"Red Rain" - Peter Gabriel radio edit?

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   I see on Discogs there was a 7" promo of a radio edit for Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain."  Anyone know if it can be extracted from the full-length version?

I believe all stock copies were the full-length version.

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sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Red Rain" - Peter Gabriel radio edit? Posted: 23 April 2017 at 6:44pm
	I see on Discogs there was a 7" promo of a radio edit for Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain." Anyone know if it can be extracted from the full-length version? I believe all stock copies were the full-length version.
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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 April 2017 at 9:50pm
	Doug, I just found a dub of the promo 45 on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqa5IV9129Y

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 April 2017 at 3:23pm
	Thanks, John. This one seems to be a toughie, though. The first edit (which comes in at about (12.5)) sounds like there may be a crossfade there, which is a little out of my league. It also appears that the promo is sped up a bit from the full version. Anyone want to take a gander at this?
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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 April 2017 at 3:41pm
	Maybe it's my imagination, but it sounds like the video quits before the song is over.

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 April 2017 at 3:59pm
	The fade is a little abrupt, but I don't think it's inaccurate (if that makes any sense).
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	Bumping this thread to keep info about Red Rain versions in one place. Red Rain on the 2002 reissue of So was edited slightly. The opening cymbal tap was truncated on the 1986 CD; we only hear its latter half. On the 2002 release, this tap was digitally repaired by replacing it and its trailing echo with a copy of the 2nd tap and corresponding echo. No other differences. For the 2012 So reissue CD+DVD box (a non-US release), they replaced the album version with a remix. It's the same as the 1986 CD until 0:26, when it cuts into a remix with the bass guitar panned right instead of centered, and with slight differences in percussion, such as the ping-pong panned bell-like sound being muted at 0:34, 0:38 and 0:43. At 3:25, the bass guitar panning is especially noticeable. At 3:28, a layer of open hi-hats are on top of the closed ones. It stays a remix thereafter, although the differences are subtle. The fadeout lasts 2 seconds longer. I haven't fully checked to see if this mix has appeared elsewhere.