Downtown - Petula Clark

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   Something I just noticed with "Downtown" by Petula Clark.......

at the 2:03 mark in the song during the instrumental break when she sings "Downtown", she goes up an octave on all the appearances that I have on CD.   This did not occur on the original 45 version.   

So is this a stereo vs. mono issue since all but one (which I don't have) of the songs CD appearance are in Stereo?  If so, would all of these versions be categorized as "Stereo LP version"...

Thoughts?

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Fetta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fetta Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Downtown - Petula Clark Posted: 31 March 2011 at 8:34pm
	Something I just noticed with "Downtown" by Petula Clark....... at the 2:03 mark in the song during the instrumental break when she sings "Downtown", she goes up an octave on all the appearances that I have on CD. This did not occur on the original 45 version. So is this a stereo vs. mono issue since all but one (which I don't have) of the songs CD appearance are in Stereo? If so, would all of these versions be categorized as "Stereo LP version"... Thoughts?

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 April 2011 at 3:44am
	great observation, Fetta. I too didn't notice that before, however in just comparing the two, in the mono mix i have, I can not hear her sing "Downtown" as she does in the stereo mix (as you state, going "up" in her tone). what a subtle difference, but i agree, a distinction is deserved here.
	dc1

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 April 2011 at 5:10am
	Nice observation, Fetta! Just a suggestion...in the future you may want to do a search and put these in the already existing topic threads.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 April 2011 at 5:21pm
	Does anyone have a copy of the mono "Downtown" vinyl LP as we need to see if this is strictly a stereo LP version or an LP version?

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 April 2011 at 4:36pm
	US Stereo LP version, the UK Pye LP sounds like the 45 single. At least the Mono LP is.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 April 2011 at 6:52pm
	Kent, the stereo vinyl LP is definitely not the 45 version as I have a copy of the stereo LP. You make a comment regarding the mono LP being the 45 version but is it the US mono LP?

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 April 2011 at 7:22pm
	No, UK Pye original Mono LP. Also, Swedish Pye Mono LP also is the same. Who originated her English language recordings.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2011 at 4:23pm
	I finally found a copy of the U.S. mono LP of "Downtown" and the mono copy includes the 45 version of Downtown.

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: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2011 at 6:45am
	I'm listening to my mono stock 45 of Downtown (WB 5494, styrene, stamped matrix numbers of GA -14252-1G) and i'm hearing the upswing in the vocal for the one word at the same point that it occurs in the stereo mix, although it is pretty well buried behind the music bed and the backing vocalists. I only have the stereo pressing of the Downtown LP so if someone could shoot me a dub off of the mono lp I would appreciate it. Years ago I had a vinyl promo for Downtown and I ended up selling it on ebay (and this was before I got into collecting promo 45s... if only I knew then what I know now....)
	Live in stereo.