Train- Meet Virginia
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Topic: Train- Meet Virginia
Posted By: aaronk
Subject: Train- Meet Virginia
Date Posted: 27 March 2010 at 10:59am
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There are definitely multiple versions of "Meet Virginia." I have a copy on my Promo Only series that has an extra guitar overdub after the guitar solo and before the last verse. I would assume this is one of the two radio versions, but I don't own the promo. (The official music video has this version.)
This isn't the version my old top 40 station played, though. They played what I believe to be an edit of the album version. At the same part on the album version, after the solo, the instrumental section before the last verse (which is missing the guitar overdub on the album version) is cut in half. Perhaps this is also one of the two radio versions. Hopefully someone can provide some insight. |
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 28 March 2010 at 11:17pm
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Aaron the only promo CD single I own for this song includes just one track:
-Train-"Meet Virginia" (CSK 42576) 1-(Pop Mix) (listed 3:44; actual 3:43) I will shoot it out to you, sir, for you to analyze/compare against your Promo Only version. |
Posted By: Paul C
Date Posted: 29 March 2010 at 7:15am
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I have a U.S. promo CD single (CSK 41775) with the following tracks:
1. Radio Version #1 (listed 3:58; my timing 3:56) 2. Radio Version #2 (listed 4:00; my timing 3:57) 3. Album Version (listed 4:00; my timing 3:57) My timings may be off by a second or two. Tracks 1 and 2 are indicated as being "remixed by Matt Wallace". The Promo Only version Aaron describes matches both Track 1 and Track 2. (I haven't yet been able to detect the difference between the two radio versions). The jewel case has a label stating "Add date 3/23", but this song did not debut on the Hot 100 until October 9, 1999. I don't think a commercial single was released in the U.S. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 29 March 2010 at 9:23am
| Jim and Paul, thanks so much for uncovering this information. I haven't yet had a chance to listen to the "Pop Mix" from Jim's promo CD, but I am certain this is the version my old top 40 station played. Thanks so much for sending it over, Jim! I'll do some comparing to the Radio Version on my Promo Only CD to see if I can detect any mix differences, other than the overdub. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 30 March 2010 at 10:24am
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I just did my comparison, and the Pop Mix has the electric guitars mixed down slightly. Also, there are two edits: one during the solo, and one during the instrumental section after the solo. The album version is also mixed slightly different from both the Pop Mix and the Radio Version.
That said, the mix differences are very slight, and you'd probably never notice unless doing a direct A/B comparison. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 12:28am
| Not sure if you guys know this, but Pat Monahan, the lead singer of Train, is originally from here in the Erie, PA area. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 16 July 2011 at 11:08am
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i have a promo cd single for the train song "meet virginia" issued as sony/aware records awapro12 which contains the below tracks
1-edit (3:50 listed; 3:47 actual) 2-album version (4:00 listed; 4:00 actual) this info s/b added to the db.... the copyright date is 1998 ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 05 February 2013 at 6:13pm
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with so many promo cd singles issued during its chart run,
does anyone remember which version got the most airplay?...the 'edit' version, the 'pop mix' version or the 'radio version #1'.... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 06 February 2013 at 7:07am
We were serviced with the same promo as PaulC has, we played one of the radio versions (I didn't hear any difference between them either, so I just picked one when I dubbed it into the automation). Dunno if we got any of the other variations of promo singles on this. Despite being an R&R reporter, service from Columbia was kind of spotty. |
edtop40 wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 06 February 2013 at 10:26am
Ed, out of curiosity, does this promo say "Printed in USA" or any reference to being a US promo? The catalog number is odd for a US release, so could it be an import? ------------- 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: Smokin' TomGary
Date Posted: 06 February 2013 at 7:03pm
| I have a Sony/Aware test pressing (A9B19QK1S) with one track listed as Radio Edit with a listed time of 3:44 and actual time of 3:42. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 06 February 2013 at 7:33pm
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aaron,
the promo cd single issued as aware awapro12 is a usa issue.....i guess it was the original issue before it was picked up by sony music... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 27 September 2018 at 8:36pm
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I never heard the Pop Mix on the radio that is 3:43, only the Now 4 US version, which was the radio version.
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 9:23pm
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Here are all the various versions of "Meet Virginia" I have on promo CD singles:
Album Version (4:00) Edit (3:47) (edit of the LP version, cutting guitar solo in half) Pop Mix (3:43) (also called "Radio Edit" on a promo CD-R) Radio Version #1 (3:57) (most notable by electric guitar overdubs after guitar solo just before last verse) Radio Version #2 (3:57) (almost identical to Radio Version #1, but lead vocal is slightly louder and lead guitar slightly lower) ------------- 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: promojunkie
Date Posted: 19 March 2022 at 6:49am
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Anyone know if you were to edit the song to create the pop
mix (3:43), which version of the song would be used, the LP Version, one of the radio mixes from the promo cd (CSK 41775) or none of the above as it is a unique mix? ------------- Rick |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 19 March 2022 at 1:02pm
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TM Century lists Radio Version #1 and Radio Version #2 in
their online database so that would appear to be the version(s) that received the most airplay. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 19 March 2022 at 9:26pm
I think the promo is available for cheap. Why recreate? ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |