Rhino Digital 45 series

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   You can find these by searching I Tunes for "Digital 45". I would assume there's a lot more to come. Some of them are the original, mono 45 versions. Others, are stereo edits. Examples:

Doors Light My Fire/Crystal Ship ORIGINAL MONO

Deep Purple Smoke on the Water/Smoke on the Water Live ORIGINAL MONO

Eagles Take It Easy/Get You in the Mood ORIGINAL MONO

However, the digital singles of Roundabout/Long Distance Runaround, In A Gadda Da Vida / Iron Butterfly Theme, Daydream Believer/Goin Down are stereo. 

On a side note, somebody needs to help them find better photographs of the singles. "Roundabout" has writing on the label!

Edited by Bill Cahill

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Bill Cahill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Cahill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rhino Digital 45 series Posted: 12 July 2009 at 6:24am
	You can find these by searching I Tunes for "Digital 45". I would assume there's a lot more to come. Some of them are the original, mono 45 versions. Others, are stereo edits. Examples: Doors Light My Fire/Crystal Ship ORIGINAL MONO Deep Purple Smoke on the Water/Smoke on the Water Live ORIGINAL MONO Eagles Take It Easy/Get You in the Mood ORIGINAL MONO However, the digital singles of Roundabout/Long Distance Runaround, In A Gadda Da Vida / Iron Butterfly Theme, Daydream Believer/Goin Down are stereo. On a side note, somebody needs to help them find better photographs of the singles. "Roundabout" has writing on the label! Edited by Bill Cahill

bwolfe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote bwolfe Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 7:58am
	What a surprise to finally grab the true mono single version of "Light My Fire". I thought that the remaining members of the Doors would never let them be released. Never knew what the big deal was anyway. Radio has played an edit through the years, but its never been the correct version. Funny to hear "Take It Easy" with its minor edit of the "ooohs". Plus my single was pressed off center so it sounds even better. One can only hope its the start of some more Doors/Eagles true single versions in the future!
	the way it was heard on the radio

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 10:28am
	What a terrific find, Bill! And such a shame MusicGiants is in bankruptcy, because these would surely be available lossless from them. Hopefully, if they emerge from bankruptcy later this year as they hope, we can get these in lossless format. FYI, these should all be available as full 320kb MP3s from Zune.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 10:37am
	Quite a nice selection, too. Talking Heads - Take Me To The River Blues Brothers - Soul Man C,S & N - Southern Cross Eagles - Hotel California

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 10:47am
	What's super-cool is they actually have the original picture sleeve artwork, if the single had a picture sleeve in the U.S. If not, they use the 45 label. I have long been wishing the record companies would do something like this. Digital 45s, original A and B sides. Yeah!

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 11:17am
	Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" is mono too! Yeehaw!

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: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 12:31pm
	If you are a Prince fan, the long lost b-side to "Kiss" is now one of the digital 45s ("Love or $") on iTunes. I think this is the first time that track appears anywhere since its '86 vinyl release. Edited by Santi Paradoa
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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: 12 July 2009 at 2:41pm
	Great news for us singles lovers! Both "Roundabout" and "Take It Easy" were stereo/mono on the original promo 45s. Bill, maybe Rhino was going for an "authentic" look, hence the writing on the labels. :) Dear Rhino: how 'bout the Rhino Digital DJ 45s, too? You can even include some permanent marker "X" label markings and date stamps if that'll make them seem more genuine. ;)

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 2:45pm
	Fingers crossed that the mono 45 version of "25 or 6 to 4" will be released!

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2009 at 4:56pm
	regarding artwork, I have been amassing a collection of picture sleeve and 45 label cover art for over two years...i've got 1,000s now from the '50s to the '00s. It's amazing what can be found on the Internet. Seeing the artwork on iTunes or on my iPod as the songs play makes it one step closer to "how it was" in this digital era! good to read about these digital 45s...i hope the Canadian store has them! Edited by davidclark
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