Great content as always Tom! The Chambers Brothers might have to be my very favorite on this list. I never stopped to think about how many great tracks are fantastic either way. I am listening to the entire The Time Has Come album this morning that contains both. Excellent record!
Whoa ... freaked out by the new camera! I am at the opposite end of the spectrum, as I cringe when I hear the single edits of just about all of these tracks. I love these multi-movement works. I was floored the first time I heard the full 'Thick As a Brick' medley, as I'd only heard the single until some period in the mid '80s! But I LOVE the 'Angry Eyes' jazz-swing passages (which I think should be mashed up in a medley with Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' and the Stones' 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking?'. But I gotta hear the full Iron Butterfly and Chambers Bros honest-to-sixties, gratuitous send-ups ...
Agreed about the Doors "Light My Fire." I would probably add the 45-single edits of "Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo," by Rick Derringer and The Beatles' "Revolution," flip side of "Hey Jude."
Yet another great topic Tom, lots of fun, many thanks! I’m a retired production editor (print media), so it’s part of my ethos, “trifles deleted and strength recorded”... Whenever there is a short version and a long version of a pop/rock music recording, I prefer the short version about 90 percent of the time.
The single version of Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty starts after a couple of bars directly into the sax rift. I am sure that the directness of the hook right out the gate got it noticed on the radio. My other one is the 'Eve of the War' from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Its also has a hook is straight of the gate- the alien call sign riff. It's sung by Chris Thompson from Manfred Mans Earth Band in a much more gritty style than the angelic vocals of Justin Hayward that is on the album. On yes and the single is sans Richard Burton's intro.
This may not fit, since we (or at least I) didn’t hear the longer alternate versions until the Smiley Smile “anniversary” packages were released, but I prefer the original single edit of “Good Vibrations” to any of the alternate longer versions. And that demo version of “Out of Time” on Metamorphoses is my favorite version of the three; I also love the 2:41 cover version by the Ramones on Acid Eaters.
One of my favorites is "Your Move" by Yes. This is not merely the first section of "I've Seen All Good People." Rather, they snipped the last verse, which just repeats the previous verse, as well as a chorus. There's a jarring single edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who. The intro synth-organ is reduced. There's no second verse. The middle guitar solo is gone. The ending synth-organ section is removed entirely. Finally, after "same as the old boss," they even reduced that coda section. For Who fans, all of this is borderline blasphemy. But for me, it's a great way to introduce The Who to somebody who's never heard the band, because you get all the bombast in a tight package.
Another fun_filled post. I assumed a lot of these... sharing your tastes... but forgot Make me Smile. I knew the album version first, LOVED the way it came back in but often found myself just lifting the needle to play the ending. When I heard the single I thought fantastic but then missed Wake up Sunshine. I like the idea, Let's have an extened single about 4 to 5 minutes but.?. Tricky.
The short "Light My Fire" really kicks different! Idk if it's a bit grittier sound 🤔 but Morrison sounds even more movie-like than in the long version. Some crazy lounge singer, carpeted floors lobby, the whole atmosphere
Good call on "Make Me Smile". The band was just smoking around this time. Danny Seraphine's drumming is amazing and puts to shame the robotic drum beats of modern pop music.
I love the single edit of Jefferson starship miracles just a childhood favorite of mine hearing it on am radio as a kid and also i don't mind the single edit of Peter Gabriel's shock the monkey to as always you have such fun shows that make us viewers dig deep and share our fondest memories with everybody good time sharing with ya see and talk to you next time ☺️
I agree with a lot of these, especially the Chambers Bros and Iron Butterfly. Sometimes you just want to hear the 'song' part. I prefer the album version of "Light My Fire", though. So, how about an episode on the WORST edits? I'll suggest the single version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, which is a downright travesty!
I prefer the long versions in most cases. The 43 minute Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull is amazing. They do an 11 minute live version too. Another example is CCR’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine. 11:05 on the album Cosmo’s Factory with the single version 2:52.
Hi Tom: My goodness, it looks almost like you came to my place and raided some of my collection for this video. I have "Chicago." I agree that the "Greatest Hits" version of "Make Me Smile" is better. Since my copy of their second album is the Quad version, I like listening to that. It makes the stereo very unique. I also agree on The Doors. In fact, I'm about to commit an even bigger travesty than you and admit that I don't like The Doors! But, if I do have to hear "Light My Fire" then PLEASE make it the single version! While I love "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" in it's complete form, I bought "Highs of the Sixties" expressly for that single edit. When I was in 7th & 8th grade, we had three grocery stores near our home. Two of them; A&P and Riverside had album racks that spun in circles - like the toy racks that grocery stores had in the '60s & '70s. They were brand new, sealed cut-outs that sold for 50 cents each. One of the albums I bought was "The Time Has Come" by The Chambers Brothers. I knew "Time Has Come Today" from a various artists 2-album set that my Aunt had, called "Super Session." It had a version that was edited in such a way that, of the edits I've heard, and there are several, this is the one I prefer. I suspect that it's the edit that you referred to on the "Nuggets" comp. That same edit was also used on a various artists album by Columbia called "Heavy Hits." I also have "MU." I'm not a big Tull fan, which is why I have this album. I prefer the edited version of "Thick As a Brick" also, and I really like "Nothing Is Easy!" Those were the two reasons that I bought the album. It's the only Tull album I need. I also prefer the "Flowers" version of "Out of Time." I like that whole album! I need a better copy though, mine is beat! But I like it 'cause it's mono, which is how I prefer Stone's music from that era. One single edit I've always really liked was "Radar Love" by Golden Earring. I love the long version from "Moontan" too, but the single edit does a great job of capturing all of the song's essentials. Tom, you knocked it out of the park yet again! I love your music collection and the choices you make on the chosen subjects -: really well done!
@@nathanlaney4577 Thanks Nathan. Great stories and reflections on your part. I was never a huge Tull fan either, but dig various cuts across various albums. I once had an original 45 version of In A Gadda Da Vida. I must have looked for 90 minutes to showcase it in the video, hence the Highs Of The 60’s CD. 😉
I would probably use your recommendations if I were making a playlist for a friend (when is the last time I did that?) and didn't want to have the flow be bogged down by an extended track. I was unaware of some of these edits. Good post. Have you done a post of known bands that released an album under an assumed identity of an unknown band without revealing who they actually are? Sgt. Pepper wouldn't count, we knew who they were.
There was that one that The Four Seasons did under an assumed name -- I think it was The Wonder Who, or something like that. Not really a popular attention grabbing technique. Of course, there was that Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands record, but that was obvious too.
I have a Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride 45. I prefer it to the album track. My best of The James Gang vinyl has a truncated version of The Bomber which i like better than the longer one on Rides Again. And I agree with you re Jethro Tull - that M.U. collection suffices post Aqualung
I treasure my vinyl LP of Thick As A Brick -- both the music and the fake newspaper inside. Aqualung I can live without, though it was what attracted me when it was released. I need Living In The Past -- all those obscure singles and live tracks.
I was writing about Sugarloaf, stumbled on this trivia tidbit for Green-Eyed Lady: 6:53 (album version) 5:58 (long single version) 2:58 (radio edit) 3:33 (short single version)
Life's Been Good, Riders On The Storm, Roundabout, Crimson & Clover, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Theme From Shaft, And When I Die, Toss Ups - Whole Lotta Love (AM radio version/album version), Nights In While Satin (45 without Late Lament/LP version) All Philadelphia International and disco (prefer the edited versions)
I prefer the edited version of Won't Get Fooled Again. But if you listen to the backing track of Light My Fire, you will change your mind about the shorter version being better. ruclips.net/video/OoKWPc44Htk/видео.html
Hm. I thought for sure you were going to talk about Creedence Clearwater Revival, but no. "Suzy Q", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"... I've always had plenty of time for extended tracks -- "DJ bathroom runs", they used to be called, in the days when an overnight FM jock could work entirely alone, not even an engineer. Sometimes there was a speaker in the station bathroom, and sometimes the record got stuck... Nope, don't like the edits. Once I hear the full version, I can't unhear it, and the edit will always sound incomplete.
On n Young's P Pill some long songs, such as Walks like a giant, are a waste. Just noise - barely any lyrics. I won't listen to 15 to 30 minutes of nothing.
@@WayneScank I hear ya. It was torture hearing those tracks live. It just never ended. Over the course of an abysmal 30 minute track from P Pill he could have played 5 other legendary cuts in that space of time.
I always feel cheated when i hear an edited version of a song
I always search out the long “real” version
Great mention of The Chambers Brothers! What a song, 'Time Has Come Today'.
@@keithkarlinsky6632 An absolute kick ass track. 😉
Nice list Tom. One that I would definitely add is Kraftwerk"s single edit of Autobahn which sounds great .
I like the extended vetsion of Almost Cut My Hair.
Great content as always Tom! The Chambers Brothers might have to be my very favorite on this list. I never stopped to think about how many great tracks are fantastic either way. I am listening to the entire The Time Has Come album this morning that contains both. Excellent record!
@@KW973 I agree 😉
Let's not forget the wonderful single edit of My Ding-a-Ling by Chuck Berry !
Of course! 😉
Whoa ... freaked out by the new camera! I am at the opposite end of the spectrum, as I cringe when I hear the single edits of just about all of these tracks. I love these multi-movement works. I was floored the first time I heard the full 'Thick As a Brick' medley, as I'd only heard the single until some period in the mid '80s! But I LOVE the 'Angry Eyes' jazz-swing passages (which I think should be mashed up in a medley with Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' and the Stones' 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking?'. But I gotta hear the full Iron Butterfly and Chambers Bros honest-to-sixties, gratuitous send-ups ...
Stellar list, Tom, you are a genuine maven! Cheers
@@curtdilger6235 Cheers 😊
Agreed about the Doors "Light My Fire." I would probably add the 45-single edits of "Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo," by Rick Derringer and The Beatles' "Revolution," flip side of "Hey Jude."
Yet another great topic Tom, lots of fun, many thanks!
I’m a retired production editor (print media), so it’s part of my ethos, “trifles deleted and strength recorded”... Whenever there is a short version and a long version of a pop/rock music recording, I prefer the short version about 90 percent of the time.
Cool vid. Great idea. I have all those Stones albums and never realized those cuts. 😮
The single version of Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty starts after a couple of bars directly into the sax rift. I am sure that the directness of the hook right out the gate got it noticed on the radio. My other one is the 'Eve of the War' from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Its also has a hook is straight of the gate- the alien call sign riff. It's sung by Chris Thompson from Manfred Mans Earth Band in a much more gritty style than the angelic vocals of Justin Hayward that is on the album. On yes and the single is sans Richard Burton's intro.
This may not fit, since we (or at least I) didn’t hear the longer alternate versions until the Smiley Smile “anniversary” packages were released, but I prefer the original single edit of “Good Vibrations” to any of the alternate longer versions. And that demo version of “Out of Time” on Metamorphoses is my favorite version of the three; I also love the 2:41 cover version by the Ramones on Acid Eaters.
@@tkingsley5761 I agree about Good Vibrations. The single edit is awesome.
That Acid Eaters record is a gas -- best thing the Ramones did since the first four records!
I was always partial to the edit version of Don't Fear The Reaper. I longed for the harmonies.
One of my favorites is "Your Move" by Yes. This is not merely the first section of "I've Seen All Good People." Rather, they snipped the last verse, which just repeats the previous verse, as well as a chorus.
There's a jarring single edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who. The intro synth-organ is reduced. There's no second verse. The middle guitar solo is gone. The ending synth-organ section is removed entirely. Finally, after "same as the old boss," they even reduced that coda section. For Who fans, all of this is borderline blasphemy. But for me, it's a great way to introduce The Who to somebody who's never heard the band, because you get all the bombast in a tight package.
@@robertlittle7314 That is one of the most jarring edits ever, especially when you’ve heard the album version a bazillion times.
Always loved the single edit of Whiteroom by Cream.
Quick and to the point.
The heart of White Room is Clapton and the group tearing it up at the end so another verse is only in the way but "Hey" it was the sixties.
@@petercena9497 Never heard that version. I need to check it out.
@tomrobinson5776 If you grew up with the short version the third verse kills the momentum. Same with Free's "All Right Now ".
@@tomrobinson5776 The U.S. single version was shorter, but too short.
Another fun_filled post. I assumed a lot of these... sharing your tastes... but forgot Make me Smile. I knew the album version first, LOVED the way it came back in but often found myself just lifting the needle to play the ending. When I heard the single I thought fantastic but then missed Wake up Sunshine. I like the idea, Let's have an extened single about 4 to 5 minutes but.?. Tricky.
The short "Light My Fire" really kicks different! Idk if it's a bit grittier sound 🤔 but Morrison sounds even more movie-like than in the long version. Some crazy lounge singer, carpeted floors lobby, the whole atmosphere
@@anabltc Indeed 😉
Yes credited the 45 edit of Roundabout to their mainstream popularity, when listeners of top 40 radio made it a big hit.
Good call on "Make Me Smile". The band was just smoking around this time. Danny Seraphine's drumming is amazing and puts to shame the robotic drum beats of modern pop music.
@@Steven-ot2iy No doubt about it. That original line up had amazing chemistry. Pure magic.
Great mention of Loggins and Messina. Best of Friends is a great album.
Bowie’s Let Dance single version is enough at just about 4 minutes long as opposed to 7 minutes on Album
Suzie Q by Creedence and I Heard it through the grapevine by Marvin Gaye are the first that come to mind.
In fact it's the Creedence version of I heard it through the grapevine that is 11 minutes long.
Chicago Transit Authority had to change its name to Chicago because The CTA put up a stink 😅😅😅😅😅
In a gadda da vida
I love the single edit of Jefferson starship miracles just a childhood favorite of mine hearing it on am radio as a kid and also i don't mind the single edit of Peter Gabriel's shock the monkey to as always you have such fun shows that make us viewers dig deep and share our fondest memories with everybody good time sharing with ya see and talk to you next time ☺️
As for The Doors i like extended live tracks because you get to hear how Krieger + Manzarak play with sound and tones
@@WayneScank No doubt. Those guys were incredible live. Such chemistry…
I like the 5-minutes video edit version of "Halloween" by Helloween, but calling it better than the 13-minutes original version would be criminal.
I prefer the more succinct (though itself not short) single version of Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).
I agree with a lot of these, especially the Chambers Bros and Iron Butterfly. Sometimes you just want to hear the 'song' part. I prefer the album version of "Light My Fire", though. So, how about an episode on the WORST edits? I'll suggest the single version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, which is a downright travesty!
@@senatorjimdracula1603 I agree 100 percent. The most jarring edit ever. 😉
I prefer the long versions in most cases. The 43 minute Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull is amazing. They do an 11 minute live version too.
Another example is CCR’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine. 11:05 on the album Cosmo’s Factory with the single version 2:52.
As I have commented on some Neil Young songs before, I am tired of album versions - Just excuses for repetitive solos, both on albums + concerts 😢😢😢
Like C Girl and Down by the River
Grrrrrrr...
Hi Tom:
My goodness, it looks almost like you came to my place and raided some of my collection for this video. I have "Chicago." I agree that the "Greatest Hits" version of "Make Me Smile" is better. Since my copy of their second album is the Quad version, I like listening to that. It makes the stereo very unique.
I also agree on The Doors. In fact, I'm about to commit an even bigger travesty than you and admit that I don't like The Doors! But, if I do have to hear "Light My Fire" then PLEASE make it the single version!
While I love "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" in it's complete form, I bought "Highs of the Sixties" expressly for that single edit.
When I was in 7th & 8th grade, we had three grocery stores near our home. Two of them; A&P and Riverside had album racks that spun in circles - like the toy racks that grocery stores had in the '60s & '70s. They were brand new, sealed cut-outs that sold for 50 cents each. One of the albums I bought was "The Time Has Come" by The Chambers Brothers. I knew "Time Has Come Today" from a various artists 2-album set that my Aunt had, called "Super Session." It had a version that was edited in such a way that, of the edits I've heard, and there are several, this is the one I prefer. I suspect that it's the edit that you referred to on the "Nuggets" comp. That same edit was also used on a various artists album by Columbia called "Heavy Hits."
I also have "MU." I'm not a big Tull fan, which is why I have this album. I prefer the edited version of "Thick As a Brick" also, and I really like "Nothing Is Easy!" Those were the two reasons that I bought the album. It's the only Tull album I need.
I also prefer the "Flowers" version of "Out of Time." I like that whole album! I need a better copy though, mine is beat! But I like it 'cause it's mono, which is how I prefer Stone's music from that era.
One single edit I've always really liked was "Radar Love" by Golden Earring. I love the long version from "Moontan" too, but the single edit does a great job of capturing all of the song's essentials.
Tom, you knocked it out of the park yet again! I love your music collection and the choices you make on the chosen subjects -: really well done!
@@nathanlaney4577 Thanks Nathan. Great stories and reflections on your part. I was never a huge Tull fan either, but dig various cuts across various albums. I once had an original 45 version of In A Gadda Da Vida. I must have looked for 90 minutes to showcase it in the video, hence the Highs Of The 60’s CD. 😉
@@tomrobinson5776 Bummer! Hope it turns up!
I would probably use your recommendations if I were making a playlist for a friend (when is the last time I did that?) and didn't want to have the flow be bogged down by an extended track. I was unaware of some of these edits. Good post. Have you done a post of known bands that released an album under an assumed identity of an unknown band without revealing who they actually are? Sgt. Pepper wouldn't count, we knew who they were.
There was that one that The Four Seasons did under an assumed name -- I think it was The Wonder Who, or something like that. Not really a popular attention grabbing technique. Of course, there was that Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands record, but that was obvious too.
@@simonagree4070 I wasn’t aware of either of these. I find it interesting that groups/bands want to do this. I like it.
I have a Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride 45. I prefer it to the album track. My best of The James Gang vinyl has a truncated version of The Bomber which i like better than the longer one on Rides Again. And I agree with you re Jethro Tull - that M.U. collection suffices post Aqualung
That's the first song that came to mind. I also prefer the shorter version.
I treasure my vinyl LP of Thick As A Brick -- both the music and the fake newspaper inside. Aqualung I can live without, though it was what attracted me when it was released. I need Living In The Past -- all those obscure singles and live tracks.
I have three versions of Time Has Come Today, the single, the extended and the full-lenth, from 3 to 9 minutes.
I was writing about Sugarloaf, stumbled on this trivia tidbit for Green-Eyed Lady:
6:53 (album version)
5:58 (long single version)
2:58 (radio edit)
3:33 (short single version)
Life's Been Good, Riders On The Storm, Roundabout, Crimson & Clover, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Theme From Shaft, And When I Die,
Toss Ups - Whole Lotta Love (AM radio version/album version), Nights In While Satin (45 without Late Lament/LP version)
All Philadelphia International and disco (prefer the edited versions)
In this case, we'll just have to agree to disagree! 😊
I prefer the edited version of Won't Get Fooled Again. But if you listen to the backing track of Light My Fire, you will change your mind about the shorter version being better.
ruclips.net/video/OoKWPc44Htk/видео.html
Hm. I thought for sure you were going to talk about Creedence Clearwater Revival, but no. "Suzy Q", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"...
I've always had plenty of time for extended tracks -- "DJ bathroom runs", they used to be called, in the days when an overnight FM jock could work entirely alone, not even an engineer. Sometimes there was a speaker in the station bathroom, and sometimes the record got stuck...
Nope, don't like the edits. Once I hear the full version, I can't unhear it, and the edit will always sound incomplete.
I like S Q. I can't stand I heard it though the grapevine by CCR: A waste.
@@WayneScank I agree. It just meanders…
I prefer the single version of "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship over the album version, which takes 3 minutes to reach the chorus.
On n Young's P Pill some long songs, such as Walks like a giant, are a waste. Just noise - barely any lyrics. I won't listen to 15 to 30 minutes of nothing.
@@WayneScank I hear ya. It was torture hearing those tracks live. It just never ended. Over the course of an abysmal 30 minute track from P Pill he could have played 5 other legendary cuts in that space of time.