sides. Keeping with the theme for this, the stereo side did actually run (2:52), (deadwax ZSS 158931-1C) and did keep the single-track vocal of its (3:30) stereo promo counterpart. The (2:52) mono side (actually 2:54) (deadwax ZSP 158930-1Q) keeps the double-track vocal of its (3:30) mono "cousin". The major edit is near the end on both, past the 2:00 mark, just before the final end chorus. Sort of like "Build Me Up Buttercup", where all mono versions have double-tracked vocals, and all stereo versions have a single-track vocal. Whew! I think I kept all that straight... Edited by jimct

Jeff H. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff H. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2006 at 10:33pm
	It sounds like Epic actually did a dedicated mono mix of the song for AM radio rather than doing a fold down mix of the stereo version. Unusual, since CBS was issuing stereo 45's exclusively for commercial sale when they released "Come And Get Your Love" in late 1973. Most mono 45 sides for promos were usually fold downs of the stereo.

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: 10 May 2006 at 10:52pm
	That's why I worded it as "truly unique", Jeff. I totally agree with you that 99% were fold downs. But not this one. Even I could hear the double-tracked vocal instantly, and I've often confessed the fact that I'm "ear dead" when it comes to noticing such mix differences. For me to catch it - it's gotta be OBVIOUS, and in this case, it is. I recently sent Pat a dub of the 3:30 mono mix, and he's already added it to the database, letting me know that his highly-trained ears concur. Might be Epic's only 1974 dedicated mono mix!

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2006 at 9:26pm
	i've done an A/B for both mixes, folding the stereo down to mono and running them side by side, the true mono mix is definitely not just a stereo fold down, and the double tracked vocals are neat...though i prefer the stereo version of the song anyhow.
	Live in stereo.

Grant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grant Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2006 at 11:07pm
	Man this mono mis ie wierd! I wonder who's bright idea it was to double-track the vocal. It sounds terrible, and, frankly, I don't see how anyone would have wanted to buy it hearing this disaster. I also prefer the stereo "hit" version.

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 July 2011 at 12:46pm
	Jim, there is a third promo 45 out there, also on Epic 5-11035, which I just recently purchased on ebay (it has not been received by me yet, however). It says DJ Re-Service on the label. On one side is the 3:30 version and on the other is the 2:52 edit. The 3:30 label says stereo but the other side is not pictured by the seller (i'll suspect it might be mono, though). The 3:30 side also says "long version". I'll give more info as soon as I get the record...
	Live in stereo.

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: 09 July 2011 at 5:56pm
	Excellent job locating/detailing a third "Come And Get Your Love" promo 45, Tom! Many thanks for sharing them here.

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: 09 July 2011 at 6:54pm
	I'm not surprised by the number of different "special rush reservice" DJ 45s Epic issued for "Come And Get Your Love" because this single took a L-O-N-G time to break. We were already playing it heavily during Welcome Week at my college station even before fall quarter classes began in September of '73. Just for grins, the year before, I'd spun the mono side of Poco's Epic single, "Good Feelin' To Know" and noticed that it sounded "wetter" than the stereo side (which itself was a much more pop-flavored mix than the twangier LP version.) I did the same with "Come And Get Your Love" and was quite surprised to hear how different it sounded. Steve Hoffman has stated over on his forums that fold-downs were considered a "no-no" at the unionized CBS Records, hence the dedicated mono DJ 45 mixes appearing as late as they did.

Steve Carras Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 July 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Carras Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2014 at 10:37pm
	Not to mention the 5:00-length full album version...:)

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2017 at 10:02pm
	Bumping this up for Doug, in case he hadn't seen it.
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