"Is It Love" - Mr. Mister

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   I was listening to Mr. Mister's "Is It Love" on their Best of CD (Buddha 99779) and notice it contains a different mix than the one on the group's parent CD/LP Welcome to the Real World.  The version on Best of is a "hotter" mix with louder percussion and added reverb.  The insert tray on the back of the Best of CD case indicates that all songs on the disc appear "in the original single versions".  This claim seems to carry some credibility given the fact that other Top 40 hits such as "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie" do indeed appear in 45 version form on this CD.   

I e-mailed Ed to see if he could shoot me an mp3 of his "Is It Love" 45 so that I can compare it to the mix on Best of and see if it checks out.  However, I'm not sure if Ed has returned from his travels yet.  Can anyone confirm or deny if we have a 45/LP mix difference here?

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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 Topic: "Is It Love" - Mr. Mister Posted: 09 April 2007 at 9:10pm
	I was listening to Mr. Mister's "Is It Love" on their Best of CD (Buddha 99779) and notice it contains a different mix than the one on the group's parent CD/LP Welcome to the Real World. The version on Best of is a "hotter" mix with louder percussion and added reverb. The insert tray on the back of the Best of CD case indicates that all songs on the disc appear "in the original single versions". This claim seems to carry some credibility given the fact that other Top 40 hits such as "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie" do indeed appear in 45 version form on this CD. I e-mailed Ed to see if he could shoot me an mp3 of his "Is It Love" 45 so that I can compare it to the mix on Best of and see if it checks out. However, I'm not sure if Ed has returned from his travels yet. Can anyone confirm or deny if we have a 45/LP mix difference here?

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 April 2007 at 6:33pm
	I only have a dj copy of this 45, and the dj 45 is not the version found on "Best Of" which must be a remix.

cmmmbase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote cmmmbase Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 April 2007 at 7:14pm
	My stock 45 appears to be the lp mix as well....

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: 13 April 2007 at 7:59pm
	The remixed version appearing on the Best of disc also runs a bit longer than all other CD apprearances. Can anyone confirm for us the run time of their "Is It Love" commercial 45 copy? Also, Pat, I see the song has a shortened run time of 3:23 on the 1985 - Only Love - 1989 CD compared to all other disc appearances in the database. Is this run time a typo, an early fade, or an edit of some sort?

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 April 2007 at 5:52am
	Todd, the (3:23) version found on JCI 3186 is just an early fade of the song.

Bellenger1981 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 July 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bellenger1981 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2019 at 2:44pm
	The stock 45 label states "remixed by Mike Shipley". Perhaps this is an issue in which the "LP Version" accidentally got pressed to vinyl instead of the remixed version by Mike Shipley. When compiling the "Best Of" for 2001, the planned single remix was discovered in the vaults. Have we confirmed all these years later that the "LP Version" is on all 45 stock copies?
	Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA

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: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2019 at 6:35pm
	The original video seems to have the LP mix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWxxRlVNM30
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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: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2019 at 6:37pm
	Video of a commercial 45 being played with the LP mix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5dZ4uPSiV0
	John Gallagher Erie, PA Celebrating 28 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ!

Bellenger1981 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 July 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bellenger1981 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 October 2019 at 8:25pm
	Thank you, eriejwg!
	Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA

promojunkie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 August 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote promojunkie Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 July 2021 at 9:34am
	Bumping this thread back up regarding the remix heard on some of the "Best Of" cds. I think this is an edited remix of the dance mix version found on the promo and commercial 12" vinyl. I compared them and they are identical in sound just not length. The interesting thing is I don't see any evidence of a radio mix on any 7" or 12" vinyl from 85/86 on Discogs. I wonder if this edited mix was created for the best of cd in 2001 or just hasn't been listed on Discogs yet. Edited by promojunkie
	Rick