Hi,


Does someone knows how many promo singles in the world
with different mix or lyrics exist?

I know theses ones :

Time waits for no one ATLANTIC PR 228 USA (Mono-Stereo)
Before they make me run ATLANTIC PR 316 USA (Mono-Stereo)

But i'm sure that there's a lot of other ones...

HMN




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009-06-18 03:51 by Honestman.

This came up on a thread sometime ago, but cant remember where.

I will post some alt. US & UK demos later. Swamped at work right now.

Here are a few:
We Love You (USA promo 7") alt mix, edited from 4mins+ down to 3:10--time is liste on the label.

US Stereo Promos:
JJFLASH
SFM
HTW.

JR

I have quite a few US and UK promo singles. Most US ones are mono/stereo versions of the same song (with blue and white labels on each side), whilst most of the UK ones are the same as the commercial releases (A and B sides) - there are also some variations with the US Hot Stuff/Fool To Cry.

However, some of the US singles do have "edited" versions, usually with a fade out 30-60 seconds earlier, eg:

It's Only Rock'n'Roll (mono & stereo) 4.46 edit
Beast Of Burden (stereo) full 4.24 version b/w 3.20 stereo edit
Shattered (stereo) full 3.46 version b/w 2.44 edit
Emotional Rescue (stereo) full 5.38 version b/w 4.18 stereo edit (UK version the same)
Undercover (stereo) full 4.31 version b/w 3.59 stereo edit (UK version the same)
She Was Hot (stereo) full 4.40 version b/w 3.59 stereo edit

Some of these edits have also appeared on compilation albums such as 40 Licks etc.

An interesting one is the US promo of She's So Cold which has the original version on one side and a "Cleaned-Up Version" on the other, which edits out the word "Goddamn" for the sensitive ears of US radio listeners.

I also have a UK promo of Let's Spend The Night Together b/w Start Me Up released to promote the Hal Ashby film (some copies come with promotional material). On the label it says "From the film Let's Spend The Night Together", but are in fact just the Still Life versions...

Then there are the promo 12" singles and 7" EPs...

I'm sure JR can add something here!

Two Rare UK Exile Promos aka Demos in the UK. Happy b/w Shine a light and All Down the Line b/w Rocks Off. alternate mono mixes, missing many overdubs==RAW---probably cut before they went to LA to finish Exile..Both tough to get...

Also, Tumbline dice one sided UK demo exists in this same series, but dont have that one...YET!

JR

@martinw & @stone-relics


Thanks very much for these comments !

Extremely hard to find singles i suppose???

Never seen one of them on the bids sites...

HMN

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-08-19 20:10 by UrbanSteel.

US ones are easier to find (they had more radio stations than the UK, so I suppose a lot more of them were pressed). They do turn up on e-bay, the more common ones for around $10 usually. UK ones are rarer, I mainly get them from dealers and record fairs, but I have seen some turn up on e-bay (as per Mr Steel's post above).