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Originally Posted by 1960'sTVfan
I have a 45 RPM record of American Pie by Don McLean and it's the entire uncut song which runs over 8 minutes. It's a re-issue 45 on the Collectables label.
An interesting thing about 45's is that sometimes the re-issues are better than the original releases. In some cases, the re-issues have the full version of the song while the originals are edited.
"Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas is edited on the 45, and as far as I know, there is no re-issue 45 that has the full version. The full version is only on Kansas "Leftoverture" album.
Lionel Records issued three different variants of "Signs" by the Five Man Electrical Band. One variant has the intro and the end of the song trimmed off. Another variant includes the intro but the ending is cut off. The other variant is the full, unedited song which runs about 4 minutes. The unedited variant is the one that's hardest to find so I'm glad I have a copy.
I ended up having to get import releases of "Lyin' Eyes" by The Eagles, "Dance With Me" by Orleans, and "Love Hurts" by Nazareth, because the import 45's are unedited while the USA releases are edited.
I have hundreds of 45's, most are from the 70's but I also have some from the 50's and 60's. Some of them are obscure, they're good tunes but for whatever reason didn't do well on the charts. All are in good shape and play with good sound.
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Me too; some are promos from radio stations.
Sometimes 45s are a unique mix, not available on the original LP. Rhiannon and Say You Love Me by Fleetwood Mac, for example. They were striving for more of a hit single sound than the LP cut.
The 45 edit of Do It Again by Steely Dan, I actually prefer to the unedited version. The edited version cuts an organ solo I can do without. I think the stereo side of the promo 45 is the only place to get the edited version in stereo, since I'm pretty sure the 45 is mono.