I know this might be a long shot, but...
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There have been a lot of hits compilations, but officially there hasn't been a compilation of "single" mixes anywhere. There is a DJ set (I know Harry has one), but I don't recall if it had the single versions or not.
That would be an ultimate completist CD to have!
One problem with compiling it is that A&M's singles were stored on large master reels with other artists. Researching and locating all of these mixes would be tedious...and I don't know if Herb Alpert has control over those or not.
That would be an ultimate completist CD to have!
One problem with compiling it is that A&M's singles were stored on large master reels with other artists. Researching and locating all of these mixes would be tedious...and I don't know if Herb Alpert has control over those or not.
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Steven J. Gross said:
I have this single CD. It has both "This Guy's In Love With You" and the single version of "Rise". On the cover it has a "Digital Memories" logo, and the photo is of a bunch of 45s hanging on a clothesline under a tree with the A&M logo all over it. The catalog number is 31458 14142.
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They were rather plentiful back in the '90s. I recall seeing them in the CD Singles racks of record stores like Sam Goody and The Wall at the time, but never felt like spending the few dollars to pick them up since I already had them on the albums. Those dollars, I felt at the time, were better allocated towards something I DIDN'T have. I suppose I regret now having not picked them up, but really, they're just more collectables.
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daveK said:I would love for a future TJB compilation to contain single mixes of some of the Brass hits. "Zorba The Greek", "Tijuana Taxi", "A Taste Of Honey" and "To Wait For Love" all had different mixes for the 45s. I'd like to have "Third Man Theme" and "Work Song" in mono too.
I'd love for someone to explain to me in detail what's different about the "A Taste Of Honey" 45 version. I've never noticed anything different, but maybe I'm not listening in the right places, or I just don't have the right recording.
Seems to me I've also heard that there's something different about the "Spanish Flea" 45 too. (Yes?/No?)
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The difference between the two versions of "Taste Of Honey" is so slight, it may not have even been worth mentioning. It just amounts to fewer notes played during the last "verse" of the song. Not being a musician, I'm probably not able to explain it very well. Someone else can probably say what I'm trying to say and make more sense. I always thought the bass drum sounded better on that version too. It seemed to have a little more echo.
Incidentally, I guess the differences between the 45 versions and LP versions of most of these songs, ("Zorba" not included) is just the difference between the mono and stereo versions, because the mono LPs contain the same mixes as the 45s. I don't know about "To Wait For Love"...was "Warm" even available in a mono version?
It seems like the percussion is more evident during the guitar solo in "Spanish Flea" on the mono single version. I prefer the mono version of "Flea" as well.
Incidentally, I guess the differences between the 45 versions and LP versions of most of these songs, ("Zorba" not included) is just the difference between the mono and stereo versions, because the mono LPs contain the same mixes as the 45s. I don't know about "To Wait For Love"...was "Warm" even available in a mono version?
It seems like the percussion is more evident during the guitar solo in "Spanish Flea" on the mono single version. I prefer the mono version of "Flea" as well.
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