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fezo · 07-21-2000, 04:49 PM

quote:Originally posted by Tom:
Silver Heels:
You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later?

"...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..."

Hi Tom. I still rather like the original
version. Perhaps because for sentimental reasons (it was, after all, the song which intro'd me to
Gord). Technically the later version is superior but then it would have to be, wouldnt it? Nine years makes a big difference in the recording world. But its a great version too. 'The Circle is Small' remains a great song.

07-21-2000, 04:49 PM	#18
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	quote:Originally posted by Tom: Silver Heels: You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later? "...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..." Hi Tom. I still rather like the original version. Perhaps because for sentimental reasons (it was, after all, the song which intro'd me to Gord). Technically the later version is superior but then it would have to be, wouldnt it? Nine years makes a big difference in the recording world. But its a great version too. 'The Circle is Small' remains a great song.