Philip Bailey w/Phil Collins-Easy Lover
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Topic: Philip Bailey w/Phil Collins-Easy Lover
Posted By: Grant
Subject: Philip Bailey w/Phil Collins-Easy Lover
Date Posted: 23 July 2006 at 10:22pm
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The label for the U.S. Columbia 45 states the time as 4:40, but I timed the song to 4:49.
I don't have access to the database, so sorry if this has already been noted. |
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Posted By: Jeff H.
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 7:49pm
| That is correct Grant. The 45 version is just has an earlier fade than the LP. The LP version runs 5:03. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 9:06pm
my commercial 45 issued as columbia 04679 does not state a version on the label but does list a run time of 4:40 but actually runs 4:49
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 9:57pm
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Was there a pitch difference on the 45? I just watched the video on YouTube, and the song is pitched up by about 3%, which is quite drastic. I only bring it up because if you pitch up the album version by 3% and fade it in the same place as the video, it times out to 4:48--almost the same length as the single.
It was probably something they did for the video only, but it doesn't hurt to ask. |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:34pm
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I think it was an artifact of the video, much like the chipmunk-like "Blue Jean" from David Bowie.
The versions I have on CD run 128.8 BPM (Night Beat, Sounds Of The Eighties - The Mid '80s Take Two) or 128.9 BPM (The A List), and I'm pretty sure the 45 ran about that speed. The 12" single ran 127.6 BPM. Nothing even close to a difference of 3%. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 11:00pm
| Yeah, that's kind of what I figured. Thanks, Ron! |
Posted By: Indy500
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 11:14pm
| Still looking for the 12" extended version on CD. I have a Hot Tracks remix service version but not the commercial release. |
Posted By: Indy500
Date Posted: 28 February 2013 at 5:48pm
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I now have the extended version on CD. It's on the 2012 Japanese Blu-Spe CD of Chinese Wall as a bonus track. Not cheap to buy unfortunately.
It runs 6:20 |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 06 May 2014 at 5:14am
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My stock 12" single (Columbia 44-05160), has a listed time of (6:18),
although I'm sure Indy's (6:20) actual time is correct. This version is the "Extended Dance Remix". And since Indy said this version on import CD is quite pricey, as an alternative for anyone interested, I do currently see multiple copies of this vinyl 12" single, available for as low as $4. |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 18 July 2015 at 8:17am
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Hello Jim! I was on the hunt for the Japan blu spec CD which
features the extended dance remix but was fearful it would have been mastered with heavy dynamic range compression as is the style, so I held off. I then found that reissue is available on iTunes so bought that bonus track. Indeed, it sounds pretty bad to my ears, unpleasant, it's all cranked up, so if anybody was thinking of getting this Philip Bailey reissue CD and do not like DRC, I advice them to stay away. Too bad, I would have loved a digital and dynamic mastering of this one. |