[Vintage-Audio] Re Ray Stevens

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Gerry,

Remember the three minute DJ rule? The 45 came first and that 'live' 
version, studio mix.

I have all of them, are you using Billboard or the actual recordings?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Steffens" <gsteffens at pitel.net>
To: "'Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back'" 
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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Vintage-Audio] Re Ray Stevens


> There are three different recordings of Ahab.  The original LP recording
> which is about 3 minutes 47 seconds, a live full orchestral version which 
> is
> almost as long and the 45 version which is considerably shorter, 
> accounting
> for the apparent story discontinuity near the end created by the deleted
> lyric.
>
> Now for the question, what is the story of the two distinctly different
> recordings of Santa Claus Is Watching you?
>
> And, of course we all know of the two versions of Harry The Hairy Ape with
> the later Bugaloo Shing-a-Ling, replacing the Mashed Potatoes.
>
> Gerry
>
>
> Collecting & Restoring since 1959
> Gerald Steffens P.E.
> Oronoco, MN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:vintage-audio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
> W8DBF
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:57 PM
> To: vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re Ray Stevens
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Do any of you remember the 'original' recording by Ray Stevens of "Ahab 
> The
> Arab"? If so, then you know there was an additional verse that was 
> removed.
> I remembered that verse being there, but have never come across a 
> recording
> of the original, not even on a 45 rpm original/reissue. I found it on an 
> old
>
> 'Greatest Hits' vinyl album several days ago. I did not even know I had 
> it!
>
> I am curious if any of you remember this extra verse?
>
> Duane W8DBF
>
>
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