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I know it's a strange request, but - does anybody have a 7" version of this song which lasts 4:30 or so? I searched anywhere and strangely only can find longer versions from the LP and a 12". Maybe somebody has it and willing to share?

Totally forgot about a 7" version. How dumb are the record companies another one that should've been on the deluxe (kind of) editions. I'd second a decent up of the 7" or 12" version

Neil Kelly wrote:Totally forgot about a 7" version. How dumb are the record companies another one that should've been on the deluxe (kind of) editions. I'd second a decent up of the 7" or 12" version

What's even more dumb is that this one appeared on the near-legendary "Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 2" release back in 1984 - in 7" edit. But the CD reissue carries an album version!

Why the 7" versions are constantly neglected - I cannot understand. It's them that were played on the radio, that sold millions - why substitute them for LP versions? Really strange - and even unforgivable.

I, too, would like to have this 7" edit. I'm guessing that it has never been available on CD. A vinyl transfer is available on YouTube. Hmmm ... Maybe I can re-create it from CD?

The UK 7" was the album version, but there was an US 7" edit.

markwilson wrote:The UK 7" was the album version, but there was an US 7" edit.

Strange. That means that the "Now 2" compilation used a US edit? Hmmm, no wonder then that they substituted for the UK version on the CD release.

markwilson wrote:The UK 7" was the album version, but there was an US 7" edit.

Indeed. That probably explains why we still haven't seen the U.S. 7" edit on CD. Does anyone know if the U.S. was the only market to use this edit? (I'm assuming that it was).

Hold on a minute... There's no CD re-issue of Now that's what i call music 2. 1 yes, 2 no. 3,4,5,6, and 7 aren't available on CD either i think with the exception of one of them but that is extremely rare and early Now volumes on CD had 1 CD and omitted many tracks from the Album / Cassette versions

Correct Now 4 was the first uk now cd with 15 tracks made up from Now 2, 3 and 4 and has Radio Ga Ga on. I have it at home and will dig out the tracktime.

Wow that's one of the only 'Now's i'm missing! Got the track time yet?

3.99 in Oxfam, i asphyxiated.

5.45 so not the 7" mix?

Lol you got Now 4 on CD for £3.99 in Oxfam? What year? Lucky bastard!

about 4 years ago. i did and still feel awful but then thats record collecting!

Bellenger1981 wrote:Does anyone know if the U.S. was the only market to use this edit? (I'm assuming that it was).

There was a Canadian release of the same USA edit.
There is also a release from Japan of the same USA edit, that also has another exclusive edit that is even shorter than the USA edit.

blaaah wrote:Correct Now 4 was the first uk now cd with .......15 tracks ..........

15 tracks ??

Didn't the album and Cassettes have 24 tracks and the CD version come in with only 20.