https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:17:08 +0000 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 04:43:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3635 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=3635&PID=41620&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41620 Author: Gary Mack
Subject: 3635
Posted: 09 June 2014 at 4:43am

There certainly is and I have one. The matrix # on the label is
H2W-2612 but the disc reads H2W-2612-S. It's a noisy vinyl
pressing but once the drums start you won't hear it. Nice!

GM]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2014 04:43:57 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41620&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41620 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41616&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41616 Author: KentT
Subject: 3635
Posted: 08 June 2014 at 7:59pm

There is a USA Commercial pressing of "Gitarzan" with that
side in true Stereo on US Monument (One pressing run did
use the Stereo side Promo stamper in Vinyl) I used to own a
copy of that variant. ]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:59:05 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41616&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41616 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41503&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41503 Author: Bondy
Subject: 3635
Posted: 20 May 2014 at 7:03am

Check out post #31 by Rico on BSN as he explains how to determine how to find the real one. I saw some on Ebay with that identical writing. The one I have the label is light green not white.

http://bsnpubs.websitetoolbox.com/post/mr-businessman-ray-st evens-hit-version-3795903?pid=1271779028#post1271779028 ]]> Tue, 20 May 2014 07:03:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41503&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41503 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41502&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41502 Author: TallPaulInKy
Subject: 3635
Posted: 19 May 2014 at 7:24am

bwolfe wrote: I never understood why he was always compelled to sweeten the stereo mixes with the overabundant amount of canned laughter and applause.

The reason goes back to the album, "Gitarzan". The
original 45 version was issued with Bagpipes That's My
Bag on the b side. Gitarzan (the hit version) starts out
cold and sounds like any other record until the joke,
"Give Him A Hand" then you hear the audience applause.
It's a joke that does not come across clearly on the
album version. The song was a hit and Monument needed a
quick album. So they took some previously issued singles
(for example) Freddy Feelgood And His Funky Little Five
Piece Band (from 1966)and recorded a few new ones.
Overdubbed all of it the with audience noise to make it
sound like a live album. Listening to the album, it's
probably the best all round LP effort by Ray. It is still
my favorite "album" by him. Admittedly he is not known as
an album artist. But single Gitarzan was placed as the
last track on side 1, instead of the first track on side
two they had to add applause, etc to the intro, and
throughout the song to match with the other material on
the album. Fast forward this thread to 2014. The mono
single version of Gitarzan was finally issued on CD,
dubbed (I am told) from a mono single record as the
stereo/mono tapes for the hit single are MIA, due to
Monument using the stereo album versions (from the
Gitarzan album)on reissue singles, etc.]]> Mon, 19 May 2014 07:24:11 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=41502&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#41502 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17140&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17140 Author: bwolfe
Subject: 3635
Posted: 23 June 2008 at 6:53pm

I never understood why he was always compelled to sweeten the stereo mixes with the overabundant amount of canned laughter and applause.
I'm not 100% sure but doesn't "Along Came Jones" suffer the same fate in stereo.
Extra fake applause and laughter?
]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:21 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17140&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17140 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17094&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17094 Author: sriv94
Subject: 3635
Posted: 21 June 2008 at 6:48pm

Gary, thank you. I think I get it now.]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:48:06 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17094&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17094 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17093&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17093 Author: Gary Mack
Subject: 3635
Posted: 21 June 2008 at 6:41pm

sriv94 wrote: It's not that you stated it wrong. Let me clarify--the LP version not only has the opening applause, but there is fake laughter throughout the song (the mono 45, which I do believe is on the Varese Sarabande compilation CD 25 All Time Novelty Hits, opens cold and has no fake laughter). What I'm trying to find out is whether the stereo 45 has the fake laughter throughout. Here's where I hear fake laughter on the LP version: At (:21), right after Stevens sings "Ah-hoo-hoo-hoo. . ." At (:30), right after Stevens sings "carry moonbeams home in a jar. . ." At (1:01), during the second "Gitarzan" yell At (1:05), during the cough At (1:31), right after "Jane's" first "baaaa-by" (laughter remains audible through most of "her" solo) At (2:01), right before the monkey's solo At (2:29), during the "Gitarzan" yell as the three voices unite There are a few more sections, but you get the idea. I'm just trying to see if the stereo 45 matches the mono 45 as far as the laughter sound effects go.

My original Monument stereo 45 doesn't have laughter at any of those places.

GM]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:41:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17093&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17093 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17092&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17092 Author: sriv94
Subject: 3635
Posted: 21 June 2008 at 5:47pm

It's not that you stated it wrong. Let me clarify--the LP version not only has the opening applause, but there is fake laughter throughout the song (the mono 45, which I do believe is on the Varese Sarabande compilation CD 25 All Time Novelty Hits, opens cold and has no fake laughter). What I'm trying to find out is whether the stereo 45 has the fake laughter throughout.

Here's where I hear fake laughter on the LP version:

At (:21), right after Stevens sings "Ah-hoo-hoo-hoo. . ."
At (:30), right after Stevens sings "carry moonbeams home in a jar. . ."
At (1:01), during the second "Gitarzan" yell
At (1:05), during the cough
At (1:31), right after "Jane's" first "baaaa-by" (laughter remains audible through most of "her" solo)
At (2:01), right before the monkey's solo
At (2:29), during the "Gitarzan" yell as the three voices unite

There are a few more sections, but you get the idea. I'm just trying to see if the stereo 45 matches the mono 45 as far as the laughter sound effects go.

Edited by sriv94]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:47:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17092&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17092 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17090&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17090 Author: TallPaulInKy
Subject: 3635
Posted: 21 June 2008 at 4:40pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/RAY-STEVENS-GITARZAN-MONUMENT-MN45-1131- VG-LISTEN_W0QQitemZ220245680443QQihZ012QQcategoryZ306QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Guess I didn't state it right the 45 version starts without applause.
Here is a clip.]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:40:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17090&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17090 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17088&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17088 Author: sriv94
Subject: 3635
Posted: 21 June 2008 at 1:59pm

I thought the LP version had fake laughter interspersed throughout the song (the first time right after Stevens sings "carry moonbeams home in a jar" as the horns come in).

And welcome to this forum, Paul. (I think we now have 14 people named Paul here now. :) ).]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:59:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3635&PID=17088&title=ray-stevensgitarzan#17088