Toto - Pamela
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Topic: Toto - Pamela
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Subject: Toto - Pamela
Date Posted: 13 April 2011 at 5:37pm
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Love the chorus of this song...
The 45 is an early fade of the LP version. The 45 length was on a promo sampler called The AC/CD Sampler February 1988 (Columbia CSK 1036, rel. 1988), where it had a printed and actual time of 4:28. The CD, like quite a few late '80s CBS sampler discs, had a slight indexing error. For this track, the first 0.03 seconds are cut off, and there's a tiny bit of track 2 at the end of this track. It's track 1 on the CD, so it's actually pretty difficult to extract the proper audio because it's pre-track-1. It's really no big deal - if I hadn't pointed out the missing 0.03 seconds, you'd never know. Since it's not likely that you have this CD, here are editing instructions of the LP length from the great- sounding CD Past To Present 1977-1990: Put a 32-beat sinusoidal fade from the downbeat at 4:08 to 4:28. Pretty straightforward. (BTW, please PM me if you have any of the late '80s CBS Samplers.) |
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Posted By: Loveland
Date Posted: 07 January 2020 at 8:07pm
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https://www.discogs.com/Toto-The-Essential-Toto/release/3060891 - https://www.discogs.com/Toto-The-Essential-Toto/release/3060 891 https://www.discogs.com/Toto-The-Essential-Toto/release/1163254 - https://www.discogs.com/Toto-The-Essential-Toto/release/1163 254 |
Posted By: peterpyser
Date Posted: 09 January 2020 at 2:14am
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The Toto compilation 'Greatest Hits ... And More' (2002)
is a great resource for single versions and a few rarities like Moodido. Most (if not all) of the Toto 7'' single versions are included there, and it is still easy and cheap to find: https://www.discogs.com/Toto-Greatest-Hits--And- More/master/326307 |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 09 January 2020 at 10:20pm
That is a great collection, but it lacks the single versions of at least two of their hits, "I Won't Hold You Back" and "Stranger In Town". Regarding "Pamela", I seem to recall hearing it on the radio with an abbreviated intro. I think they cut out the build-up part of the intro and had it start at about :19 or 20 seconds in where the quick drum hits and "Oww!" vocal comes in. Does anyone else remember hearing it that way? |
peterpyser wrote:Posted By: peterpyser
Date Posted: 10 January 2020 at 1:44am
Yes, that's very true. It's very difficult to get those 2 7'' versions on cd. Have you got any info where to find them? |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 10 January 2020 at 7:52am
This CD would seem to have the single version of "Stranger In Town", if the running times listed are correct. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Classic-Drive-Hot-In-The- City/release/9616807 It also has a shorter version of Starship's "We Built This City", so it's possible it may be the promo edit without the DJ banter. As for "I Won't Hold You Back", I have a VA Comp called "Precious Rock" with a version that runs about 4:31 which is still shorter than the 45 running time. And I've never actually checked to see if it has the same edits that the 45 has. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 11 January 2020 at 11:12am
If I recall isn't I Won't Hold You Back just an early fade/edit of the LP version? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 11 January 2020 at 11:48am
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I seem to recall at least one edit in the 7” version. It’s been a while,
though, since I compared. ------------- 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: AdvprosD
Date Posted: 27 July 2020 at 8:27pm
I don't think I remember hearing it in this manner. However, I would venture a guess that due to the long intro, the radio jocks couldn't help themselves to chatting over it regularly. |