Talk Talk - Talk Talk

Ron, I don't happen to own their 1982 LP, "The Party's Over", but I just
pulled out my "Talk Talk" promo 45 for you. The same stereo, listed
(3:19), actual (3:21) version appears on both sides (deadwax: "B-8136-S-
45-500891-P-1") (or 2, for the flip side.) My 45 does includes the 12-
beat synth drum intro, and, to my ears at least, sounds identical to the
Youtube vid of the song currently loaded by "emimusic", as a reference
point for you. Hoping this info was of at least some help to you.....

Edited by jimct

Ron,

I used to have the parent LP and it also had the 12 beat
intro. As much as memory serves I think 45 and LP were
the same, mix and all. Only the import 12" was a totally
different mix.

MM

There's one other possibility, but I don't have the physical media to prove it.

Discography lists three shorter discs, at least if you believe the labels:

U.S. Acetate, 7", 45 RPM The only U.S. release that claims to be 2:58 in length, although there's no pic of the label to prove it.

Canada Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM A Canadian single which very clearly claims to be 2:58.

U.K. Vinyl, 12", Single, 45 RPM This British release may be completely unrelated, as it is labeled "version" and is only labeled to run 2:35!

Could these be where the intros without the 12-beat synth drum section originated?

Good point, Aaron.

Just found something interesting in this Wikipedia article:

"it topped at no. 52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. A remix of the song was released later in the same year where it peaked at no. 23 in the UK and number 75 in the United States."

It then goes on to list the original 7" as 2:58 and the "remix" as 3:23.

Doesn't that sound an awful lot like the original UK mix was 2:58 and the U.S. single remix (which added the drum beats?) was 3:23?