Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 12:25:39 +0000 Mon, 26 May 2025 13:46:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9976 <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : The 3:45 Extended Version of I&#039;m...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=66822&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#66822 Author: crocodile
Subject: 9976
Posted: 26 May 2025 at 1:46pm

The 3:45 Extended Version of I'm Still Standing is available on the compilation CD

Maxi-Tubes (42 Super Hot Powerful Tracks) Volume 7, from the same company that put out the Big 12 Inches Series.  Check Discogs.com for more info.


It IS very difficult to find and the legitimacy of whether or not it's a bootleg is debatable but as someone who owns many of the Arcana releases, I find the sound quality on par if not better than many "official" releases and I don't think anyone who manages to find one will be disappointed with any of them, especially considering that it's the only place to find many 12" single versions.

The Big 12 Inches series is easily my favorite compilation of all time in terms of 12" versions, if you can locate and afford it.
]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 13:46:26 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=66822&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#66822 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : All these years later listening...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=66820&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#66820 Author: NightAire
Subject: 9976
Posted: 26 May 2025 at 10:32am

All these years later listening to this song again, I have to second the comment earlier about distortion. Every single version, from every single source, every remaster, has sounded "gritty" to me on the top end.

I don't believe these versions are coming from vinyl, and it doesn't sound like tape overload distortion, so my only conclusion is that there's something unique about the mix and EQ of the individual instruments and the final mix that, to my ears, sounds "gritty."

I'd love to know why my ears react to this recording this way, but I doubt there's any explanation other than "I hear weird." I'm just glad I'm not the only one who hears it that way! :-) ]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 10:32:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=66820&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#66820 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : I&#039;m listening to the dub...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63422&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63422 Author: aaronk
Subject: 9976
Posted: 04 August 2023 at 10:57pm

I'm listening to the dub from DJ Paul T, and it sounds like the LP version spliced in after the intro (or perhaps the extended version is the full take where the intro was edited down for the LP). I don't hear any mix differences. The YT link in Rich's last post has a pretty drastic smiley-face EQ applied, making it sound quite a bit different from the (presumably) un-EQ'd dub I have from DJ Paul T.

Edited by aaronk]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:57:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63422&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63422 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : Attempting to edit the LP version...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63420&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63420 Author: NightAire
Subject: 9976
Posted: 04 August 2023 at 7:18pm

Attempting to edit the LP version onto the vinyl 12" mix, I have come to the conclusion that the 12" either is a remix, or has added instrumentation, because the rhythm section is subtly more "jumpy" in the 12" mix vs. the more straight-ahead rhythm track on the LP version.

However, the sound quality of all the dubs I've found so far has been so terrible that I'm still creating my franken-mix of the first 45 seconds of vinyl followed by the CD because I don't think my audience is likely to notice and the quality is so much better.

This one REALLY needs a digital release from the master tapes!

(Has the source LP, "Too Low For Zero," ever gotten a 24 bit / 96 kHz release? That would be really nice, too. The CD I'm using actually fades on the right channel a hair before the left channel at the end of "I'm Still Standing.")]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:18:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63420&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63420 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : EdisonLite wrote:Is the only...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63412&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63412 Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 9976
Posted: 03 August 2023 at 1:38pm

Originally posted by EdisonLite EdisonLite wrote:

Is the only difference between the 12" and the regular version is the 45-
second intro which is unique to that version? After that, it goes into the regular
song and even fades the same?


I think so. I am very surprised it never made CD (not that I am aware of). Considering Elton's vast catalog being available I don't recall ever seeing it on any official disc, comp or va collection.

I'm not sure if this is official or not. It doesn't sound like it is from vinyl though DJ Paul T from Burning The Ground did a dub many years ago of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4JhMU4nnvY

Edited by PopArchivist]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:38:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63412&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63412 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : Is the only difference between...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63339&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63339 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9976
Posted: 30 July 2023 at 11:25pm

Is the only difference between the 12" and the regular version is the 45-
second intro which is unique to that version? After that, it goes into the regular
song and even fades the same?]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:25:01 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63339&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63339 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : Just listening to the original...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63313&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63313 Author: mjb50
Subject: 9976
Posted: 25 July 2023 at 5:25am

Just listening to the original Too Low for Zero CD mastering, the lead vocal is distorted in a lot of places. For example, start at 1:24... the bold text is distorted:

no, I'm still standin' better than I ever did
lookin' like a true survivor
feelin' like a little kid
I'm still standin' after all this time
pickin' up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standin'
...

The guitar solo has some random noises at 2:04 to 2:10. Sounds like someone rustling some papers.

There's lots more. I doubt it's intentional, but it seems to be baked in.

I just checked what purports to be the 1998 remaster on on YouTube and it's about the same, maybe not quite as dramatic, but I still hear it.

Edited by mjb50]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:25:09 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63313&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63313 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : Hykker wrote:One of my favorite...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63312&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63312 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 9976
Posted: 24 July 2023 at 7:41pm

Originally posted by Hykker Hykker wrote:

One of my favorite EJ songs, but there seems to be a lot of distortion on it. Intentional?

Where are you hearing distortion?]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:41:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63312&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63312 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : One of my favorite EJ songs, but...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63295&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63295 Author: Hykker
Subject: 9976
Posted: 17 July 2023 at 5:16am

One of my favorite EJ songs, but there seems to be a lot of distortion on it. Intentional?]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:16:56 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63295&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63295 <![CDATA[Elton John - I’m Still Standing extended : Thanks, Aaron. Yeah, I just did...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63294&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63294 Author: AndrewChouffi
Subject: 9976
Posted: 17 July 2023 at 2:22am

Thanks, Aaron.

Yeah, I just did a search on YouTube and found it. You're
right, it does sound like a 45 second breakdown tacked on
to the intro of the LP/45 version.

Andy]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:22:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9976&PID=63294&title=elton-john-im-still-standing-extended#63294