"I.G.Y." - Donald Fagen

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   Another question--while perusing eBay I was looking at Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y."  One pressing (which appears to be a U.S. release) runs 4:58, according to the label.  Another pressing (Canada pressing) was a promo release that runs 5:23.

Are these edits straight fades of the 6:02 LP version, or is there more to it than that?

Doug

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sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "I.G.Y." - Donald Fagen Posted: 14 October 2005 at 1:56pm
	Another question--while perusing eBay I was looking at Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y." One pressing (which appears to be a U.S. release) runs 4:58, according to the label. Another pressing (Canada pressing) was a promo release that runs 5:23. Are these edits straight fades of the 6:02 LP version, or is there more to it than that? Doug

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 October 2005 at 2:53pm
	donald fagen's hit "i.g.y. (what a beautiful world)" issued in the usa in 1982 on warner 29900 is simply an early fade of the cd/lp version from "the nightfly" issued on warner 23696 which fades out to run 5:20 even though the label states the run time as 4:56.........
	edtop40

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 October 2005 at 8:42am
	Thanks, Ed! Doug

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 268	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2007 at 9:27am
	I also just recently created the early fade of Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y.," but I noticed that the database says "LP version." It would probably be more accurate to say "LP length."

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 July 2007 at 11:04pm
	Pat: You might also want to note in the database that commercial 45 copies of "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" run 5:20, not 4:56 as stated on the record label.

Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2017 at 5:03pm
	Another fade question... can someone provide the starting point of the fade?

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2017 at 7:59pm
	Fade is audible around the (5:00) mark.
	Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 123	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 September 2017 at 9:20pm
	5:00-5:17 is the fade time on the recreation I have.

Ringmaster_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 July 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ringmaster_D Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 September 2017 at 6:29am
	Thanks guys.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 April 2019 at 8:59pm
	I love this song and the full LP length doesn't seem too long... but I'm surprised, for all the editing done in the era, that they didn't chop the beginning, and maybe most of the instrumental segments between verses. Chances are they could have taken that 5:20 down to 3:30... Wonder if more stations would have played it? Would it have been a bigger hit? (BTW, the SACD really is a delight to hear! Spectacular sound quality.)
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA