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Driving around at lunchtime, I happened upon "Hurting Each Other" on the AM radio band. It was noisy, but Karen's voice cut through the muck. Now home, I'm listening to the mono mix in better fidelity:
There’s so much going on dynamically in the arrangement and recording, that, the “mono” almost gives it a Spector-esque kind of feel. The timpani drum (played by percussionist Gary Coleman) really helps to accentuate that. In fact, a little too much so, that one will notice when comparing the ‘72 (album) mix with the ‘73 (single) remix, the timp was left out of the remix in spots, as it was a little more than was needed—particularly in the first chorus. I touched on this a little in the Legacy book discography.Thanks again for re-posting this, Harry (and for making the video)! It truly takes me back to hearing this song on AM Top 40 and pleading with my Mom to let me get the 45. I was 9 years old. I played the 45 so much that the grooves practically disintegrated.
Side note: I remember Richard stated in an interview that the one mix he liked the best out of all the mixes he created is the original mono version. And we can certainly hear why.