Dale & Grace-"I’m Leaving It Up To You"
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Topic: Dale & Grace-"I’m Leaving It Up To You"
Posted By: jimct
Subject: Dale & Grace-"I’m Leaving It Up To You"
Date Posted: 27 August 2010 at 6:28pm
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My commercial 45, confirmed as Montel 921 with deadwax info of "M-DGR-1", has a listed time of (2:13), but an actual time of (2:09). FYI, the many current database CDs that include the original recording of this song feature a wide range of actual run times, from (2:04) to (2:13).
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Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 27 August 2010 at 7:10pm
And the Michelle 45 is identical and has the same deadwax.
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Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 07 June 2018 at 4:09pm
Here's one for the class.
On vinyl V/A albums I had 2 mixes of this song, both mono
of course.
One was what I assume the hit version. Near the end right
after they sing "or are we through" at about 2:00 there
loud violins on the music part right before they sing the
line again.
But in the other mix, there are no violins at 2:00,
instead just backing singers that repeat "or are we
through." Note: you can hear those singers way in the
background behind the violins in the hit version. So I
guess the violins were overdubbed for the Montel 45.
I was wondering if anyone else ever noticed that and I
wondered where that other mix originated. I no longer own
any of my old vinyl V/A comps so I don't even have a copy
of it anymore.
Lastly I wondered if that alternate version has appeared
on any of the CD's in the database.
MM
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Posted By: Yah Shure
Date Posted: 08 June 2018 at 6:58pm
Mark, I've never heard the no-strings version, but did come across this item about the strings from author John Broven's book, Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers:
(Montel Records owner Sam Montalbano) "added with pride that the overdubbed strings were his idea. He explained that the strings were double-tracked by three girls at Bill Holford's ACA studios in Houston to create the equivalent of a six-piece 'orchestra'."
(The un-dubbed recording had been cut at Carol Rachou's La Louisianne studio in Lafayette, Louisiana.)
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Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 08 June 2018 at 7:24pm
Thanks for that bit of history, Yah Shure!
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I turn up the good and turn down the bad!
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Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 17 June 2018 at 10:26am
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Mark I found one cd that has the "no strings" version you are looking for and it is on Audio Fidelity 6002 Super Oldies Of The 60's Volume 2. I assume the V/A vinyl LP you previously owned with this specific version was on Audio Fidelity also.
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