"The Spirit Of Radio" - Rush
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Topic: "The Spirit Of Radio" - Rush
Posted By: sriv94
Subject: "The Spirit Of Radio" - Rush
Date Posted: 22 January 2009 at 7:58pm
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I realize Rush didn't have many top 40 hits (OK, they had one), but I was curious. Anyone know if the 45 is indeed an edit of the LP, or are they one and the same? And if it is an edit, can it be easily extracted from the LP version? ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
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Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 23 January 2009 at 4:57pm
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I believe that the 45-rpm disc can be edited from the LP version. Do you have an email addy? I have a version I have edited from the album, and I really think I'm very close. I can send it to you.
I think it would be cool to find out just how close I was. ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario) |
Posted By: cmmmbase
Date Posted: 24 January 2009 at 1:16pm
| My stock copy of Spirit of Radio lists a time of 3:00 (2:58 actual). The intro is trimmed from :41 to :17, and fades out well before the "for the words of the prophets were written on the studio wall" lyric. |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 24 January 2009 at 4:17pm
I do. Check your PM box, if you haven't already. ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Jody Thornton wrote:Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 25 January 2009 at 4:43pm
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Ordered a 45 for this on Friday night. Within the week, I should have some details.
It's possible what I ordered may be different from Chuck's 45. Mine is a Canadian copy I ordered. Here's a link to the label: http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/16/e8/a183_1.JPG - Rush - Spirit Of Radio Label time is listed as 3:40. |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 5:16pm
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My own edit has to be close then. It also times out to 3:40. Doug will be able to confirm that. Though I'm interested in finding out where the differences lie.
------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario) |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 8:41pm
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After listening to the edit Jody made and the jukebox single Chuck provided, at first I wondered if the differences lie in "promo vs. stock." But John may be on to something--it could very well be a case of a U.S. 45 vs. a Canadian 45 (U.S. 45 being shorter, Canadian 45 being longer).
From what I can tell, both versions edit the intro, but Chuck's 45 fades way earlier. I don't have A/Bing software to say definitively, though. ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 6:26pm
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Turns out the seller sent me the U.S. stock 45, which is really what I wanted in the first place. The image in his ad matched the Canadian 45.
Listed time is 3:00, actual is 2:57.5. Deadwax is 2-55872. Initially, there was a 2-54 but it looks scratched out. |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 08 September 2015 at 9:25am
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Actually in Canada, Rush was on the Anthem label, and if it's 3:40 in length, there's a good chance I've got to be close with my edit. I saw a video on YouTube where someone plays the Mercury US single. The first edit is there, but the track fades on a portion that I know for fact is not on the Canadian single edit (stock or promo).
The Canadian edit gives a much better feel of the whole song. I don't feel robbed of anything when I hear. That US single is a complete disservice to Rush. ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario) |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 26 June 2017 at 12:49am
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Anybody know if the 2:57 - 2:58 U.S. single version ever made it to CD? I didn't see this one in the database; I assume it never even made it to #40 on the Hot 100. ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 26 June 2017 at 12:21pm
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I was able to recreate the 2:57 edit from the Permanent
Waves album but didn't save any notes. Message me your email and I'll send you an mp3 with my recreation. |
Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 26 June 2017 at 4:31pm
You're correct--it peaked at #51. ------------- Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 26 June 2017 at 7:45pm
| File sent for your comparison. |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 01 July 2020 at 6:31pm
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I guess no one ever found the true 3:40 edit on Anthem Records did they? The last time I genuinely heard it was on a Tilsonburg, Ontario AM station in 1992. At that time, I hadn't heard it in a decade.
And I've never heard it since. ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario) |
Posted By: garye
Date Posted: 01 July 2020 at 10:21pm
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The copy I have of the "single"has a 14 second intro and
the song has a cold ending guitarwise and times at 3:01. Since I do not remember the single, this might be the 45, but not sure. Also have version that times at 3:40 which must be the Canadian edit. You got me! |
Posted By: Jody Thornton
Date Posted: 02 July 2020 at 3:32am
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I guess I was hoping that someone on YouTube uploaded the Anthem Records pressing, but no dice. All that's there is the American three minute version. Oh well.
:) ------------- Cheers, Jody Thornton (Burlington, Ontario) |