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eric_a 
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 Topic: Chicago - Feelin’ Stronger Every DayPosted: 21 January 2018 at 1:54am |
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I saw on eBay a gray-label reissue of “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” with
listed time of 2:43. I’ve only seen commercial and promo 45s with listed times of 4:13, and the database only shows 4:13 listings. Does the reissue actually have an edit or is this a typo? Edited by eric_a |
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Yah Shure
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Posted: 21 January 2018 at 8:41am |
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It's a typo.
I have a 2:43-listed red-label Hall Of Fame reissue 45, and "Feelin' Stronger" isn't any weaker than the 4:13 promo 45. |
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Tunestony
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Posted: 11 February 2018 at 10:19pm |
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I have a white label promo copy of this, and both sides list the time as 4:13.
Oddly, both sides are stereo. A little odd not to have one side being mono in 1973, don't you think? |
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Hykker
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 6:59am |
Not really. Most labels were releasing mono/stereo promos into the 80s. |
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Bill Cahill
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 7:12am |
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Starting with Saturday in the Park, I believe that all Columbia Chicago promo 45s were stereo only, no mono option. I could be wrong though
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Yah Shure
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 10:05am |
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I have a couple of Columbia promo 45s that were mono/stereo past "Saturday In The Park": 1978's "Alive Again" and "No Tell Lover".
Even some Full Moon/Warner Chicago promo 45s were mono/stereo, including "Love Me Tomorrow" and "What You're Missing", both from 1982. Agreed, there was nothing at all odd about mono/stereos in 1973. Edited by Yah Shure |
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AndrewChouffi
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 10:48am |
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I could be incorrect, but I believe a couple of people are misinterpreting Tunestony.
I think he's saying that he felt it was odd there was no mono option in 1973 for the Chicago hit, as there were a lot of powerful/influential monaural radio stations back then! Andy |
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Yah Shure
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 11:56am |
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Fair enough, Andy. But then why didn't "Saturday In The Park" have a mono option back in 1972?
There were exceptions to just about any perceived promo 45 "norm" during the early '70s, even within any one label's releases. I remember getting several A&M stereo/stereo A/B promo 45s in during 1972 that essentially made you guess which was supposed to be the "A" side, since the label hadn't designated one (a couple of Fairport Convention 45s come to mind, as well as Strawbs' "Benedictus"/"Heavy Disguise".) Lower matrix numbers weren't always a reliable guide, either. Perhaps the producers or labels felt in particular cases that nothing essential was lost when the stereo channels were combined to mono, and didn't bother to provide a fold-down mono side. Then again, we're talking about the record business, where there was always something that didn't make sense. |
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Tunestony
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 1:01pm |
Thanks Andy, you are correct. I was saying that I thought it was strange that there was NOT a mono option on a promo 45 from 1973. |
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Hykker
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Posted: 12 February 2018 at 5:35pm |
Very true, and Columbia was one of the least consistent labels with promos during that time period. They started off the decade with most promos being mono/stereo, indeed in some cases the promo was the only place the stereo single version existed. Then, inexplicably there'd be a few promos that were mono only, or different versions, or, like the aforementioned Chicago songs no mono promo at all. Columbia (as well as sister label Epic) often had multiple promos for a given song...as I recall there were 4 different variations for Redbone's "Come And Get Your Love". Finally things more or less sorted out by the mid 70s. |
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