gary lewis everybody loves a clown

my commercial 45 for the gary lewis and the playboys song
'everybody loves a clown' issued as liberty 55818 list a
run time on the label as 2:20 but actually runs 2:22 and is
identical to the version on the cd 'the complete liberty
singles'....the db claims the the run time is 2:18....are
there two pressings of this 45?....my 45 has 'LB 2.07 5'
machine stamped in the run out groove....

edtop40

I timed my Liberty 55818 stock copy for The Complete Liberty Singles thread eight years ago, and it clocked in at 2:21, where the tail end of the fade ended very abruptly. It's a styrene Monarch pressing.

Ed, Liberty contracted with no fewer than three U.S. independent plants for this single: Monarch in L.A. (styrene), RCA Indianapolis (vinyl) and Shelley Products on Lawn Guyland (styrene.) The first two spread the song title over two lines on the labels, with "Everybody" on top of "Loves A Clown", while Shelley, using thinner fonts, compressed it into a single line.

Liberty also contracted the mastering, plating and label work to those facilities (Alco Research providing it for Monarch), so slight timing and/or speed differences between the three are quite possible.

So which one to choose? All three were originals, so any of those actual timings would be legit.

As for the Silver Spotlight reissues, YMMV. Those were subsequently recut with each ownership change from Liberty to United Artists to Capitol. The entire Silver Spotlight Series catalog (including all artists) is all over the map; some stereo versions seeped in during the UA run, a few others when Capitol absorbed UA, while still others remained in original mono 'til the end.

I've found a number of speed variations, especially with some of the Johnny Rivers Silver Spotlights. "Under Your Spell Again" differed from the original issue even as far back as the first reissue on the Imperial Golden Series 45, where the song ran significantly longer and with a markedly different EQ, but still in mono. You just never know, and the best way to judge them is to compare them with an original pressing... whioh could be any of several different lengths or speeds.

Isn't this hobby fun? ;)

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	my commercial 45 for the gary lewis and the playboys song 'everybody loves a clown' issued as liberty 55818 list a run time on the label as 2:20 but actually runs 2:22 and is identical to the version on the cd 'the complete liberty singles'....the db claims the the run time is 2:18....are there two pressings of this 45?....my 45 has 'LB 2.07 5' machine stamped in the run out groove....
	edtop40

Kerry Jackson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 15 June 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kerry Jackson Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 June 2017 at 11:01am
	My 45 is the Silver Spotlight Series w/She's Just My Style on the flip. It also is identical to the version on the cd 'the complete liberty singles', except it fades 4 seconds early. This 45 matches the db listed time of 2:18. The run out groove has handwritten: A-209-S45-11059-P-1 #2

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: 03 June 2017 at 1:40pm
	I timed my Liberty 55818 stock copy for The Complete Liberty Singles thread eight years ago, and it clocked in at 2:21, where the tail end of the fade ended very abruptly. It's a styrene Monarch pressing. Ed, Liberty contracted with no fewer than three U.S. independent plants for this single: Monarch in L.A. (styrene), RCA Indianapolis (vinyl) and Shelley Products on Lawn Guyland (styrene.) The first two spread the song title over two lines on the labels, with "Everybody" on top of "Loves A Clown", while Shelley, using thinner fonts, compressed it into a single line. Liberty also contracted the mastering, plating and label work to those facilities (Alco Research providing it for Monarch), so slight timing and/or speed differences between the three are quite possible. So which one to choose? All three were originals, so any of those actual timings would be legit. As for the Silver Spotlight reissues, YMMV. Those were subsequently recut with each ownership change from Liberty to United Artists to Capitol. The entire Silver Spotlight Series catalog (including all artists) is all over the map; some stereo versions seeped in during the UA run, a few others when Capitol absorbed UA, while still others remained in original mono 'til the end. I've found a number of speed variations, especially with some of the Johnny Rivers Silver Spotlights. "Under Your Spell Again" differed from the original issue even as far back as the first reissue on the Imperial Golden Series 45, where the song ran significantly longer and with a markedly different EQ, but still in mono. You just never know, and the best way to judge them is to compare them with an original pressing... whioh could be any of several different lengths or speeds. Isn't this hobby fun? ;)