Steppenwolf - The ABC/Dunhill Singles CD

I was searching for other information on "Born To Be Wild" and found this. (Also just ordered my 2cd set.)

In another thread I read something about a K-Tel CD titled "Biker Rock", so I found one on ebay and bought it. Born To Be Wild is on this K-Tel disc and has an
ending I'm not familiar with. I'm pretty sure I remember almost every version I heard on the radio as having a fade at the end. This one ends cold.

Is this the 45 version? maybe one of those cases where the 45 version is longer than the album version? I haven't checked to see how long my album version actually
runs, but I would assume it may be 3:28 or so? From the fade out point I'm used to hearing, there's an extra 10 seconds of full volume music that ends cold.
I'm going to go look at a few copies I have and find out about the track times, but what's this cold ending I've never heard before?

AndrewChouffi wrote: Dave, that's the Steve Hoffman remix (missing a guitar overdub) that first appeared on 'Vintage Music Vol. 9'on MCA. Andy

So, Mr. Hoffman was involved in that series? I have that on CD and Vinyl, but have never really listened to it in detail. (Yeah, I seem to waste a lot of shelf space.)
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to pick up on that missing overdub, if I listen closely. Thanks for the info Andy.

That's kind of interesting. The version on that CD isn't credited to Hoffman. Instead, it lists it as "Originally Dunhill 4138." Also stereo.

I also received my CD from Real Gone the other day. the difference between these two is like day and night. I've done some looking into my collection for the
album version as well. I suppose that is what I remember the best as neither of these two end in the manner I'm familiar with. Had I not been reading here,
I probably wouldn't have given these difference very much thought. Thanks to all who are posting here.

AndrewChouffi wrote: To Dave: The original CD release 'Vintage Music Volumes 9 & 10' does say "Compiled & Remastered by Steve Hoffman" on the back and in the booklet. I don't own the later CD reissue simply 'Vintage Music Volume 9', so I don't know what that says. Andy

I should have written "Track" instead of "CD' in that instance.

The CD does say on the back cover that it was mastered by Steve Hoffman. I was intending to note that the individual track says its source was Dunhill 4138.

I'm going to head down to the local 45 store and see if that one is available. I suppose I could also look over at Discogs as well.

FYI, Cherry Red Records in the UK announced yesterday they are releasing a Steppenwolf 8-CD box set on 10-29-21, "Magic Carpet Ride - The Dunhill / ABC Years 1967-1971". Newly remastered from the original master tapes. Consisting of their 8 albums, plus 26 bonus cuts from rare singles and mono mixes.

Including this time the single (edited) version of Monster, which was not included on the Real Gone "The ABC/Dunhill Singles" CD release.

Rock on !!

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