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Topic: OT: Gary Portnoy - Theme From Cheers
Posted: 02 September 2017 at 4:42am

Very surprised that the Theme From Cheers (Where
Everybody Knows Your Name) by Gary Portnoy only reached
#83 in the charts because I remember hearing it on the
radio quite a few times in the NY area. I've had two
copies of the song and both have what sounds like a
slight digital glitch at 1:37 on the word "are." Those
sources are Time-Life "Sounds of the 80s - TV Themes"
and I think "Tube Tunes." (I say "I think" because I
can't seem to find that copy.) Does anyone have a copy
that doesn't have the problem? I'm betting its not on
the original single because it sounds digital to me.

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Posted: 02 September 2017 at 1:57pm

I can't begin to guess what caused that glitch, but yes
it's on the original 45 as well, so it's on the master
tape.
I can see it when zooming in, and it looks like either a
vinyl defect or a digital glitch, but of course it isn't.
It does not sound like a tape splice either so I have no
clue.
Here's video of the 45 playing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe5xDq9XtU

...funny, even though this video is recorded "open air"
you can still hear the glitch. In the video it occurs at
(1:54).

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Posted: 04 September 2017 at 2:29pm

FYI, Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 32 TV Themes Of The '80s (1996) is digitally exactly 0.56 dB quieter than Rhino's Tube Tunes Vol. 3 The '80s (1995). Both have the glitch at 1:37.

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Posted: 05 September 2017 at 8:37pm

Just heard the song on an album on Napster called
"Keeper" that doesn't have the glitch at 1:37.

Interesting. It sounds like the original recording too.
Sounds like a drum hit at 1:37.

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Posted: 06 September 2017 at 7:37am

Just listened to the version on the "Keeper" album via
YouTube and the glitch is still there. It's a small
warble on the word "are." Must be on the master tape.
Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU4fQxFca8s

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Posted: 30 September 2017 at 7:32pm

The glitch is on my original Applause label 45, which was
ex-radio station. I think that this track would have
charted bigger as a single, had it been on a larger label
which was equipped to promote it better. The reissue on
Collectables is much more common than the Applause 45 (I
have the only copy I've seen, dug in the wild)

I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

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Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: OT: Gary Portnoy - Theme From Cheers Posted: 02 September 2017 at 4:42am
	Very surprised that the Theme From Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name) by Gary Portnoy only reached #83 in the charts because I remember hearing it on the radio quite a few times in the NY area. I've had two copies of the song and both have what sounds like a slight digital glitch at 1:37 on the word "are." Those sources are Time-Life "Sounds of the 80s - TV Themes" and I think "Tube Tunes." (I say "I think" because I can't seem to find that copy.) Does anyone have a copy that doesn't have the problem? I'm betting its not on the original single because it sounds digital to me.

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 September 2017 at 1:57pm
	I can't begin to guess what caused that glitch, but yes it's on the original 45 as well, so it's on the master tape. I can see it when zooming in, and it looks like either a vinyl defect or a digital glitch, but of course it isn't. It does not sound like a tape splice either so I have no clue. Here's video of the 45 playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe5xDq9XtU ...funny, even though this video is recorded "open air" you can still hear the glitch. In the video it occurs at (1:54).

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: 105	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 September 2017 at 2:29pm
	FYI, Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol. 32 TV Themes Of The '80s (1996) is digitally exactly 0.56 dB quieter than Rhino's Tube Tunes Vol. 3 The '80s (1995). Both have the glitch at 1:37.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

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: 93	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2017 at 8:37pm
	Just heard the song on an album on Napster called "Keeper" that doesn't have the glitch at 1:37. Interesting. It sounds like the original recording too. Sounds like a drum hit at 1:37.

Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 September 2017 at 7:37am
	Just listened to the version on the "Keeper" album via YouTube and the glitch is still there. It's a small warble on the word "are." Must be on the master tape. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU4fQxFca8s

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 September 2017 at 7:32pm
	The glitch is on my original Applause label 45, which was ex-radio station. I think that this track would have charted bigger as a single, had it been on a larger label which was equipped to promote it better. The reissue on Collectables is much more common than the Applause 45 (I have the only copy I've seen, dug in the wild)
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!