"Goodbye to Love" - Carpenters

EdisonLite wrote: Did he mean that "Please Mr. Postman" was a cover of a Beatles song that was a #1 song in the US? Because that's true. That is to say, the CARPENTERS version hit #1 in the US, which it certainly did. But a statement like what I just wrote could also be misinterpreted as the Beatles having the #1 hit, which isn't so. So I'm guessing that's what happened.

The site claimed that PMP was #1 by 3 different artists: Marvelettes, Beatles & Carpenters.

Well I've been putting this off for a while because these are only "subtle differences" but since the "Goodbye to Love" thread is active again here goes:

The mono side of the DJ 45 is NOT a fold down.

The following difference may be enough to note this as a slightly different mix:

My comparisons are between the DJ stereo and mono sides of the original radio 45. The DJ stereo side is the same as the stock.

On the stereo mix at 1:44 the electric guitar fades down quickly to give Karen the stage on the line "What Lies in the future". The electric guitar basically gets buried under her. The mono mix does not fade out the guitar as quickly at 1:44 and the final note of the electric guitar can be heard clearly under Karen. This one difference may be enough to warrant that the mono DJ side is a slightly difference mix.

At 2:12 starting with the "Bye" on "Goodbye to Love" the orchestra continues on the stereo version but is either gone or is lowered a lot more on the mono side, basically giving just the organ the stage.

After the drum solo at 2:20 the tambourine is heard immediately on the stereo side but takes until about 2:24 until you can notice it clearly on the mono side. It may indeed be there at 2:20 but it is certainly not as noticeable, I think it was faded up on the mono version.

The added compression on the mono side makes the reverb on the drum solo sound a lot louder at 2:17, it may indeed be louder but I'm guessing it only sounds louder due to the added compression.

The mono side is the same length as the stereo side (3:50) but there is a little extra music heard at the end of the mono side as it is sped up more than the stereo side.

Other ears may hear the above differently.

Most of the Carpenters' earlier singles were prepped differently for mono so they would pop better on AM radio.

Edited by Bill Cahill