Let’s Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
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Topic: Let’s Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
Posted By: eric_a
Subject: Let’s Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 4:44pm
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I see in the database that there exist a 45 edit and DJ 45 edit, which cut ~1:30-2:00 from the original version.
Can anyone describe whether and how either of these edits can be cut from the LP version? Thanks - |
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 11:46am
| Eric, instead of a description, which is always very high-risk to try to re-create a specific edit from, I will instead shoot you out mp3's of both of your requested edited versions, when I get a spare moment over the next couple of days. This way you can digitally edit them with confidence! |
Posted By: anthology123
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:45pm
| there is a CD version of the 45 edit. It's on a Billboard R&B 1982. |
Posted By: eric_a
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 1:47pm
Thanks, Jim. I'll report my findings to the board! |
jimct wrote:Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 19 July 2008 at 2:49pm
| Thanks to the always valuable help from Jim, I can pass along that the actual run time of the long DJ side of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove" is 4:05, not 3:55 as stated on the record label. This very closely mirrors the printed vs. actual run times of commercial 45 copies. |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 12 November 2010 at 12:30am
Does anyone know if the 6:43 length extended dance mix (possibly labeled "special remixed holiday version" or "disco version") has ever appeared on CD, import or domestic?
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Posted By: Indy500
Date Posted: 12 November 2010 at 3:52pm
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I have it on a 2 CD set from France. It's a Sony Music product from 1994. It does run 6:45
Ver 4766132 -- Culture Dance Vol 3 Cd also has the 12" version of Ray Parker's Ghostbusters I've found nowhere else. |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 12 November 2010 at 11:11pm
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That's IT! And that Ghostbusters 12" is quite a find, too... now I just have to find a copy of this CD compilation. :)
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Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 06 January 2014 at 11:14pm
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The LP version on The Eternal Dance runs too fast,
by about 2% (could be between 1.5% and 2.5%; I didn't spend too much time with it.) A better source for the LP version is Best Of Vol. 2 (1988). Sounds very nice on this disc, too. ------------- There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one http://www.crapfromthepast.com" rel="nofollow - Crap From The Past . |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 08 July 2018 at 11:14pm
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The promo 45, which runs an actual 3:31, states "Specially Remixed Edit" on the label. I did a careful comparison, though, with the LP version, and there is nothing remixed. It's simply a different, out-of-sequence edit of the LP version, whereas the commercial 45 is a straight edit of the LP version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Ron S
Date Posted: 09 July 2018 at 9:59am
| Which version had the radio airplay? The promo 45 or 45 version? |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 09 July 2018 at 10:19am
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Nowadays, all you hear is the LP version. I carry the
commercial 45 version in my own library for events. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 09 July 2018 at 10:35am
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Whenever I am asked to play this song at an event, I always go with the promo 45 version. The intro is better for the dance floor, and it's 35 seconds shorter. Win-win!
I would imagine both versions were played on top 40 radio back in '81. There is a separate promo 45 that has the commercial single version on it. I'm not sure which promo 45 was serviced first. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |