Rivers of Babylon - Boney M

I was told that the Eric Release of "Hard-To-Find Classics" contains the true single edit of "Rivers of Babylon". But it's rumored that the version on BMG Heritage's "Greatest Hits" is a failed attempt at creating the single edit due to the fact that the ad libs at the end of the song do not match up. I only have the Eric release, and the database has no details. Pat, can you (or someone with both CDs) verify whether this rumor is true or not?

Good -- another unique single version identified. And available on CD!

Thanks to MMathews for pointing this out to me.

Guys, my commercial 45 of "Rivers Of Babylon" has a listed time of (4:16), but an actual time of (4:20), with deadwax info of "WAA-7948-S-WW2". Since (4:20) happens to be the exact time of the currently-described "LP Version", while the "45 Version" on that Eric CD runs only (4:17), it appears to me that an :03 time variance still exists here. Was the Eric CD version simply faded slightly earlier than my 45? Or was more than one commercial 45 issued here?

Tom, I know I speak for many of us on the Board when I say "Thank Goodness For Eric CD's!" Your work on the Eric CDs is always outstanding, and it has filled in numerous "45 version gaps" that would no doubt still exist, were it not for you, Mr. Buster & Co. It's also great when you're able to pop on here to Pat's Board. The absolute LAST thing I want to do is to raise a question here. I do believe that the "master acquisition info" you just posted to be 100% accurate. Everything sounds perfect. But - the :03 second difference lingers, and my earlier question remains unanswered. So I will soon shoot out an mp3 of my 45 to my good friend Todd, who I'm sure also owns the Eric V/A CD that it's on, for his evaluation, and we will soon report back.

Edited by jimct

No, Aaron. But I'll look into it as soon as I receive Jim's 45 dub.