Single Versions on Import CDs

PaulEschen wrote: The Association      As mentioned by Brian W. in the 'More Mono Finds' thread, the mono single versions of "Along Comes Mary" and "Cherish" are available on the UK import And Then...Along Comes The Association (1966, 2011 Now Sounds CRNOW 25). Also, this company has released Birthday (1968, 2010 Now Sounds CRNOW 15), which has mono versions of "Everything That Touches You" (actual time 3:17) and "Time For Livin'" (2:44). JimCT stated in his post for "Everything..." that his 45's actual time is 3:14, so I can't address the possible speed issue, as I don't have the original 45.

I still have not found a copy of this in a store! I guess I'm to have to order it from Amazon.

By the way, Now Sounds revealed on the Steve Hoffman site that they will release expanded mono editions of The Association's "Insight Out" and "Rennaisance" albums later this summer.

The hit 1964 MGM 45/LP edit of the Animals' "House Of The Rising Sun" has finally surfaced on CD, via Warner Music Japan's Parlophone label (the uncut HOTRS was not issued by MGM until about a year later.) Listed as "The House Of The Rising Sun (edit version)," it is the last of eleven bonus tracks on The Animals (WPCR-15413) with an actual time of 3:00. Though nowhere near being brickwalled, the disc is mastered a hair on the loud side.

Also new from Warner Japan/Parlophone: both the European and U.S. versions of "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" are included on Animal Tracks (WPCR-15414), with the latter U.S. version bonus track - listed as "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place (alternate take)" - clocking in at an actual 3:14. Sonically, this one runs loud. The Animals' 2004 Abkco Retrospective collection is a better choice for the U.S. 45/LP version. And for those who prefer the non-U.S. worldwide hit, stick with the Animals' old warhorse 1987 EMI U.K. The Singles Plus disc (CDP 7 46605 2), which still has the best-sounding "House Of The Rising Sun," IMO.

Yah Shure wrote: The hit 1964 MGM 45/LP edit of the Animals' "House Of The Rising Sun" has finally surfaced on CD, via Warner Music Japan's Parlophone label (the uncut HOTRS was not issued by MGM until about a year later.) Listed as "The House Of The Rising Sun (edit version)," it is the last of eleven bonus tracks on The Animals (WPCR-15413) with an actual time of 3:00.

Unfortunately, it's a disc dub, and a really bad one at that.

I thought I'd jump right in on the Eddie Fisher discussion (before it got to be what - 6 years old?)...
Unless I missed something during that time, the correct 45 version of "Downhearted" has also yet to appear on CD anywhere. The Taragon version as well as the one on the Song Of The Dreamer - Hits & Highlights (Blue Orchid
BLUE108CD)CD are alternates. The easiest way to spot the alternate is at the :50 mark, where the correct version's phasing is "...I lost the truest love I'll ever know..." The version on both CDs is "...I lost the truest love (pause) I'll ever know" and a higher note on the word "I'll." The only place I've seen the correct version is on the old RCA 45. Does anyone know of an LP where the correct version might be? Greatest Hits/reissues that I have contain the alternate version. Was there even an old LP that might have it? No hurry on this - obviously...

Robert wrote: I thought I'd jump right in on the Eddie Fisher discussion (before it got to be what - 6 years old?)... Unless I missed something during that time, the correct 45 version of "Downhearted" has also yet to appear on CD anywhere. The Taragon version as well as the one on the Song Of The Dreamer - Hits & Highlights (Blue Orchid BLUE108CD)CD are alternates. The easiest way to spot the alternate is at the :50 mark, where the correct version's phasing is "...I lost the truest love I'll ever know..." The version on both CDs is "...I lost the truest love (pause) I'll ever know" and a higher note on the word "I'll." The only place I've seen the correct version is on the old RCA 45. Does anyone know of an LP where the correct version might be? Greatest Hits/reissues that I have contain the alternate version. Was there even an old LP that might have it? No hurry on this - obviously...

Thanks for pointing this out, Robert. I'd never noticed before that the Taragon version is not the hit version. Apart from the 45 and the Taragon CD, the only other place I have the song is on the German Eddie Fisher's Greatest Hits vinyl album, which I believe was issued some time in the 1980s, and it is also the alternate take. So it looks like the hit version has been MIA for a long time.