lovin spoonful do you believe in magic
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Topic: lovin spoonful do you believe in magic
Posted By: edtop40
Subject: lovin spoonful do you believe in magic
Date Posted: 10 June 2012 at 2:33pm
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the db states that there is only an lp mix.....what are the
differences between the 45 and lp mixes? ------------- edtop40 |
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Posted By: bitman
Date Posted: 10 June 2012 at 2:53pm
| As I recall the 45 has reverb added to the last 20 seconds or so |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 10 June 2012 at 3:05pm
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i just compared my vinyl 45 versus the version on the
anthology cd and if there is a difference, it's negligible to my ears.....maybe it's that my vinyl 45 is kind of beat up, maybe someone could be more specific about the differences.... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: Bill Cahill
Date Posted: 11 June 2012 at 3:27am
| Yes there is unusual deep reverb on the lead vocal on the last 15 seconds or so on the original 45. Later issues of the 45 may be missing that reverb, I'm not sure. My mono LP version does NOT feature that reverb. |
Posted By: jono
Date Posted: 11 June 2012 at 10:01am
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The deep reverb begins on my 45 at about the 1:45 mark and, in my opinion, it's segue'd nicely following the scream - "AAAWWWWW (reverb) talk about the magic..."
I think that's the only difference, but it's very obvious on my 45, especially compared to the cd versions. Jon O. |
Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 15 July 2012 at 9:02am
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This is a band which was far better in mono. Loved the punchy mixes with vocals up front and better sounding bass and drums. And they are lost or destroyed to the best of my knowledge though UK dubs might be extant. ------------- I turn up the good and turn down the bad! |
Posted By: Edoz
Date Posted: 12 November 2016 at 1:12pm
| So...is the added reverb at the end the ONLY difference between the mono 45 mix and the stereo/mono LP mixes? |
Posted By: Bill Cahill
Date Posted: 15 November 2016 at 6:48am
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I have several mono sources to compare so here goes. I have three orginal singles, the "Do You Believe In Magic" mono LP and "The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful" in mono. It's quite possible that the mono LP copies are fold
downs of the stereo with some added compression. As far as other differences in the mix, (outside of the ending) there are speed and other mix differences. On all three copies of my 45, the song fades down and then completely cuts out on the word "like". The LP versions do not do that, they fade out naturally. Here's other comparisons: All label times and running times except for one of my mono vinyl sources were 2:05, one label time was 2:17 (run time 2:05) and another copy was slowed WAY down and got to 2:08 (label time 2:05) Sources: 45 on The "redder" Kama Sutra label, wax KA 201 65-UT-0010-Bell, Time is printed on the left as 2:17 but runs 2:05 45 on the "redder" Kama Sutra label, wax KA 201 65-UT-0010-Bell-1, Time is printed on the right as 2:05 (correct) and syncs up with the above 45 The above two 45's are the fastest pitch. 45 on the more "yellow" Kama Sutra label, may be a later issue, wax KA 201 65-UT-0010-R-1. Noticably slower, same fade out as the "redder" Kama Sutra copies, but runs 2:08 (label time 2:05). I don't think this is a boot, it was used at a radio station and has station stickers on it. "Do You Believe in Magic" mono LP and "Best of Lovin' Spoonful" mono LP: Both run 2:05 and don't feature the reverb at the end. Possibly stereo fold downs. There is another mix difference on all three of the 45's checked, at 1:33 on the "redder" 45s and 1:35 on the "yellow" 45, the background vocals come on loud and then are quickly lowered.. unlike the mono LP versions and stereo CD that I checked, where the background vocal levels don't get that loud and basicallly stay the same. I don't have stereo Kama Sutra source to compare, but my Rhino CD runs 2:04 in stereo.. as far as speed, here's the ranking from fastest to slowest "Redder" 45 (2:05) Rhino CD (2:04) Best of Lovin Spoonful (mono) (2:05) Do You Believe in Magic (mono) (2:05) Yellow 45 runs 2:08 Bill |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 15 November 2016 at 4:10pm
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Not sure of when or where I acquired my file copy of
this song. Info says it comes from "Greatest Hits (Buddha)." It sounds like echo on the end, but the question is does it match the 45? I don't see Buddha Greatest Hits listed in the database, at least not in mono. |
Posted By: Fastphilly
Date Posted: 23 November 2016 at 1:45pm
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My promo runs 2:04 and has the reverb ending as well in mono of course |