by bruiser » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:12 am
i just found this thread, months later, but thought i'd toss in my two cents:
you will go crazy trying to figure out what mixes are on what concerning the thompson twins. there are 10+ hits or singles collections, and there is no rhyme or reason nor accurate info for any of them. i myself have gone down this rocky path, and it will make you loco.
i will say this about the greatest mixes cd: in most cases those mixes are edits of the original extended mixes. surprising if you are hoping to hear a 9 minute remix like you remember, but i will concede that chopping out 4 minutes from a mid-period thompson twins remix is a good thing. they are LONG and repetitive.
the "high plains" mixer is a good example: as far as i remember it was 11 or 12 minutes long, but that was with the "machines take me over" instrumental section. they lopped that off and called it a different mix by a name that already existed for another mix and... oh god... oh my..... i'm getting dizzy already.....
ugh, i'm crazy again.
and woe to you that tries to reconcile the re-named remixes on the bonus albums or cassettes from that period too: "the kiss" is "tokyo"? "alice" is "lay your hands"? as is "the lewis carol"? and which mix? the same as the u.s.? or uk? or pre-nile rogers mix? or... oh god. oh god....
don't ever wade into the mess of different "doctor dream" mixes either. ABANDON HOPE YE WHO ENTER!
[quote]Originally posted by DJ Lex
[br]And yet another TT remix question...
I've been cataloging my music and I noticed that the TT "Greatest Mixes" CD and the "Singles Collection" (UK) have several identical tracks. With the exception of a few tracks, the Singles Collection labels them with a generic "Remix" and the Greatest Mixes gives remixer credit. Do these mixes have real names?
I even compared them to the vinyl mixes and they are not the same.
Thanks,
Lex
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