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Todd Ireland 
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 Topic: "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the HooplePosted: 26 June 2006 at 10:40pm |
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All CD entries in the database for Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" contain the comment ("Marks & Sparks" version). I guess I wasn't aware there was another version. Could someone please explain how the "Marks & Sparks" version compares to other versions of the song?
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Paul Haney
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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 5:31am |
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"Marks & Sparks" refers to the British Marks & Spencer department stores. Because of the BBC policy of banning songs with commerical references, the group had to replace "stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks" with "stealing clothes from unlocked cars".
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sriv94
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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 6:41am |
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Which lyrics were used for the U.S. single version?
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Paul Haney
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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 12:32pm |
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Both versions were released in 1972 on Columbia 45673. The "unlocked cars" version has dead wax ZSS156999-1(letter-my copy has a "C"). The "Marks & Sparks" version has dead wax ZSS156999-2(letter). The version on the album is "Marks & Sparks".
BTW, after listening to it again I can't tell if he says "unlocked" cars or "unmarked" cars, although "unlocked" makes more sense to me. Edited by Paul Haney |
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BillCahill
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Posted: 29 June 2006 at 7:36pm |
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Did any stock copied have the umarked (or unlocked)version or was it just on the promo 45? I have two promos on this, one unlocked, one Marks and Sparks. I've seen lyrics lately refering the line by Bowie as Unlocked.
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Paul Haney
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Posted: 30 June 2006 at 12:09pm |
It's my understanding that both were released as stock copies, although I only have the "unlocked" version. |
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Posted: 16 May 2007 at 8:10pm |
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My commercial 45, which is stereo, is the "Marks & Sparks" version, has deadwax as Paul Haney correctly describes above, and has a listed time of (3:33), but an actual time of (3:30).
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Posted: 30 October 2010 at 10:50am |
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Has the "unlocked cars" version ever appeared on CD (in England or anywhere else)?
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Posted: 11 November 2011 at 2:23pm |
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at what point, time wise, in the song is the "marks &
sparks" reference? |
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Posted: 11 November 2011 at 7:54pm |
About (:26). |
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