starpoint "object of my desire"

Ed: Thanks for that info - the song was so big at our station, it made our 1985 Top 100 songs of the year. I've been lookin' for that 45 version on CD for many years now.

Todd:

My Spun Gold 45 (7-65973) says at the bottom under Starpoint - Special Version of Elektra LP 60424.
Not sure if this means an edit or a remix.

Anyone looking for the 12" version can find it on 'Old School Nation' on Hi-Bias Records out of Canada.

It runs 5:40

Score! Not only did I find the elusive Restless CD (Elektra 60424-2, 1985, "Made In West Germany By Polygram"), I reverse-engineered the 45 edit. The 45 version of "Object Of My Desire" has been at the top of my wish list for over a decade.

First, the LP version has a printed run time of 5:00, and an actual run time of 5:03. It runs at 116.1 BPM throughout, with no tempo drifts and no obvious edits.

Here are instructions for recreating the 45 edit, based on the (admittedly elusive) LP version on Restless:

Remove the opening beats from 0:00 to 0:04.48 of the LP version.

Segment 1:
Is about 1-1/2 beats long; is just the opening slide sound. This segment ends on a downbeat.
Extends from 0:04.48 to 0:05.32 of the LP version.
Extends from 0:00 to 0:00.83 of the 45 edit.

Remove the 16 beats from 0:05.31 to 0:13.58 of the LP version.

Segment 2:
Is 30 beats long, extending from a downbeat to a bass drum hit (2 beats before the true downbeat).
Extends from 0:13.58 to 0:29.08 of the LP version.
Extends from 0:00.83 to 0:16.33 of the 45 edit.

Remove the 16 beats from 0:29.08 to 0:37.35 of the LP version.

Segment 3:
Is 99 beats long, extending from a bass drum hit (2 beats before the true downbeat) to a snare hit at the syllable "ject" in the chorus.
Extends from 0:37.35 to 1:28.52 of the LP version.
Extends from 0:16.33 to 1:07.50 of the 45 edit.

Remove the 32 beats from 1:28.52 to 1:45.06 of the LP version. This extends from "ject" to "ject".

Segment 4:
Is 316 beats long, extending from a snare hit on "ject" to the snare hit after the word "on".
Extends from 1:45.06 to 4:28.30 of the LP version.
Extends from 1:07.50 to 3:50.75 of the 45 edit.

Remove the 64 beats from 4:28.30 to 5:01.37 of the LP version. This extends from a snare hit to a snare hit.

Segment 5:
Extends from 5:01.37 to 5:06.47 (end) of the LP version.
Extends from 3:50.75 to 3:55.84 (end) of the 45 edit.

Your mixdown will run 3:53, with edits at 0:00.83, 0:16.33, 1:07.50 and 3:50.75.

Someone at Elektra deserves applause for coming up with this really tight edit of the song. Solid. (Recreating it was pretty easy; the track has plenty of dynamic range, and following the waveform on the screen was particularly easy. One of the easiest tracks I've ever worked on.)

Edited by crapfromthepast