Cover Girls - Promise Me
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Topic: Cover Girls - Promise Me
Posted By: thecdguy
Subject: Cover Girls - Promise Me
Date Posted: 18 August 2019 at 4:23pm
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Looking for information about a specific version of
this song. Discogs shows a US 12", 12" Promo, Cassette Single and Promo CD Single with a version running 5:10. This version is labelled "Extended Vocal" on the Promo CD Single. Does anyone here have any of those configurations of the single and can confirm if this version is an edit or remix (or both)? And if it's only an edit, would anyone know the edit points? Thank you for any help. Also, I'd just like to put in my two cents and say that I always thought that this was a beautiful song and was extremely disappointed when it barely squeaked in to the Top 40 at #40 for one week in 1988. Total injustice, I tell ya! =-) |
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 18 August 2019 at 7:30pm
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I have the promo CD, but it no longer plays. This is one of the "Made by Discovery Systems Inc." discs that has oxidized over the years. I reached out to another collector who has a copy to see if his still plays. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: chendagam
Date Posted: 18 August 2019 at 8:31pm
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Has anyone compiled a list of these CD titles that fail over time? I'm
curious if I have any in my collection and need to copy them ASAP! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 18 August 2019 at 9:36pm
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There's an incomplete list in the Jane Child thread. If you know of
others, I am happy to update the list. http://www.top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5141 - http://www.top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5141 ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: chendagam
Date Posted: 19 August 2019 at 5:02pm
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Thanks for the link. I'll have to pull the following soon to check:
New Order "True Faith" (PRO-CD-2899) Information Society "Walking Away" (PRO-CD-3253) Faith No More "Epic" (PRO-CD-3913) Tara Kemp "Hold You Tight" (PRO-CD-4617) |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 19 August 2019 at 7:45pm
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Thanks to a fellow collector, I can confirm that the Extended Vocal is a straightforward edit of the LP version. Here's how you do it (all times reference the full LP version):
1. Remove 0:21 to 0:35 (edit is on the fourth beat in the measure). 2. Remove 2:25 to 2:39 (edit is on the tambourine hit) 3. Remove 2:46 to 3:13 (edit is on the kick drum, which is the first beat of the measure) ***4. Remove 5:04 to 5:17 (edit is on the beat with the word "me") 5. Remove 6:13 to 6:46 (edit is on the beat with the vocal "I will...") Your file should be just under 5:14. ***If you save your work up to this step, you can also create the 45 version from the LP version. Instead of creating the edit at step 4 above, remove everything from 5:18 of LP version to the end (edit just before the saxophone). Create a fade out from 4:10 to 4:24 of the resulting edit. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 20 August 2019 at 6:58am
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That's great, thanks Aaron! I will try
those edits tonight. |
Posted By: Blue_Parade
Date Posted: 01 September 2025 at 5:55am
| I've always loved this song. I have a question on the "edited version" per the 45/promo singles. They both show 4:22 as the edited length, while the video version on YouTube seems to run about 3:56. Are these different edits, or is the 4:22 time incorrect? |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 02 September 2025 at 6:27am
Looks like a different edit. The intro on the "Edited Version" on the Promo CD Single runs about 29 seconds, whereas the intro on the video runs about 23 seconds. The Edited Version does indeed run about 4:22 and it ends with a fade out whereas the video ends Cold, the same way the LP Version does. ------------- Dan In Philly |
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