adam faith it’s alright

Yah Shure wrote: I finally compared the stereo track from Rhino's The British Invasion - The History Of British Rock, Vol. 1 CD and the U.S. Amy 913 45 and found that there's a marked difference in the bass playing between the two. The stereo mix's bass part is pretty basic from the start, with the same note being struck for several beats at a time. But on the Amy 45, the bassline is much more fluid; going up and down and changing with every beat.

I scrutinized these two mixes more carefully some months ago and found that both the basic bass line *and* the more fluid one are present on the stereo mix. However, the fluid one is pushed way into the background. It's still audible, but doesn't have any significant impact. The simple bass part is far more prominent.

On the mono mix, it's the other way around. The fluid bass part is the driving force, and if the simple bass is on this mix at all, it's very difficult to detect.

Good news! The mono mix was issued on CD by BGO in the UK in 2000, on a "2-on-1" pairing of Adam Faith's two albums he recorded with the Roulettes as his backing band. On The Move, from 1964, is in mono and includes the unedited "It's Alright." 1965's Faith Alive! is in stereo. The catalog number is BGOCD477, and I'm happy to report that "It's Alright" sounds outstanding on this CD, and without any of the noticeable hum on the Amy single.

I don't have my original editing notes handy, so I can't detail the speed adjustment needed to match the Amy 45. But the edit is simple and seamless: just delete the portion between the beginning of Adam's third "it's alright" and the same spot before the sixth one. Done!