Snap - "The Power"

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   I've found three different edits of this song, so I thought I'd post my findings.

First, the LP version.  Very easy to tell because it runs for about 5:40.  I have this on:Big Hits '90 (PolyTel Canada 845 119-2, 1990)
Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie S22-18601, 1995)
Monsters Of Rap Vol. 1
Next, the 45 version, or more precisely, the "Single Version" on my commercial 45 Arista AS-2013, 1990 (printed 3:39, actual 3:38):Ultra Mix - Dance Hits Of The '80s and '90s (Time-Life M18517, 1999; mastered by Dennis Drake and the best-sounding of the bunch, but has the first 1.2 seconds or so of the song cut off!! HUGE mastering error! For my preferred version, I grafted on the first 1.2 seconds of the version from Pump Up The Jam! below.)
Sounds Of The '90s (Time-Life R814-01, 2001; also mastered by Dennis Drake; just slightly different EQ from Ultra Mix; also has mastering error that cuts off opening notes!  For shame!)
Pump Up The Jam! '90s Dance Hits (Realm OPCD-3601, 2002; very nice sound, just a hair below the Time-Life CDs, and the opening notes are intact)
New Millennium Dance Party (Rhino R2 74281, 2001; mastered too loud; compressed/maximized)
The Ultimate Party Animal (Global UK RADCD47, 1996; sounds is acceptable)
In Play Disc 2 (an in-store sampler distributed to retail; has spoken intro/outro that can be edited out cleanly)
Finally, there's a version that I'm pretty sure was used on the UK single.  The song pieces are arranged a little differently - it begins with the Russian (?) vocals, then the opening notes of the US 45, and there are three "breakdowns", rather than two on the US single version.  Plus, it sounds like mud, like these are from a very high-generation tape.  Total running time for this edit is about 3:46.Now 1990 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK 8 27080 2, 1993)
The Greatest Hits Of Dance (Telstar tcd2616, 1992)