Buster Poindexter ... - Hot Hot Hot

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   Not a top 40 hit in late 1987/early 1988, but pretty well 

known.

The 45 had a designated "Radio Edit" with a printed time 

of 3:45 and an actual time of 3:46.  The single at the 

time was RCA 5357.  I have the "Radio Edit" as the B-side 

to the tan-label promo for "Zat You Santa Claus", on RCA 

6893-7-RAB, which was mailed to my college radio station 

on December 14, 1987.  (Even wrote it on the red RCA 

generic sleeve!)

Importantly, the "Radio Edit" has an "Additional 

Production and Remix by John Morales and Sergio Munzibai 

for Another 'M + M' Productions Inc" credit on the label.

It's easy to tell which version is this "Radio Edit" - it 

starts with a snare/crash cymbal, and has a bass drum 

beat and some other percussion behind the opening "Ole 

Ole's".

The album version (no remix) has no instruments behind 

the opening "Ole Ole's".

That said, I have the true 45 "Radio Edit" version on 

only one CD - a Canadian CD on Quality Records called 

This Is Music 4, where it also runs 3:46.

The album version runs about 4:08 on Time-Life's 

Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 30 Rolling Stone 

Collection 1988-1989 and on Simitar's Number Ones 

Party On.

The surprise (for me anyway) is that the version that 

runs 3:47 on Razor & Tie's 2-CD Totally '80s is 

the album mix, but faded early to match the 

45!  It's not the 45 mix!

Who knew?

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Buster Poindexter ... - Hot Hot Hot Posted: 20 April 2011 at 7:08pm
	Not a top 40 hit in late 1987/early 1988, but pretty well known. The 45 had a designated "Radio Edit" with a printed time of 3:45 and an actual time of 3:46. The single at the time was RCA 5357. I have the "Radio Edit" as the B-side to the tan-label promo for "Zat You Santa Claus", on RCA 6893-7-RAB, which was mailed to my college radio station on December 14, 1987. (Even wrote it on the red RCA generic sleeve!) Importantly, the "Radio Edit" has an "Additional Production and Remix by John Morales and Sergio Munzibai for Another 'M + M' Productions Inc" credit on the label. It's easy to tell which version is this "Radio Edit" - it starts with a snare/crash cymbal, and has a bass drum beat and some other percussion behind the opening "Ole Ole's". The album version (no remix) has no instruments behind the opening "Ole Ole's". That said, I have the true 45 "Radio Edit" version on only one CD - a Canadian CD on Quality Records called This Is Music 4, where it also runs 3:46. The album version runs about 4:08 on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 30 Rolling Stone Collection 1988-1989 and on Simitar's Number Ones Party On. The surprise (for me anyway) is that the version that runs 3:47 on Razor & Tie's 2-CD Totally '80s is the album mix, but faded early to match the 45! It's not the 45 mix! Who knew?

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 166	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 April 2011 at 7:13pm
	Wow! Great info, Ron! I always presumed the shorter version on Totally '80s was the 45 version. I just heard the true 45 version, and it's a very different mix!
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2017 at 7:03pm
	The radio edit, as Ron described it above, also appears on disc 1 of the double disc 2003 release Greatest Hits Of The 80's (BMG Special Products).
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

eric_a Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote eric_a Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2017 at 6:46pm
	Fun fact ... RCA later released the radio edit on a CD single. The disc has the same artwork as the original 7"/12" so I'd initially thought it was released concurrently with the vinyl, but it's backed with "All Night Party," which wasn't released until 1989, so it had to be a reissue. Discogs says the CD single didn't come until 1995.