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Posted: 20 May 2013 at 11:04pm | IP Logged Quote Todd Ireland

I have Bill Haley and His Comet's "Rip It Up" on the group's German import CD compilation called Millennium (Universal International 112187). Beginning at the :02 mark of the song, hand claps can clearly be heard. However, on my copy of Bill Haley and His Comet's From The Original Master Tapes CD (MCA 5539), there are no hand claps present. Can anyone confirm whether the commercial 45 contains the hand clap overdubs?

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Posted: 21 May 2013 at 11:37am | IP Logged Quote edtop40

paul.....i will check my commercial 45 when i get home tmw nite...

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Posted: 21 May 2013 at 5:49pm | IP Logged Quote Robert

Great Catch, Todd!

The 45 does indeed have handclaps, as well as a falsetto "Oh My" at the end. The Original Master Tapes CD (MCA 5539) has neither. It does, however, have one lonely little guy clapping his hands, but not the group clap (pardon the expression). (Steve Hoffman??) Does the "Oh My" appear on yours? If it does, it's probably the correct version. How's the quality compared to the "Original Masters CD?   

Incidentally, the correct 45 version appears on a 4-CD box titled "From Western Swing To ROCK" on the "Proper Box" label #118 from the Czech Republic. They even have a website www.proper-records.co.uk. It's nowhere near the quality, though and it's speeded up considerably. Anyone know where a better quality source might be?

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Posted: 21 May 2013 at 7:23pm | IP Logged Quote Todd Ireland

Robert:

Yes, there is a falsetto "oh my" at the end of the song on the Millennium import CD, so it does indeed appear to be the correct hit version! In my opinion, the sound quality on this disc is very good. Compared to the Original Master Tapes CD, there is more emphasis in the mid-range frequencies which I'd say is typical of a mid-'50s rock recording. The former disc is mastered by engineer Steve Hoffman and therefore sports much more of a natural sound acclaimed by many audiophiles. (In this instance, I'm very much partial to the CD containing the correct hit version.)

I cannot attest as to whether the other two database mono CD appearances of "Rip It Up" contain the correct hit version, so these will need to be further analyzed.
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Posted: 22 May 2013 at 7:24pm | IP Logged Quote edtop40

my import cd titled 'classic: bill haley & his comets: the
universal masters collection' issued as mca 112 174-2
contains the hand claps and 'oh my' falsetto and matches my
commercial 45 perfectly......my commercial 45 lists a run
time on the label as 2:22 but actually runs 2:24..

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Posted: 23 May 2013 at 4:54am | IP Logged Quote Robert

Thanks! How does the quality compare to "Original Master Tapes?"
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Posted: 24 May 2013 at 5:18pm | IP Logged Quote edtop40

don't know....i don't have that cd.....u need a copy for
comparison?....but it sounds pretty good to me....

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