boy george "live my life"
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Topic: boy george "live my life"
Posted By: edtop40
Subject: boy george "live my life"
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 6:17am
although not in the db this top 40 hit needs to discussed.....the commercial 45 has 2 version of the song "live my life".....one side contains "the mix" and has a stated run time of 3:33....the other side contains the "soul remix" running 4:01......whitburns books state that the 45 runs 3:33 which would be the side with "the mix" on it......but.....the matrix number is higher on that side........"the mix" side has a matrix number of st-vr-53239-sp while the "soul remix" side has st-v-53238-sp.....this being the fact, the "soul remix" should be considered the A-side.............does anyone remember this song and could they shed some light here.....thx
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edtop40
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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 7:16am
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For what it's worth, we played the 3:33 version at the radio station where I worked at that time.
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 19 October 2007 at 7:51pm
Ed, I know of many instances where the "higher" matrix # was indeed the "A" side, although I would agree that most times the lower matrix # is the "A" side. Just to confirm this, my 1988 promo CD single (PRCD 2139) shows the tracks on it as follows (there were no listed times.)
1-The Mix (actual time 3:33)
2-Soul Remix (actual time 4:10)
3-12" Klub Remix (actual time 7:34)
4-12" Soul Remix (actual time 7:23)
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Posted By: 995wlol
Date Posted: 21 October 2007 at 1:29pm
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So is it safe to assume the 3:33 version on the Rock of the 80s Volume 10 compilation by Priority Records is "The Mix"?
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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 5:52am
yes...that cd version is identical to the 3:33 45 "the mix" version.....
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edtop40
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Posted By: JL328
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 4:38am
The parent album for this song was the Hiding Out motion picture soundtrack.
Discogs shows that soundtrack to contain a version running 4:32, so I assume
the LP version is different, or at least longer, than either of the 45 versions?
Does anyone know if the soundtrack version can be edited or faded to match
either of the 45 versions?
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Posted By: Kiefer2
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 4:50pm
I'm 99% certain it can't be edited from the album
version (I don't have the album on me right now-but I
did try it in the past)
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