"Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen
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Topic: "Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen
Date Posted: 23 November 2005 at 9:47am
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Here's an odd item I'm hoping someone can help shed some light...
I used to own a cassette copy of the Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. album. Though my cassette LP is long gone, I'm certain the song "Glory Days" contained a fade, but it was not like the one found on Springsteen's Greatest Hits (Columbia 67060) CD. I clearly recall listening to the cassette thinking the fade was strange because it began about one minute before the song ended; was long and drawn out; and you could actually hear the song end cold before the fade out was complete! In other words, the song ran approximately 4:14 like the 45 and CD album but contained this long fade at the end. I have never heard this faded version of "Glory Days" anywhere but on the cassette. My question is, does anyone have a cassette or vinyl LP copy of Born in the U.S.A. who can 100% verify this strangely faded version of "Glory Days"? |
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Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 23 November 2005 at 5:18pm
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Todd,
my vinyl "Born In The USA" album had the long fade you describe for your cassette. I always thought it was odd that they did this drawn-out fade only to reveal the cold ending at an extremely low volume. -Mark M |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 24 November 2005 at 12:07am
| I only own the CD, but I never understood why they faded it either. Even though it's not a drawn out fade like you guys are describing, you can still hear the cold ending on the CD's fade out, too. |
Posted By: chendagam
Date Posted: 04 October 2014 at 11:16am
| I always assumed that the 45 contained the fade and the LP contained the full cold ending. I am listing to the "Born in the USA" LP right now and was so surprised to hear the fade out just like the 45. I know I have heard the full version (no fade) before but where?? |
Posted By: Bwci Bo
Date Posted: 04 October 2014 at 2:09pm
It's possible that you heard it played in its entirety on the radio, and the station's audio compression adjusted the levels to eliminate any evidence of a gradual fade. |
chendagam wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 05 October 2014 at 10:31am
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I remember MTV playing the video a LOT back when the song was a
hit. The video contains the full, unfaded 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: chendagam
Date Posted: 05 October 2014 at 2:53pm
| I thought for sure that I had a copy of it but you may be right Aaron. I must have just assumed that MTV played the video using what I thought was the LP version. All these years I just assumed that it was a dumb attempt on CBS to create a 45 version by fading it out. Hmmmm |
Posted By: chendagam
Date Posted: 08 October 2014 at 3:52pm
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So what's the verdict with this one? I still can't believe the LP and 45 are exactly the same. After all these years I never noticed it? Wikipedia says 2 versions are out there: 4:15 (album version) 5:26 (full version). I'm assuming they are talking about the demo version with the extra verse? I would think the cold ending version will be a few seconds longer than the album version (around 4:20 or so).
My question is does the cold ending LP version exist anywhere on CD or vinyl? Maybe a promo 12"? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 08 October 2014 at 8:54pm
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I was able to "undo" the fadeout by using my copy from "Born In The USA." I had to use a slight amount of hiss reduction at the very end, since the volume was very low during the final few seconds. If you need a copy, let me know. It sounds great! ------------- 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: chendagam
Date Posted: 11 October 2014 at 11:29am
| Hi Aaron that would be great! I still think it's crazy that this fade out version is on the album that way. |