Slade - Run Runaway

Doing a careful listen to the 45 vs. LP version of "Run Runaway," and the 45 cannot be edited from the LP. There is a guitar overdub on the intro that is either not present or barely audible on the LP version. The rest of the song seems to be the same.

Also, are there any versions on CD that aren't extremely hissy?

The other audible mix difference between the LP and 45 is
a prominent, repeated drum during the guitar intro
section on the LP version; this fill is omitted on the
45. There is a brief snippet of the guitar riff without
the extra drum fill at 3:20 on the LP version. I tried
copying that to the intro section and repeating it, but
it never sounded right. I ultimately gave up trying to
recreate the 45 version from the LP due to this mix
difference.

The best sounding 45 version that I have heard on CD is
on an import called The Slade Collection 87-87. It
sounds like a pretty faithful transfer of the 45 tape
without level boosting, harsh eq, etc.

Dittos, Roscoe! I too always thought the 45 version was simply an edit of the LP version and am now enlightened to learn that it's not. This is why this message board is the best of its kind on the planet! And I'm glad to know the correct 45 version appears on an import CD because I've always thought this shorter edit is much tighter and far superior to its more-widely-available-on-CD LP version counterpart.

Speaking of Slade... My wife and I were with a group of friends at a gathering last night where we played a music trivia game. I was stunned to learn that Slade had recorded the original version of "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1973, a song that was covered 10 years later and turned into a huge U.S. heavy metal smash by Quiet Riot. After all this time I never knew the latter version was a remake!

Yah Shure wrote: it sure sounded great on carrier-current AM.

A toast! Let's all raise a B&J wine cooler and toast to carrier current AM! :)

Roscoe wrote: The best sounding 45 version that I have heard on CD is on an import called The Slade Collection 87-87. It sounds like a pretty faithful transfer of the 45 tape without level boosting, harsh eq, etc.

Roscoe:

Did you mean to say the import CD is called The Slade Collection 81-87? The reason I'm asking for clarification here is because there also exists a more recent Slade import CD compilation called The Collection 79-87.