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    Posted: Yesterday at 2:02am
"WKRP in Cincinnati (Main Theme)" was the hit(?) version released on 45 in late 1981.

It is a longer, re-recorded version of the actual TV show's opening theme song from 1978.

The45Prof's transfer runs 2:50, but the ends are edited, so I can't confirm if it's truncated, and I don't have it myself.

Carlisle's 1982 LP Steve Carlisle Sings WKRP in Cincinnati contained a remixed version which runs 2:53.

The most immediate change to notice between the 45 and the LP is right at the beginning, right before the lead guitar starts, the 45 has a drum fill which is completely missing from the LP. Thereafter, the 45's drums, and especially the hi-hats, are louder than on the LP. The LP version adds an acoustic rhythm guitar through most of the song.

The remix appeared on these compilations:
Tube Tunes Volume Three: The '80s (1995)
Sounds of the Eighties: TV Themes of the '80s (1996)

It's the same transfer, just louder on the 1995 CD.

There's a 2:47 version on a TM Century CD (Series 17, 1761). No idea what it is.

There's a 0:43 version on All-Time Top 100 TV Themes (2005), but Discogs has it noted as being a cover version.

The 45 version is not on CD, as far as I can tell.

Edited by mjb50 - Yesterday at 2:03am
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I was working in radio in West Virginia in 1981 when this was released as a single. I remember each of the stations in our company received customized versions of the song mentioning that station's call letters.

I would love a digital release of the single version of this song. But, after 44 years, I doubt we'll ever see it released.

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Originally posted by eriejwg eriejwg wrote:

I was working in radio in West Virginia in 1981 when this was released as a single. I remember each of the stations in our company received customized versions of the song mentioning that station's call letters.


I don't think our station played this song, but at the time my "day job" was a field service engineer and I do recall hearing a couple stations in my travels that had a custom version.
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No the proper 45 is not on CD. At this point probably won't be...
Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD."
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