I'm compiling a set of original versions of songs that inspired the Stones - songs they covered, jammed, etc. And where there are different versions, I'm trying to include them. As a sort of exploration of the songs that inspired the Stone.

I'm a bit confused by the The Drifters' Under The Boardwalk.

[*] There is a mono single version with the words "falling in love" in all 3 verses.
[*] There is a shorter stereo version with "falling in love" in all 3 verses and different phrasing of the words "on a blanket with my baby" (this version is not so common).
[*] There is a composite stereo version with "making love" in the first 2 verses, the third verse is a stereo mix the same as the mono single with "falling in love" (this version is quite common).

Wikipedia says that the 1964 stereo album called 'Under The Boardwalk' had a stereo version with "making love". And that the composite is made up from this and the mono single (or at least a stereo mix of it).
I cannot find a copy of this album, although I have a later version (supposedly a repressing) which has the composite version.
So I am unsure if a full stereo version with "making love" actually exists or not. I don't see why you would make a composite if you already had a full version.
I suspect that it is the shorter stereo version that was on the original 1964 stereo album, later replaced by the composite. But I would like to confirm this. It doesn't help that the information on CD compilations is unreliable, as is wikipedia.

So my question is:

Does anyone have the genuine 1964 stereo album called 'Under The Boardwalk'?
Can you tell me which version is on it please.

Or alternately, does anyone have a full stereo version with "making love" in all 3 verses.

It might not be that significant, but it is doing my head in

Thank you.

Come on, I thought there were so many vinyl nerds on this forum.

Nobody has the 1964 stereo LP "Under the Boardwalk"?

Please look again in your record shelf.

under the boardwalk wasnt a song to inspire me, best ignored in my opinion.

stones covered far better than that.

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buttons67
under the boardwalk wasnt a song to inspire me, best ignored in my opinion.

stones covered far better than that.

I quite like it actually.

But I'm trying to make this project as complete as possible anyway, so ... no ignoring, or a few would have gone by now

I didn't realise till a few minutes ago that The Drifter's Under The Boardwalk was produced by Mike Leander who was Decca A & R working a lot with Marianne Faithfull, Billy Fury and many others. Apparently he was sent / went to the USA specifically to give them the "British sound".

All of the Drifters' versions - as well as John Mellencamp's - are better than the Stones'.

Never had a problem with stones version
it was BIG hit down here and poured from every juke-box across da land ….

…. worth checking out the stretched
souleeee Sam & Dave version tooooooo …. produced by Steve Cropper ……



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All of the Drifters' versions - as well as John Mellencamp's - are better than the Stones'.

Nothing beats the Drifters versions, and never heard Mellencamp's version, but I take your word for it - the Stones version is unlistenable.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-09-25 00:52 by Hairball.

Mellencamp's version is circa the Scarecrow/Lonesome Jubilee era when he had that great band (Lisa Germano, Kenny Aronoff, Larry Crane, etc.)

It was often an encore song too.