Billy Joel - "Sometimes A Fantasy"

I have the original Columbia 45. It definitely has a different touch tone
phone number than the LP version. The majority of the song is the same
until you get to the fade out on the LP, the 45 version at that point starts to
jam, with BJ doing the chorus just one more time, also doing a little "ah ha
ha ha", and then coming to a halt with the blisters on my blisters, ending
with some distorted guitar sounds.
I believe when I heard it on the radio, most played what sounded like the LP
version, or at least they faded at the LP ends time. Anyone here made a
needledrop?


Edited by anthology123

vanmeter wrote: I'd bet money that radio around here played the LP version, since I seem to clearly recall being startled at the ending on the 45 when I heard it.

Same here. I always only heard the LP version on Toronto and Buffalo stations. I only picked up the 45 when I started collecting picture sleeve singles a few years ago - and it surprised me too!

What? No mention of the cool extended guitar solo at the end of the commercial 45 that ends with the "I've got blisters on my blisters!"?

Pat, i'll have to sit down and check to see if I detect a different phone number. I have been told it was different.

I have looked into this matter a little further and come to the following conclusion--the commercial 45 and the dj 45 have the same phone number intro as what now appears on the cd "Glass Houses" but when I compare against the vinyl LP, the vinyl LP has a different phone number!

Edited by Pat Downey

If you crank the stereo up loud enough and hold the phone to it while you have a dial tone, the phone will actually dial the number. :)