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SomewhereupinMichigan · 03-26-2004, 01:12 PM

quote:Originally posted by classicmixdj:
Another thing record companys would do for radio stations is put the long play version(album version) of a song on one side and the short "hit version" on the flip side. I recall playing verions on the air at the time of "Circle Is Small" and "Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald". There was a lot of latitude at the time at the station I worked for and as a result I found myself opting for the long play versions. One of the engineers I worked with told me that short versions were like cutting the corner off the Mona Lisa. He had a point.

If you've every heard "Amie" by Pure Prarie League without "Falling In An Out Of Love" or the chopped version of "American Pie" you know what I mean. Billy Joel in "The Entertainer" got it right "...so they cut it down to 3:05..."...(a song about the record industry).

[This message has been edited by classicmixdj (edited March 25, 2004).]

Classic: Where and during what time period were you a commercial dj? I worked in mid-Michigan AM and FM radio from '73-'85.

03-26-2004, 01:12 PM	#6
SomewhereupinMichigan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Owosso and Houghton Lake, MI Posts: 403	quote:Originally posted by classicmixdj: Another thing record companys would do for radio stations is put the long play version(album version) of a song on one side and the short "hit version" on the flip side. I recall playing verions on the air at the time of "Circle Is Small" and "Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald". There was a lot of latitude at the time at the station I worked for and as a result I found myself opting for the long play versions. One of the engineers I worked with told me that short versions were like cutting the corner off the Mona Lisa. He had a point. If you've every heard "Amie" by Pure Prarie League without "Falling In An Out Of Love" or the chopped version of "American Pie" you know what I mean. Billy Joel in "The Entertainer" got it right "...so they cut it down to 3:05..."...(a song about the record industry). [This message has been edited by classicmixdj (edited March 25, 2004).] Classic: Where and during what time period were you a commercial dj? I worked in mid-Michigan AM and FM radio from '73-'85.