https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:27:52 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:14:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3565 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=3565&PID=38655&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38655 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 3565
Posted: 29 July 2013 at 8:14pm

Thanks very much for your analysis and LP run time info, Abagon. And, yes, the song's intro on the You Tube video is exactly the same as on the 20th Century Masters CD, so the database should probably note for the latter disc that the "Love Is Like a Rock" intro opens with an extra drum hit and drumstick tap that does not appear on the 45 or LP.

Edited by Todd Ireland]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:14:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=38655&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38655 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=38650&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38650 Author: abagon
Subject: 3565
Posted: 29 July 2013 at 8:56am

Todd Ireland wrote: Paul C wrote: I don't have the King Cool CD or LP, but on my copy of the 20th Century Masters CD (which is a Canadian pressing, but I doubt the U.S. pressing would be different), the song starts with a drumbeat and a drumstick tap that do not appear on either my commercial or promo 45s. Otherwise it appears to be the same version and length as my US commercial 45. The drum hit and drumstick tap heard at the very start of "My Girl" on the Donnie Iris Best of: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection CD (MCA 088112521) is not present on the King of Cool CD either (Razor & Tie 2016). So what about on the vinyl LP release? Anyone know?

Todd,
I've already got the "King Cool" vinyl LP. (MCA/Carousel MCA-5237)
The actual LP running time is (3:56), the listed time is "3:59" on the LP record label.

Concerning "The drum hit and drumstick tap heard at the very start of "My Girl""
Both the "King Cool" vinyl LP and the commercial 45 don't have it. Is the below You Tube link the same as the "Best of: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection" CD? I don't have its CD.
Donnie Iris - My Girl

--abagon
]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:56:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=38650&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38650 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=38646&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38646 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 3565
Posted: 28 July 2013 at 11:03pm

Paul C wrote: I don't have the King Cool CD or LP, but on my copy of the 20th Century Masters CD (which is a Canadian pressing, but I doubt the U.S. pressing would be different), the song starts with a drumbeat and a drumstick tap that do not appear on either my commercial or promo 45s. Otherwise it appears to be the same version and length as my US commercial 45.

The drum hit and drumstick tap heard at the very start of "My Girl" on the Donnie Iris Best of: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection CD (MCA 088112521) is not present on the King of Cool CD either (Razor & Tie 2016). So what about on the vinyl LP release? Anyone know?

Edited by Todd Ireland]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:03:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=38646&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#38646 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16766&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16766 Author: bwolfe
Subject: 3565
Posted: 02 June 2008 at 10:25am

Kudos to you as well.
There was a small amount of musical excitement in Western PA in the early 80's.
Also on MCA with Donnie was fellow area musician B.E. Taylor.]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:25:37 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16766&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16766 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16759&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16759 Author: abagon
Subject: 3565
Posted: 01 June 2008 at 11:26pm

Thanks for many coments, everyone.
My stock deadwax number is (MC-12401 W2)]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:26:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16759&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16759 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16749&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16749 Author: edtop40
Subject: 3565
Posted: 31 May 2008 at 2:56pm

my commercial 45 issued as mca/carousel 52031 contains a non-described version with a listed run time of 3:59 but actually runs 3:49....if you fade out from 3:42 to 3:49 on/of the cd "king cool" you'll effective replicated the 45 version.....it is simply an early fade of the full length cd/lp version from "king cool".....my 45 states, in the run-out groove "mc 12041-wi"...both the 45 and full length cd/lp version have the same original fade outs starting around 3:25 the 45 quickens the fade out from 3:42 to 3:49 while the full length version fades out slower from 3:42 to 3:59




Edited by edtop40]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 14:56:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16749&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16749 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16746&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16746 Author: Paul C
Subject: 3565
Posted: 31 May 2008 at 11:45am

I was surprised to read Abagon's post, since I timed my U.S. commercial 45 (deadwax 'MC-12401-W4') at (3:52), but then I timed both sides of my U.S. promo 45 and timed one side (deadwax 'MC-12401-W3') at (3:49) and the other side (same deadwax as my commercial 45) at (3:52). So perhaps not all U.S. commercial 45s are the same.

I don't have the King Cool CD or LP, but on my copy of the 20th Century Masters CD (which is a Canadian pressing, but I doubt the U.S. pressing would be different), the song starts with a drumbeat and a drumstick tap that do not appear on either my commercial or promo 45s. Otherwise it appears to be the same version and length as my US commercial 45.]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 11:45:06 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16746&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16746 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16742&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16742 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 3565
Posted: 31 May 2008 at 10:00am

Some of my other Donnie Iris favorites are:

The live version of "The Rapper"
"This Time It Must Be Love"

At one point in time, back to the 90's, it was very difficult to locate Donnie Iris tracks on CD. As far as I remember, "Injured In The Game Of Love" was one of Donnie's last charting tracks in 1985.

Edited by eriejwg]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 10:00:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16742&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16742 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16735&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16735 Author: MCT1
Subject: 3565
Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:38pm

Todd Ireland wrote: Donnie Iris, a native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvansia, remains a rock icon here in the Pittsburgh area and songs like "Ah! Leah!" and "Love Is Like a Rock" get massive amounts of airplay on our local classic rock stations. Even though "My Girl" was Iris' biggest Billboard chart hit and consists of a much poppier sound, it's amazing how few folks around here seem to even remember the song!

Here in the Boston area, "Ah! Leah!" receives heavy airplay on both classic rock stations and on stations with a significant "80s pop" component to their formats (e.g., Adult Top 40/Hot AC). The latter is true even though this song wasn't a particularly big pop hit when it was new, and was probably completely forgotten by pop audiences for many years -- at some point after '80s nostalgia kicked in, those stations seem to have "discovered" it (not sure if this is unique to Boston or if it's true elsewhere as well). Nothing else by Iris receives any airplay at all. I don't think I've heard "Love Is Like A Rock" or "My Girl" on the radio since they were on the charts.   ]]> Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16735&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16735 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16724&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16724 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 3565
Posted: 30 May 2008 at 5:20pm

On a side note, 23 years ago tomorrow, a huge tornado outbreak hit this part of Pennsylvania... Here is a link to what happened that day Tornadoes

In June of 1985, the top 40 here in Erie at the time that I worked for, then K104, had a huge tornado relief effort concert. Donnie Iris was the headliner. Donnie is one of the most down to earth people I ever met.

On another side note, Marty Lee, who is in Donnie's band the Cruisers, had his start in the music business here in Erie. His band, the Pulse, had a really nice cover of "Little Bit Of Soul", along with some originals.]]> Fri, 30 May 2008 17:20:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3565&PID=16724&title=donnie-iris-my-girl#16724