System - Don’t Disturb This Groove

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   Dug out my 45 for this one.

It's a commercial release, with picture sleeve.  Atlantic 7-89320.  Version is labeled as "Edit of Remix" on both the label and the sleeve.  Printed time is 3:45, actual time is 3:47.

There's a tiny, tiny about of tempo drift from the beginning (80.1 BPM) to the end (79.8 BPM).

The 45 versions I have on CD are all over the place in terms of tempo.

The closest to the 45 that I have is Priority's Eighties Greatest Rock Hits Vol. 8 (1993), which runs 3:48 and has very little drift from beginning (79.9 BPM) to the end (79.8 BPM).  There's a differently EQ'd digital clone on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 20 The Late '80s Take Two (1996).

The version on the promo-only Atlantic's Year In Review 1987 runs 3:43.  This version runs 81.8 BPM at the beginning (about 2.1% faster than the 45) and 80.9 BPM at the end (about 1.4% faster than the 45).  The difference in time is more-or-less due to the speed difference; the fade points are in the same place.  Too fast + tape drag = not my preferred version for the song.

There's a version that has the same speed error + tape drag problem on Warner Special Products' 3-CD After Hours (1990).  It runs 3:43, with 81.6 BPM at the beginning and 80.9 BPM at the end.  The same analog transfer is used for JCI's Only Dance 1985-1989 (1995), which sounds extremely close to After Hours.

And finally, I have the album version on Atlantic's Golden Age Of Black Music 1977-1988 (1988), where it runs 5:17 and 80.2 BPM throughout.

Hard to imagine that I'm recommending a disc on Priority Records, but there it is!

Edited by crapfromthepast

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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: Online Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: System - Don’t Disturb This Groove Posted: 10 May 2011 at 7:41pm
	Dug out my 45 for this one. It's a commercial release, with picture sleeve. Atlantic 7-89320. Version is labeled as "Edit of Remix" on both the label and the sleeve. Printed time is 3:45, actual time is 3:47. There's a tiny, tiny about of tempo drift from the beginning (80.1 BPM) to the end (79.8 BPM). The 45 versions I have on CD are all over the place in terms of tempo. The closest to the 45 that I have is Priority's Eighties Greatest Rock Hits Vol. 8 (1993), which runs 3:48 and has very little drift from beginning (79.9 BPM) to the end (79.8 BPM). There's a differently EQ'd digital clone on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 20 The Late '80s Take Two (1996). The version on the promo-only Atlantic's Year In Review 1987 runs 3:43. This version runs 81.8 BPM at the beginning (about 2.1% faster than the 45) and 80.9 BPM at the end (about 1.4% faster than the 45). The difference in time is more-or-less due to the speed difference; the fade points are in the same place. Too fast + tape drag = not my preferred version for the song. There's a version that has the same speed error + tape drag problem on Warner Special Products' 3-CD After Hours (1990). It runs 3:43, with 81.6 BPM at the beginning and 80.9 BPM at the end. The same analog transfer is used for JCI's Only Dance 1985-1989 (1995), which sounds extremely close to After Hours. And finally, I have the album version on Atlantic's Golden Age Of Black Music 1977-1988 (1988), where it runs 5:17 and 80.2 BPM throughout. Hard to imagine that I'm recommending a disc on Priority Records, but there it is! Edited by crapfromthepast