Here are four that haven't been mentioned yet in this thread. The catalog numbers are just the copies I have and don't reflect positively or negatively on other pressings. The Magnificent Dance/The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (12" US pressing - Epic 48-02036, 33 RPM) As it's my go-to bass demo every time I reset my turntable, I've played this record at least a hundred times. Tough vinyl, it still sounds great. This LP doesn't have the deepest bass in the world but it's a driving one and goes low enough. The whole mix should have air and three dimensionality, with the dub opening being not quite as bright as the regular song and a tiny bit more squashed. Plus the combo makes me want to shake my butt, which is absolutely required after the persnickety exercise of accurately aligning a turntable's geometry. Slippery People - Talking Heads (12" US pressing - Sire 20143-0-A, 45 RPM) Go straight to the dance floor. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. This mix is as skunky as all get out. Can I get a Hell, yeah? Hell, yeah! My US copy is so USA it even has $4.99 printed on the spine. Yet the label is for a UK release, catalog number SAM 176. The vinyl has the same number in the dead wax but also etched into it is a rifle, which means it was pressed at the Capitol plant in Winchester, VA. It's a citizen of the world. Wood Beez (pray like Aretha Franklin) - Scritti Politti (12" UK pressing - Virgin VS657-12, 45 RPM) This UK copy has the dub version of the song, not surprisingly called Wood Beez (version), on the B side. Other releases have them back to back on the A side. The normal song version is the better of the two. It sounds like a dub already, with sound effects popping up for just half a measure. Beyond glistening highs, there are wonderful drums, very dynamic and going down deep at times. I even suspect many of them are real. This is one LP where I know this UK pressing sounds better than the US one. I played the domestic one for years before I found a used UK copy at Amoeba for $1.99. It's significantly better sounding than my US one. I Love You, Suzanne - Lou Reed (12" UK pressing - RCA RCAT417 {PC60161}, 45 RPM) I'll give you one nobody knows about. Don't tell anybody, you hear? Let's keep this one to ourselves. Here's the scoop: You can play I Love You, Suzanne if you want to, but the real deal is side B, song 2. That cut is the easily the best everloving mastering of Reed's classic song from "Transformer," Walk On The Wild Side, that you'll find this side of Pluto. This version is pure analog goo, more dynamic than a passing jet plane and more musical than a children's choir, especially when the colored girls go doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo. You can easily hear there are both string and electric basses in the mix. Hey, sugar, take a walk on the wild side. You'll never hear it sound better.
Steve Winwood-Don't You Know What The Night Can Do (Extended 12' Mix), 1988 10 minutes of smoothness...
As posted previously, Level 42 had some great ones. I highly recommend if you can source one for cheap, the CD-V for Something About You. Incredible sounding disc. It includes the Sisa Mix (Julian Mendelsohn) and the Shep Remix and Coup D'Etat (Version). Here's the Sisa mix
Such a tasteful remix of a great song. Here's another, slightly more bombastic, remix from the ZTT stable (only available initially on cassette, but now also available on the "Art Of The 12" Vol.2" compilation: Frankie Goes To Hollywood-Two Tribes (Keep The Peace)
It's almost assuredly real drums. All of the Cupid & Psyche remixes are great, especially the crackling drums. It deserves a listen. The stripped down synth bass line is killer (this is the version version): Scritti Politti-Wood Beez (version)
Agreed although I believe Wood Beez was the first single and a real ear opener. Scritti Politti did have a regular drummer, at least in the early years. Listening to Wood Beez today, getting ready for my post, there was only one drum I was sure was electronic and it was a minor one but was just too solidly locked in to be played by a human. Instead, it kept the time. It wouldn't surprise me if it was part of the initial tracking and used by the band instead of a click track.
The John Robie influence is evident here (but produced by the legendary Arthur Baker): New Order-Confusion
White Lines (Don’t do It) Was anyone aware of ‘Cavern’ by Liquid Liquid at the time? It was not until purchasing the 1999 Grandmaster Flash 20th Anniversary Sugar Hill Anthology that I became aware of the dupe, all those years now memories slightly soured by the knowledge.
yeah, the scans are large (not mine), but as the text says, it's 'from' the 30cm single 'blue mondy' (sic) typo and all. i think it was legitimate, i have the other polish 7" without the edit (which is listed on discogs as 'thieves like us/blue monday'). they are't listed because the people that own them haven't submitted them yet. i've seen the japanese 7" edit on ebay a few times for $500, but didn't get it. later -1
Silly Love Songs- McCartney Press-McCartney Keeping the Faith-Billy Joel Too Late For Goodbyes-Julian Lennon
Anything Box-Jubilation-This Thing Called Life (Our Favorite Stranded Blend), 1990 Unfortunately the excellent Sir Arthur Edit isn't tubed.
i wish people would post links if they mention some remix, it helps to know what it is. there was never an original remix of 'silly love songs', there were some in the 2000's that were promo or dj mixes.... and they were horrible. later -1
..."Mixed emotions " by Rolling stones..Completely different and far better on 12" than album or single version...
I was thinking the No More Lonely Nights 12" single version of Silly Love Songs. Maybe it is not a remix. Peace out!
