gerry rafferty get it right next time

I reverse-engineered Aaron's edit. (Unlike the needledrop from that Barbra Streisand thread, I am 100% confident that Aaron's edit is correct. I'm still embarrassed about my Streisand goof.)

The LP version sounds great on the UK '80s-era EMI Night Owl CD, where it runs 4:41. (I also highly recommend the UK '80s-era EMI City To City disc, which also sounds great. At some point, they were sold together as a 2-fer.)

Here are instructions for recreating the 45 edit from the UK '80s-era EMI Night Owl CD:

Segment 1
Ignoring the fade-in and single bass note, is 8 beats long
Extends from 0:00.0 to 0:09.3 of both the 45 edit and LP version
Important: Raise the volume level of this segment by 3 dB, or you'll hear a bump in volume level at the splice. Out of all the edits I've reverse-engineered, this is the first one that requires a volume change.
Ends on a downbeat

Remove the 48 beats from 0:09.3 to 0:32.6 of the LP version.

Segment 2
Begins on a downbeat
Extends from 0:09.3 to 3:25.2 of the 45 edit
Extends from 0:32.6 to 3:48.5 of the LP version
Ends on a snare hit

Remove the 32 beats from 3:48.5 to 4:03.5 of the LP version.

Segment 3
Begins on a snare hit
Extends from 3:25.2 to 3:52.9 of the 45 edit
Extends from 4:03.5 to 4:31.2 of the LP version
Ends on a downbeat that has a snare hit on it

Fade
16 beats long
Begins and ends on a downbeat
Extends from 3:45.5 to 3:52.9 of the 45 edit
Extends from 4:23.8 to 4:31.2 of the LP version

Your mixdown will run 3:52.9, with edits at 0:09.3 and 3:25.2, and a 16-beat fade from 3:45.5 to 3:52.9.

Edited by crapfromthepast