https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:51:58 +0000 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:26:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2573 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12017&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12017 Author: eric_a
Subject: 2573
Posted: 18 October 2007 at 3:26pm

eric_a wrote: Two cuts and an early fade:

Ok, I was close. The segments you'll use, from the album version, are found at:

1 - (0:00) through (1:47), cut at beat 4.
2 - (2:00), at beat 4, through (3:22), cut on beat 4.
3 - (3:29), at beat 4, through (3:32), cut just before beat 4.
4 - (3:38), just before beat 4, through (4:11).

In the assembled edit, you have cuts at (1:47), (3:10), and (3:13). The fade runs from about (3:33) through (3:48).]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:26:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12017&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12017 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12005&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12005 Author: eric_a
Subject: 2573
Posted: 18 October 2007 at 5:45am

eriejwg wrote: I know there are some edits, just don't know where yet...unless someone here has already recreated the 45 version.

Two cuts and an early fade:

(I cut this one from notes I took on the 45's song structure, so my cut times are approximate. Without listening A/B, I know which segments were shortened, but I don't know exactly what parts were eliminated.)

1 - Cut one repeat of the chorus (about 13 seconds) in the second chorus @ around 1:49.

2 - Cut four bars from the guitar lick before the "Sending out an SOS" coda. This comes around 3:09 in the edit.

3 - Fade early. There may also be a cut within the fade, but I'm not sure.

If anyone has a 45 dub handy, I'll double-check the cut points. Otherwise, I'll try to dig mine out over the weekend.]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:45:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12005&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12005 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12000&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12000 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2573
Posted: 17 October 2007 at 6:50pm

Peaked at #74. You can check Billboard chart positions at allmusic.com, but the site is extremely slow and "times out" a lot when doing a search.]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:50:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=12000&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#12000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2573&PID=11997&title=police-message-in-a-bottle#11997 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2573
Posted: 17 October 2007 at 6:17pm

Picked up a nice, clean stock 45 of this song today. Label says 3:50, run time is actually 3:47.

I know there are some edits, just don't know where yet...unless someone here has already recreated the 45 version.

I also know it's not mentioned in the database, as it must not have cracked the Top 40 in 1979. And, Whitburn's search site is down for renovation, so i don't know any U.S. chart position.

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