Rick Astley - It Would Take A Strong Man

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   On the Whenever You Need Somebody CD, "It Would Take A Strong Strong Man" starts with three drum hits, followed by a short pause, then another three drum hits.

No problem.

I discovered that on the 50-CD radio library The A-List (1994), the first two drum hits are cut off.  The song starts with a single drum hit, then the short pause, then another three drum hits.  The rest of the song is the same as on Whenever You Need Somebody.

So...

(1) Is the 45 the same as the album version?

(2) If so, does the 45 have the three drum hits intact to start the song?  

(3) Does the version on the TM Century library have the three drum hits intact to start the song?  (I suspect that The A-List borrowed liberally from the TM Century discs...)

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: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rick Astley - It Would Take A Strong Man Posted: 24 February 2010 at 9:47pm
	On the Whenever You Need Somebody CD, "It Would Take A Strong Strong Man" starts with three drum hits, followed by a short pause, then another three drum hits. No problem. I discovered that on the 50-CD radio library The A-List (1994), the first two drum hits are cut off. The song starts with a single drum hit, then the short pause, then another three drum hits. The rest of the song is the same as on Whenever You Need Somebody. So... (1) Is the 45 the same as the album version? (2) If so, does the 45 have the three drum hits intact to start the song? (3) Does the version on the TM Century library have the three drum hits intact to start the song? (I suspect that The A-List borrowed liberally from the TM Century discs...) Edited by crapfromthepast

abagon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote abagon Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2010 at 11:29pm
	I have compared the album version with the U.S. commercial 45 (RCA 8663-7-R) For the above questions by crapfromthepast: (1)&(2) Yes. But I don't know about the question(3.) --abagon

prisdeej Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 July 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote prisdeej Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2012 at 11:58pm
	(3) No. GoldDisc 926 it starts with a single drum hit.
	DJ L.

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 2014 at 5:24pm
	All current db CDs include the same version of this song. Here are the particulars of my promo 12" single (RCA 8696-1 RDAB): Side A: 1-Matt's Jazzy Guitar Mix (listed 7:46) Side B: 1-Instrumental (listed 3:39) 2-(non-described version) (listed 3:39) 3-(a different song, "You Move Me") FYI, my stock 12" single for this song (RCA 8696-1-RD-A) includes the exact same contents as my promo 12" single does. Edited by jimct