Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Bill Cahill wrote:Steve if...

Wed, 06 May 2015 18:30:58 +0000

Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 1641
Posted: 06 May 2015 at 6:30pm

Bill Cahill wrote:

Steve if your local station is part of iHeartMedia, that
edit with the cold ending is probably mine. Since the final
chorus on both the single and the LP version is actually a
spliced in repeat of the first chorus,(although a different
sing on both, they both do the same thing) I was able to
create that cold ending by using more of that first chorus
at the end of the song. The single actually ends cold if
you crank it up all the way. So I figured what the heck,
I'd end it cold... it's not a real version of the song
anyway. But it's better than that MCA butcher re-issue.

My station IS an I <3 radio station! :)

Thanks very much.

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Steve if your local station is...

Fri, 01 May 2015 10:40:03 +0000

Author: Bill Cahill
Subject: 1641
Posted: 01 May 2015 at 10:40am

Steve if your local station is part of iHeartMedia, that
edit with the cold ending is probably mine. Since the final
chorus on both the single and the LP version is actually a
spliced in repeat of the first chorus,(although a different
sing on both, they both do the same thing) I was able to
create that cold ending by using more of that first chorus
at the end of the song. The single actually ends cold if
you crank it up all the way. So I figured what the heck,
I'd end it cold... it's not a real version of the song
anyway. But it's better than that MCA butcher re-issue.

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Yah Shure wrote:Jody, I have...

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:35:23 +0000

Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 1641
Posted: 29 April 2015 at 9:35pm

Yah Shure wrote:

Jody, I have a mid-1980s
ure/Steppenwolf-MagicCarpetRideMCAreissue.jpg">MCA
reissue 45 on the "clouds" label design, and
can assure you that it is not the original
single version (and ditto for the "Born To Be Wild"
side.) Since the original Dunhill Goldies
45 reissue shown on the left side in the scan
upthread is identical to the original
ure/Steppenwolf-MagicCarpetRidestock.jpg">Dunhill
stock 45, I'll refer to both of these as the
"Dunhill 45" in the following comparison of the key
differences between them and the MCA reissue 45:

1. The Dunhill 45 is mono; MCA is stereo. Ditto
for the "Born To Be Wild" sides on the reissues:
original Dunhill Goldies 45 is mono; the MCA 45 is
stereo.

2. The intro on the Dunhill 45 is edited and begins
at full volume. On the MCA reissue, it
fades in like it does on the LP version.

3. On the song's first line of the Dunhill 45,
John Kay sings the word "dream" as "dree--eeam"
using two notes, with a higher pitch on the second
half of the word. On both the LP version and the
MCA reissue 45, "dream " is sung with a single
note, without a raise in pitch.

Also, of course, orig. and tan reissue Dunhill 45,
right after a line that ends "Flies far/goes near",
unlike the original LP version onwards and MCA
reissue 45 (and possibly the just plain "goldies
45"(small letters as such) yellow label), "Goes
far/Flies near". ;) And Scott, Welcome!

UPDATE: Sorry for accidental re-post! :D

Edited by Steve Carras

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Our local station has a recreated...

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:33:24 +0000

Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 1641
Posted: 29 April 2015 at 9:33pm

Our local station has a recreated edit (NOT MIX, though, given the different recordings), which has a (I think fake) colds ending, which MAY be one of the reissues, maybe the 1970s "goldies 45" reissues (mine is the original Oct.1968 hit issue :)).

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Yah Shure wrote:Jody, I have...

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:39:48 +0000

Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 1641
Posted: 16 January 2015 at 12:39am

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : A tip, the original Canadian RCA...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:01:32 +0000

Author: KentT
Subject: 1641
Posted: 02 April 2012 at 2:01pm

A tip, the original Canadian RCA issue of this track does have the real mono 45 version on them.

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Many thanks Grant! It'll...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:45:58 +0000

Author: Scott Young
Subject: 1641
Posted: 31 March 2012 at 3:45pm

Many thanks Grant! It'll never be a sonic wonder but considering the source is a Dunhill 45, it's pretty good!

A tip of the hat from the KISN Good Guys!...

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Scott Young wrote:Thanks for...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:20:16 +0000

Author: The Hits Man
Subject: 1641
Posted: 31 March 2012 at 11:20am

Scott Young wrote:

Thanks for the offer Grant! Check
your PMs...

You have a reply PM.

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Thanks for the offer Grant! Check...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:59:43 +0000

Author: Scott Young
Subject: 1641
Posted: 31 March 2012 at 10:59am

Thanks for the offer Grant! Check your PMs...

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride : Scott Young wrote:Revisiting...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:44:39 +0000

Author: The Hits Man
Subject: 1641
Posted: 30 March 2012 at 7:44pm

Scott Young wrote:

Revisiting an old thread to ask a
question. Does anyone know what version of MCR was on
the original issue Canadian RCA 45? I found a Canadian
RCA Golden Greats 45 (D-1433) that has a fold down of the
4:30 LP version. It's a lot cleaner, and not near as
murky as the Dunhill 45s I've heard. If only it was the
right version! If I could find the real 45 version that
sounded this good it would make my day.

By the way, this search is part of an ongoing (read:
neverending) project to use versions that are reasonably
faithful to the hit versions on the new online
reincarnation of KISN radio in Portland. Check it out at
www.goodguyradio.com.

Thanks to all who contribute here. I've gained a wealth
of knowledge reading this board!

I did not go back over the thread, and Ido not know if
you know this, but the true 45 of "Magic Carpet Ride" is
on Dick Bartley "On The Radio: Volume 1" CD. It is a
Bill Inglot needledrop of the original ABC/Dunhill mono
45. I can send it to you if you need.