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re: Single edits

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samurai7 11:44 pm UTC 05/20/16
In reply to: Single edits - fnord 09:57 pm UTC 05/04/16

Oh god!! The hideous 5-something edit of anything for love totally perpetuated the 'what is THAT??' thing by CUTTING OUT most of them.

> I'm sure a lot of you have noticed that Jim was the
> frequent victim of merciless editing when his frequently
> long songs were sliced & diced to fit a 7 inch single.
> Just off the top of my head, I can think of several
> examples:
>
> "For Crying Out Loud" was reduced to its middle 1/3.
>
> "Dance In My Pants" was not only shortened, but also
> remixed with a new horn section and short guitar solo
> before Jim doesn't want to be rescued.
>
> "Rebel Without A Clue" was chopped (about in half, I
> think) and given a repeating chorus to fade out.
>
> "Nowhere Fast" (Meat's version) had something done to it
> too, but it's been so long since I've listened to it, I
> don't remember what it was.
>
> And I won't even go into the dozen or so different edits
> and remixes of "Anything For Love" (and other Back Into
> Hell singles) that are out there. (Some are better that
> others.)
>
> Are there any other calamitous edits I'm missing that you
> can think of?


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