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Well, you are correct.I have been claiming for years that there is an alternate lead vocal take (at least, at the beginning of the song)
on the Single-45 version, it being different from what you hear on the album. Others have tried to claim otherwise,
yet, I hold fast to what I hear.
But, it seems to me that the album version heard on From The Top is sped-up (from the album version).
I'm gonna have to disagree here. I have the original 12x12 FROM THE TOP version and the Remastered Classic version of "Please Mr. Postman" running simultaneously and they are absolutely locked as far as speed- well, there are microseconds worth of difference, probably not noticeable by most.Well, you are correct.
What I was referring to was the alternate lead on the single. Guess I should have reworded that post! Sorry LOLI'm gonna have to disagree here. I have the original 12x12 FROM THE TOP version and the Remastered Classic version of "Please Mr. Postman" running simultaneously and they are absolutely locked as far as speed- well, there are microseconds worth of difference, probably not noticeable by most.
What *is* different is that the two are in reversed phase from each other.
OK. That explains it. The single version is of course, easily available on that COMPLETE SINGLES set from Public TV along with selected other issues.What I was referring to was the alternate lead on the single. Guess I should have reworded that post! Sorry LOL
It’s probably already been mentioned but the drums on the ‘Please Mr. Postman’ single and on the ‘Horizon’ album version were also different from each other - either re-recorded, remixed or otherwise altered, sound-wise.It's pretty noticeable when you compare them. The 45 single version has a less 'clean' mix than the LP version. Plus, Karen sings the first line much 'harder' on the single version.
When the album was released, I caught that immediately because Karen sounds like she's singing, 'Peuostman' instead of 'Postman' and it's much clearer sounding than the single. When I used that song as a DJ, I would mix the single intro into the album version because I like Karen's single take better at the beginning. But I'm sure nobody knew but me. I've still got it someplace on cassette.