Jumpin Gene Simmons - Haunted House

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   Not sure if anyone can help on this one, but i accidentally noticed something about this song.  I have it on 2 of the Cd's listed in the database.

-EMI "Lost hits Of The 60's"

-Rhino's "Elvira Presents Haunted Hits"

I just noticed that while both copies are the same original Hi recording, and both are mono, one has a second vocal/harmony overdub during the part "yes i will be here when the morning comes...."

The one on the Rhino CD has just his one vocal track all the way through. 

Anyone know which version might have been the correct 45 version?

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MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jumpin Gene Simmons - Haunted House Posted: 13 July 2010 at 6:15pm
	Not sure if anyone can help on this one, but i accidentally noticed something about this song. I have it on 2 of the Cd's listed in the database. -EMI "Lost hits Of The 60's" -Rhino's "Elvira Presents Haunted Hits" I just noticed that while both copies are the same original Hi recording, and both are mono, one has a second vocal/harmony overdub during the part "yes i will be here when the morning comes...." The one on the Rhino CD has just his one vocal track all the way through. Anyone know which version might have been the correct 45 version?

Gary Mack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 February 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gary Mack Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2010 at 6:58pm
	I have a 1968 Hi Records comp LP and Haunted House has only one vocal track, no overdubs. The track runs 2:32 and the partly incomprehensible line you refer to begins at 2:21. GM

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:18pm
	My Hi 45 has the overdubbed vocal. I wish I could find my copy of the 2 cd set, Haunted House: The Complete Jumpin' Gene Simmons on Hi, as it has the song Haunted House twice. I never paid notice to which version was on either, but one disc was for the Haunted House album and the other for single cuts...perhaps there is an album vs 45 variation here. The cd with the Haunted House lp tracks also had other non lp tracks on it as well. Edited by TomDiehl1
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TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 July 2010 at 4:02am
	I need to just open my eyes some, I guess....the 2 cd Jumpin' Gene Simmons set was sitting right in front of me on the top shelf of my computer desk. CD 1 is listed as the Hi Singles A's and B's. Haunted House on this cd has the vocal overdub. The second cd is listed as the Jumpin' Gene Simmons Album plus bonus tracks. This version also has the overdubbed vocal (but I don't own the original LP so I cannot comment on what it had... I do have a mini EP made for jukeboxes from the album but it may be a while before I uncover it...i do remember the song is in electronic stereo on the EP though but I don't recall anything else about it). Sidebar: this is an excellent 2 CD overview of Gene's career... however it doesn't have too many standout tracks (but it has a couple that are just killer) and the sound could have been very much improved -- lots of very noisy disc dubs on the obscure singles and some of the unreleased sides, I assume most of the early Hi tapes (pre-HH) must be gone. I keep hoping to find a decent sounding copy of Gene's "No Other Guy" on cd that isn't mastered from a very scratchy 45. Edited by TomDiehl1
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Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:12pm
	Both of my stock Hi 45s also have the harmony overdub on the two choruses.

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2010 at 7:11pm
	Okay I found my Jukebox mini-LP for the Haunted House album....if anyone has the full 12" vinyl lp could you please check it? On the surface, it seems like what we may have is an LP vs 45 distinction, as this mini-LP is MISSING the overdubbed vocals...
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MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 July 2010 at 3:16pm
	Oh, i almost forgot about this one! Yeah, i agree, seems like the LP version had a single tracked vocal and the 45 has the overdub. I guess they decided it needed that extra vocal overdub to make those parts sound more like a "chorus". thanks for all the great info, guys! -MM

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 June 2012 at 4:00pm
	Curious... I just discovered while most of my versions of this song start "Just moved..." I have one from this CD 100 Hits: Halloween ...that has both the vocal harmony overdubs mentioned above but, more surprisingly (at least to me) starts out: "I just moved..." They APPEAR to be the same take (although the "I just..." version with the overdubs is brighter). I don't see specified in the database: did the single start out "I" and the album version start out "Just," or is this a mastering error on some of the CDs?
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MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 June 2012 at 4:20pm
	I think i also have a cd where the opening line is "clipped" and missing the "I". There's one more thing about the assorted versions of this song. Years ago, someone sent me an mp3 of a true stereo version, that was extremely close to the original. It had vinyl surface noise. when i a/b'd it of course, i could tell it was not the hit recording, but a very close copy. My assumption was it was done over for a stereo Hi LP, (as most Hi stereo is) .. i just don't know which album it was done for. I no longer have the mp3 tho. MM

Bondy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 February 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bondy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 June 2012 at 3:00pm
	Mark. I have a stereo Jukebox mini lp Haunted House is the single track vocal, and it starts with the word "I" it is not rechanneled but not really stereo, it has a panning affect which is really weird.