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Post by Dawn on Mar 5, 2006 9:33:10 GMT -5
Digging up another old thread because I have a question: Is "Viva Tirado" on any of the "Have a Nice Day" CD's? Laura, "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano is on one of the "Soul Hits of the 70's: Didn't It Blow Your Mind" CD's. It's like a "sister" series to "Have A Nice Day". I think most of them have gone out of print. The Didn't I Blow Your Mind series is great - I wish it hadn't gone out of print so quickly. I was trying to find some of the mid '70s volumes awhile back, but they're quite expensive used on half.com and Amazon.com's marketplace. Laura, Viva Tirado is also on a compilation called Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 4: Soul: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000003389/102-1366096-7864143?v=glance&n=5174 . |
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Post by Laura--I wuv u all :) on Mar 5, 2006 10:28:58 GMT -5
Dawn, I followed your link and looked at the list of songs on that CD. Some fun songs there! (well, the ones I know, anyway)
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Post by smittykins--70s pop RULES! on Mar 5, 2006 12:46:26 GMT -5
Laura, "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano is on one of the "Soul Hits of the 70's: Didn't It Blow Your Mind" CD's. It's like a "sister" series to "Have A Nice Day". I think most of them have gone out of print. I can vouch for that--recently I went to a nearby record store(an independent, BTW, not a chain)to see if I could get another copy of "Have A Nice Day Vol. 19"(with "Couldn't Get It Right" by the Climax Blues Band)because the one I had cracked, and they told me they couldn't even order it because it had been deleted! GRRRRR!  Anyone know if that song is available on CD otherwise? |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Mar 5, 2006 13:44:41 GMT -5
Laura, "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano is on one of the "Soul Hits of the 70's: Didn't It Blow Your Mind" CD's. It's like a "sister" series to "Have A Nice Day". I think most of them have gone out of print. I can vouch for that--recently I went to a nearby record store(an independent, BTW, not a chain)to see if I could get another copy of "Have A Nice Day Vol. 19"(with "Couldn't Get It Right" by the Climax Blues Band)because the one I had cracked, and they told me they couldn't even order it because it had been deleted! GRRRRR! Anyone know if that song is available on CD otherwise? Smitty, this page on allmusic.com www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57A16DD4CA97220CCC0365ECABB7CFE29C742F281116E495AD1A9234C9A186CF559D095CEAEFF6AB679AFF962A5500CDBC0EC5FECBC1B&sql=33:om9yxd7b5ox0lists several CDs that the song is on. You'll have to copy and paste the entire web address into your browser because Proboards apparently limits the number of characters in a link, and you may have to register for the site, but it's free. |
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Post by smittykins--70s pop RULES! on Mar 5, 2006 18:37:28 GMT -5
Thanks Ed! (PS: I sent you a PM on ML. OK?  ) |
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Post by Pete70s on Mar 7, 2006 11:44:38 GMT -5
Since this old thread was brought back, and it does center around my favorite era of music, I'd like to throw in a couple more pennies..
Regarding 45 edits, I have mixed emotions about them. Sometimes the song is severely butchered ("Beginnings" by Chicago, "Roundabout" by Yes...), but sometimes they edit out a lot of crap ("Get Ready" by Rare Earth or "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly) to make the song more enjoyable (Who REALLY sits through all 22 minutes of "Get Ready"?)
I know we've argued about his one before, but I STILL prefer the 45 edit of "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship, because I simply like it better as a concise 3 minute pop song than as a 6 minute album track. Being the fan of both "The golden age of top 40 radio" and "The 2-3 minute pop single" that I am, I like to hear the songs as they were heard in that medium. Especially 60's songs that were more compressed in their AM radio mixes.
One exception to this rule is "Light My Fire". That sloppy 45 edit totally sucked the life out of that song.
By the late 70's, I don't know why they still bothered making 45 edits. "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner and "Lyin' Eyes" by The Eagles had entire verses cut from them, and they were FM radio hits more than AM! They could have at least issued the full versions on the commercial singles and offered edits just to AM radio.
Just my opinion....
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Post by Beatles4ever on Apr 5, 2006 12:33:05 GMT -5
Joanne....I really like this one.
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Post by Laura--I wuv u all :) on Aug 24, 2007 12:30:00 GMT -5
I caught a couple of these songs on YouTube last night, so I wanted to comment on this post: (btw, both of these weren't really videos by the bands, but montages of images put together by people who love to post things on YouTube  ) The Mashmakhan one was ok. The Original Caste version of "One Tin Soldier" is better than Coven's more famous version IMHO. Both versions are good, and both have similar arrangements, but the Original Caste had better vocals (and they even had bgv's during the chorus; that was nice). |
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Post by gremashlo on Nov 3, 2007 17:12:07 GMT -5
I gotta put myself down as a vote for "One Tin Soldier", as well--I'm partial to The Original Caste's...
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Post by jbd on Mar 29, 2008 15:24:04 GMT -5
i have every volume in the HAVE A NICE DAY series, and really enjoy all of it, but wish they had included:
WEREWOLF-FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND
DOWN BY THE RIVER-ALBERT HAMMOND
HIT THE ROAD JACK-STAMPEDERS
WILDWOOD WEED-JIM STAFFORD
KEEP PLAYING THAT ROCK & ROLL-EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH
SUNNY DAYS-LIGHTHOUSE
LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH-BROWNSVILLE STATION
BIG YELLOW TAXI-NEIGHBORHOOD
HEY, YOU LOVE-MOUTH & MCNEAL
MAMMY BLUE-STORIES
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Post by alandhopewell on Mar 29, 2008 16:00:25 GMT -5
I loved "As the Years Go By", especially the opening.  |
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Post by Laura--I wuv u all :) on Mar 31, 2008 12:29:35 GMT -5
Is this the one that goes something like, "Ain't nothing better for your soul than lying in the sun with your radio"? (The song I'm thinking of also has "sunny days" (or "summer days"?) in the lyric, so I think that might be it. |
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Post by alandhopewell on Mar 31, 2008 13:08:07 GMT -5
Is this the one that goes something like, "Ain't nothing better for your soul than lying in the sun with your radio"? (The song I'm thinking of also has "sunny days" (or "summer days"?) in the lyric, so I think that might be it. Definitely it, Laura....It opens thus- "Sittin' stoned alone in my back-yard Askin' myself, why should I work so hard...."  |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Mar 31, 2008 14:21:17 GMT -5
I loved "As the Years Go By", especially the opening. Oh NOoooooooo! Not that!!  |
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Post by Dawn on Apr 1, 2008 14:52:18 GMT -5
i have every volume in the HAVE A NICE DAY series, and really enjoy all of it, but wish they had included: WEREWOLF-FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND DOWN BY THE RIVER-ALBERT HAMMOND HIT THE ROAD JACK-STAMPEDERS WILDWOOD WEED-JIM STAFFORD KEEP PLAYING THAT ROCK & ROLL-EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH SUNNY DAYS-LIGHTHOUSE LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH-BROWNSVILLE STATION BIG YELLOW TAXI-NEIGHBORHOOD HEY, YOU LOVE-MOUTH & MCNEAL MAMMY BLUE-STORIES Yes, all of those would have been great additions to the series, especially Sunny Days, Big Yellow Taxi and Mammy Blue. I've never understood why so few songs were included on each volume, as they could have easily had 20 or so tracks per disc, especially on the early '70s volumes. |
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