https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 09:49:41 +0000 Sun, 15 May 2011 11:47:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=831 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=831&PID=30199&title=hooked-on-singles#30199 Author: edtop40
Subject: 831
Posted: 15 May 2011 at 11:47am

abagon's run time info for the larry elgart song "hooked on swing" was never entered into the db....thanks for the edit you did awhile ago for me aaron, it matches perfectly!
]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 11:47:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=30199&title=hooked-on-singles#30199 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18664&title=hooked-on-singles#18664 Author: Roscoe
Subject: 831
Posted: 05 September 2008 at 8:27am

abagon wrote: I tried to make the 45 version from the LP "Hooked On Swing" (US RCA Victor issue.) But I couldn't make it. Because there is not the sound at 0:26 or 0:37 on the LP. This is the mark at 0:24 on the commercial 45.

I think the "Hooked On Swing" 45 is actually a different performance than the LP version. Certainly it uses a different rhythm track than the LP version.

The lone CD appearance on the "Keep On Dancing" compiliation actually sounds quite nice.]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:27:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18664&title=hooked-on-singles#18664 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18663&title=hooked-on-singles#18663 Author: abagon
Subject: 831
Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:44am

I tried to make the 45 version from the LP "Hooked On Swing" (US RCA Victor issue.) But I couldn't make it. Because there is not the sound at 0:26 or 0:37 on the LP. This is the mark at 0:24 on the commercial 45.

As the run time info:
"Hooked On Swing"
The commercial 45 actual running time is (3:42), the listed time is "3:40" on the record label. (RCA PB-13219)
The LP actual running time is (6:32), the listed time is "6:34" on the LP record label. (RCA AFL1-4343)

"Hooked On Classics"
The commercial 45 actual running time is (3:50), the listed time is "3:48" on the record label. (RCA PB-12304)
]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:44:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18663&title=hooked-on-singles#18663 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18643&title=hooked-on-singles#18643 Author: MPH711
Subject: 831
Posted: 04 September 2008 at 6:50am

That sure was a long list of medleys. One that I have that wasn't on the list is an import 45 of Bill Haley and His Comets. It doesn't contain any "extra beats" so some of the song changes are slightly jarring.]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:50:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18643&title=hooked-on-singles#18643 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18642&title=hooked-on-singles#18642 Author: AndrewChouffi
Subject: 831
Posted: 04 September 2008 at 4:31am

To Roscoe:

The Beach Boys Medley was edited by John Palladino (he received label credit on the 45).

Andy]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:31:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18642&title=hooked-on-singles#18642 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18622&title=hooked-on-singles#18622 Author: Roscoe
Subject: 831
Posted: 03 September 2008 at 4:47pm

MMathews wrote: Hi Both were well produced, but after that i was buying a lot of them that were real lazy, just random segments spliced together with no thought of "flow"...comes to mind a UK EMI 45 i bought and didn't see in the list up there; "Hollie-Pops" and the flipside "Hollie-Daze"...medley of the Hollies hits. Another was a Dion/Belmonts medley, same thing, random snippets chopped together in the most jarring fashion.

Yes, there were many records hastily thrown together to cash in on the medley craze. One of the better ones was the "Seasons Of Gold" Four Seasons medley by Gidea Park. The Frankie Valli imitator was dead-on, and the record was well-produced (in the same league as Stars on 45). This one actually hit the Hot 100. They also did a Beach Boys medley that was pretty good, though not as accurate as "Seasons of Gold".

The Beach Boys Medley (the one by The Beach Boys) was probably the best of the medley records created from original hits. Someone put a lot of work into this one, creating segues that were mostly seamless.]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:47:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18622&title=hooked-on-singles#18622 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18620&title=hooked-on-singles#18620 Author: MMathews
Subject: 831
Posted: 03 September 2008 at 4:27pm

Hi

A few conversational medley comments.....

I recall there was a stepping point in the medley craze, in 1979. The Supremes Medley that Disconet created was so popular in clubs that Motown had to release it. That same year, a White label DJ medley of oldies strung together over a generic beat was called "Bits & Pieces II"...that used the real 45's of the oldies. Then in '81 Stars On 45 recreated that medley as a production and obviously had the huge pop hit with it. If you ever wondered why the odd line-up of songs in that, the Stars On 45 recreated pretty much as the original medley was done. Even all the Beatles ones were together like that.

So that opened the floodgate.
Then the above mentioned hits were out, "Hooked On Classics" and "The Beach Boys Medley" were all over the radio. Both were well produced, but after that i was buying a lot of them that were real lazy, just random segments spliced together with no thought of "flow"...comes to mind a UK EMI 45 i bought and didn't see in the list up there; "Hollie-Pops" and the flipside "Hollie-Daze"...medley of the Hollies hits.
Another was a Dion/Belmonts medley, same thing, random snippets chopped together in the most jarring fashion.

One other mention as an aside; there is a reason most of even the big hit medleys are absent from CD's. The licensing requirements for them have changed for the more greedy (as we come to expect from our mega-corps).
I don't know every detail, but I believe you now have to pay the licensing fee for each song separately, thus making the cost prohibitive. Also a paperwork nightmare.
It gets worse if it's a foreign owned copyright too, can potentially complicate the process. Plus, whomever holds the mechanical licensing for the recording also wants to be paid (e.g. Stars On 45).
I had to ask about all of that because I spoke to a rep from a oldies label that attempted to license the Stars On 45, and said "forget it."
And sometimes a label can sneak something using a loophole, but those discs usually get pulled pretty quick.
I have the above mentioned "Keep On Dancing" dancing CD (which contains several hard to find ones!) and learned through Pat that is a record club issue. So that one slid by the radar a little.
Of course, all the above problems needn't apply on material that's in the public domain, such as classical music, and the track that started this thread. :-)

Happy medley listening, all.
MM


   
]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:27:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18620&title=hooked-on-singles#18620 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18611&title=hooked-on-singles#18611 Author: aaronk
Subject: 831
Posted: 03 September 2008 at 9:12am

Paul Haney wrote: crapfromthepast wrote: GREASE MEGAMIX - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (1992?) Ron, since you questioned it, the "The Grease Megamix" was from 1996.

While I don't know the full back story to the song, it was released much earlier than 1996, although '96 was the year it became a hit in the US. There's a Wikipedia article that says it was a #1 hit in Australia in 1991. I do not know how accurate the info is though.

Grease Megamix on Wikipedia]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:12:27 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18611&title=hooked-on-singles#18611 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18607&title=hooked-on-singles#18607 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 831
Posted: 03 September 2008 at 6:04am

crapfromthepast wrote: GREASE MEGAMIX - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (1992?)

Ron, since you questioned it, the "The Grease Megamix" was from 1996.]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:04:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18607&title=hooked-on-singles#18607 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18597&title=hooked-on-singles#18597 Author: Hykker
Subject: 831
Posted: 02 September 2008 at 5:34pm

Dr. Demento used to play one called "Commercials on 45" by Stevens & Gridnick. I don't know if it was ever released to the public. It's not on the one album I have by them.]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:34:57 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=831&PID=18597&title=hooked-on-singles#18597