Great 12" Single Mixes & 12" Singles That Made It Onto CD

[Michael]

What are your favorite 12" Singles and which ones made it onto CD?
Some of mine,
Break My Stride-12" Mathew Wilder-On CD
Major Tom 12" Peter schilling
Don't You Want Me !2"-Human League
Bringing On The Heartache 12"-Def Lep
Easy Lover 12"-Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey-On CD
White Wedding 12"-Billy Idol
Bad Boys 12" Gloria Estafon
Sample and Hold 12"-Neil Young
I Can't Wait 12"-Nu Shooz-On CD

[Sckott]

The Rolling Stones - "Miss You" Mixed by Bob Clearmountain. 12" single that made it to the Rolling Stones Rarities Disc (CBS) and also the Westwood One Rarities Vol #16.

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Sckott
The Rolling Stones - "Miss You" Mixed by Bob Clearmountain. 12" single that made it to the Rolling Stones Rarities Disc (CBS) and also the Westwood One Rarities Vol #16.

Sckott,

Sadly, both discs have escaped my grasp over the years :(

I have to take off soon but, I will make an interesting list over the weekend.

Bob :)

[Jimbo]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World--Tears for Fears. Bonus track on the MoFi gold CD of Songs from the Big Chair

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun--Cyndi Lauper. On a Japanese remix CD.

I Could Be Happy--Altered Images. The single version doesn't even come close! On an import best-of CD.

Blue Monday--New Order. On a CD single. (Lots of New Order 12" mixes are essential)

[Michael]

Originally posted by Bob Lovely


Sckott,

Sadly, both discs have escaped my grasp over the years :(

I have to take off soon but, I will make an interesting list over the weekend.

Bob :)

Bob,
Looking forward to it!

[Michael]

Originally posted by Jimbo
Everybody Wants to Rule the World--Tears for Fears. Bonus track on the MoFi gold CD of Songs from the Big Chair

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun--Cyndi Lauper. On a Japanese remix CD.

I Could Be Happy--Altered Images. The single version doesn't even come close! On an import best-of CD.

Blue Monday--New Order. On a CD single. (Lots of New Order 12" mixes are essential)

Another Cyndi Lauper 12" Club Mix "That's What I Think" on Divas Of Dance-Vol 5 mastered by Steve.

[ascot]

Several of Madonna's 12" mixes were issued on various Japanese CDs. I just love that 80s stuff.

Prince's 12" singles were issued on various 3" and 5" cd singles going back to 1982's "Let's Work".

Janet Jackson's "Control: The Remixes" disc

Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" 12" was a bonus track on the Euro CD of Raw Like Sushi.

[Michael]

Originally posted by ascot
Several of Madonna's 12" mixes were issued on various Japanese CDs. I just love that 80s stuff.

Prince's 12" singles were issued on various 3" and 5" cd singles going back to 1982's "Let's Work".

Janet Jackson's "Control: The Remixes" disc

Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" 12" was a bonus track on the Euro CD of Raw Like Sushi.

There was quite a few Madonna 12" singles released on CD. I have the Vogue Japanese CD single with various 12" mixes.

[Jeff H.]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ascot
Several of Madonna's 12" mixes were issued on various Japanese CDs. I just love that 80s stuff.

Prince's 12" singles were issued on various 3" and 5" cd singles going back to 1982's "Let's Work".

Janet Jackson's "Control: The Remixes" disc

Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" 12" was a bonus track on the Euro CD of Raw Like Sushi. [/QUOTE




Ascot, where is the 12" mix of "Let's Work" available on CD? That's always been one of my favorite Prince tracks and that particular 12" is pretty rare since it was his first commercially released 12" single. That's one thing that would be on my wish list of releases would be to do a Prince hits package featuring remixes that have only been released on vinyl. There are a handful of cool ones that have only been released on promo vinyl or as imports like the remix of "Little Red Corvette" which is awesome. In meantime I guess I'll get my vinyl burned onto CD-R.

[lennonfan]

Wings-Silly Love Songs and Goodnight Tonight
Donna Summer-I Feel Love
Silver Convention-Fly Robin Fly
Vicki Sue Robinson-Turn The Beat Around
Bonnie Pointer-Heaven Must Have Sent You
Village People-Go West
Bowie-Space Oddity (1982 remix)
Dead Or Alive- You Spin Me Round
Bronski Beat-Why, Smalltown Boy
Peter Brown-Do You Wanna Get Funky w/me
Ram Jam-Black Betty
Cock Robin-When Your Heart Is Weak
Bananarama-Cruel Summer
Wham-Everything She Wants
Talking Heads-And She Was
Billy Idol-White Wedding
Cheryl Lynn-Star Love
Yaz-Situation
EWF and the Emotions-Boogie Wonderland
Blondie-Atomic
Santa Esmerelda-Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
Erasure-Who Needs Love Like That
Tina Turner-Let's Stay Together
Yma Sumac-Mambo Confusion
Chic-Dance Dance Dance
Karen Young-Hot Shot
and many more too numerous to mention;)

[ascot]

Originally posted by Jeff H.





Ascot, where is the 12" mix of "Let's Work" available on CD? That's always been one of my favorite Prince tracks and that particular 12" is pretty rare since it was his first commercially released 12" single. That's one thing that would be on my wish list of releases would be to do a Prince hits package featuring remixes that have only been released on vinyl. There are a handful of cool ones that have only been released on promo vinyl or as imports like the remix of "Little Red Corvette" which is awesome. In meantime I guess I'll get my vinyl burned onto CD-R.

I know there was an import CD single from Germany. I see it listed on Amazon.com although I don't know if it's still available. You might be able to find it through e-Bay. I have never owned a copy but knew someone who did.

BTW, on Amazon I did a search for "Let's Work" and it came up right away.

There is also a 4 disc bootleg set of Prince's 12" mixes that draws from various sources.

Good luck.

[Beagle]

Originally posted by lennonfan
Wings-Silly Love Songs and Goodnight Tonight
Donna Summer-I Feel Love
Silver Convention-Fly Robin Fly
Vicki Sue Robinson-Turn The Beat Around
Bonnie Pointer-Heaven Must Have Sent You
Village People-Go West
Bowie-Space Oddity (1982 remix)
Dead Or Alive- You Spin Me Round
Bronski Beat-Why, Smalltown Boy
Peter Brown-Do You Wanna Get Funky w/me
Ram Jam-Black Betty
Cock Robin-When Your Heart Is Weak
Bananarama-Cruel Summer
Wham-Everything She Wants
Talking Heads-And She Was
Billy Idol-White Wedding
Cheryl Lynn-Star Love
Yaz-Situation
EWF and the Emotions-Boogie Wonderland
Blondie-Atomic
Santa Esmerelda-Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
Erasure-Who Needs Love Like That
Tina Turner-Let's Stay Together
Yma Sumac-Mambo Confusion
Chic-Dance Dance Dance
Karen Young-Hot Shot
and many more too numerous to mention;) I didn't know there was actually a 12" version of "When Your Heart Is Weak". What CD is it on?


I just recently picked up Big Country's "Greatest 12" Hits" CD, 11 12" singles, 73 minutes of music. I play this in the car and it just rocks!

[lennonfan]

Originally posted by Beagle
I didn't know there was actually a 12" version of "When Your Heart Is Weak". What CD is it on?


I just recently picked up Big Country's "Greatest 12" Hits" CD, 11 12" singles, 73 minutes of music. I play this in the car and it just rocks!

I have the Cock Robin as a 12" 45rpm on Columbia. I'm not sure if it was put on cd! Sorry, my bad....but it is a great remix and worth checking out.

[Bob Lovely]

Friends,

Sorry, I could not contribute until today...here are some highlights from my collection...I have over 800 in all.

Promo 12" Singles

Runnin' With The Devil/Ice Cream Man--Van Halen (solid red vinyl)
Stayin' Alive/Night Fever/You Should Be Dancing--Bee Gees (all extended versions)
Just The Way You Are--Barry White (with spoken intro) (white vinyl 45rpm)
White Wedding--Billy Idol (white vinyl)
Hot Stuff--Rolling Stones (clear red vinyl)
Rolene--Moon Martin
My Sharona--The Knack
Cool Change-Little River Band (very dynamic)
Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
You May Be Right--Billy Joel
It's Still Rock n' Roll To Me--Billy Joel (more dynamic than any version I have heard)
Johnny B Goode--Elton John (sound is unbelievable)
Don't Look Back--Boston
Giving It Up For Your Love--Delbert McClinton
When Yo're In Love With A Beautful Woman (Remix)--Dr Hook
Abracadabra--Steve Miller Band (long version)
Suspicions--Eddie Rabbitt (phenomonal low-end)
Blue Bayou--Linda Ronstadt (blue vinyl)
Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
Forever In Blue Jeans--Neil Diamond
Sir Duke--Stevie Wonder
No Tell Lover--Chicago
I Want Your Love--Chic (pink vinyl)
Fire--Pointer Sisters (clear gold vinyl)
Stomp!--Brothers Johnson
Don't Let Go--Issac Hayes
Think About Me (remix)--Fleetwood Mac
Disco Nights--GQ
Every Breath You Take--Police

plus many, many more...

Test Pressing 12" Singles

Don't Fight It--Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry
Caught Up In You--.38 Special
Hang On Loosely--.38 Special
The Other Guy--Little River Band

absolutely great sound on these!

Imports

Miss You--Rolling Stones (solid pink vinyl) 45rpm (best of three versions I own)
Thriller--Michael Jackson (Japanese) 45 rpm
Billie Jean--Michael Jackson (Japanese) 45 rpm (the intro blows you away on this version)
Loverboy--Billy Ocean (Japanese) 45rpm
Fall In Love With Me--Earth, Wind & Fire (Japanese) 45 rpm (the sound is incredible!)
Rapture (Dance mix)--Blondie (Japanese) 45rpm (another with great sound)
All Night Long--Lionel Richie 45rpm
Hot Stuff-Donna Summer (red vinyl) 45 rpm
The Other Woman--Ray Parker Jr. 45rpm

plus many,many, many more!

Additionally, I have just about every major dance club 12" hit from the late 70's and early 80's.

Bob
:)

[Michael]

Originally posted by Bob Lovely
Friends,

Sorry, I could not contribute until today...here are some highlights from my collection...I have over 800 in all.

Promo 12" Singles

Runnin' With The Devil/Ice Cream Man--Van Halen (solid red vinyl)
Stayin' Alive/Night Fever/You Should Be Dancing--Bee Gees (all extended versions)
Just The Way You Are--Barry White (with spoken intro) (white vinyl 45rpm)
White Wedding--Billy Idol (white vinyl)
Hot Stuff--Rolling Stones (clear red vinyl)
Rolene--Moon Martin
My Sharona--The Knack
Cool Change-Little River Band (very dynamic)
Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
You May Be Right--Billy Joel
It's Still Rock n' Roll To Me--Billy Joel (more dynamic than any version I have heard)
Johnny B Goode--Elton John (sound is unbelievable)
Don't Look Back--Boston
Giving It Up For Your Love--Delbert McClinton
When Yo're In Love With A Beautful Woman (Remix)--Dr Hook
Abracadabra--Steve Miller Band (long version)
Suspicions--Eddie Rabbitt (phenomonal low-end)
Blue Bayou--Linda Ronstadt (blue vinyl)
Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
Forever In Blue Jeans--Neil Diamond
Sir Duke--Stevie Wonder
No Tell Lover--Chicago
I Want Your Love--Chic (pink vinyl)
Fire--Pointer Sisters (clear gold vinyl)
Stomp!--Brothers Johnson
Don't Let Go--Issac Hayes
Think About Me (remix)--Fleetwood Mac
Disco Nights--GQ
Every Breath You Take--Police

plus many, many more...

Test Pressing 12" Singles

Don't Fight It--Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry
Caught Up In You--.38 Special
Hang On Loosely--.38 Special
The Other Guy--Little River Band

absolutely great sound on these!

Imports

Miss You--Rolling Stones (solid pink vinyl) 45rpm (best of three versions I own)
Thriller--Michael Jackson (Japanese) 45 rpm
Billie Jean--Michael Jackson (Japanese) 45 rpm (the intro blows you away on this version)
Loverboy--Billy Ocean (Japanese) 45rpm
Fall In Love With Me--Earth, Wind & Fire (Japanese) 45 rpm (the sound is incredible!)
Rapture (Dance mix)--Blondie (Japanese) 45rpm (another with great sound)
All Night Long--Lionel Richie 45rpm
Hot Stuff-Donna Summer (red vinyl) 45 rpm
The Other Woman--Ray Parker Jr. 45rpm

plus many,many, many more!

Additionally, I have just about every major dance club 12" hit from the late 70's and early 80's.

Bob
:)

Hey Bob,
If you ever see any of the above come available on CD let us know. Unfortunately many didn't make over to CD but some have. Fantastic list, I had many too.
Michael

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Michael


Hey Bob,
If you ever see any of the above come avaialble on CD let us know. Unfortunately many didn't make over to CD but some have. Fantastic list, I had many too.
Michael

Michael,

Most of the promos were either single or album versions (a few extended versions) that just sounded great on the wide grooved 12" format. Most are available on CD.

The most diificult to find tracks on CD to find are:

1) The long or remixed 12" versions of late 70's and 80's dance club hits but, many are out there if you really, really dig. Some are OOP.

2) Extended 12" versions of Top 40 hits or those by more traditional rock groups.

If you have any specific questions, please let me know!

Bob

[Togo]

One of my all time favourite 12 inchers has to be...

"Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King...simply fabulous late seventies high quality disco.

It is available on a number of CD compilations and still sounds great IMHO.

:)

[Dave]

Originally posted by Bob Lovely
If you have any specific questions, please let me know!
Bob, I used to own a 12" white colour EP set (2 records) of Billy Idol's White Wedding. It just blew away the regular release, sound-wise. 3 sides were all this one song and I don't remember what was on side 4.

Was this ever released on a cd version? :)

[Jeff H.]

Bob, how did you acquire that copy of the extended cuts from "Saturday Night Fever"? I've been searching for a copy of that for years. Copies of it turn up from time to time on eBay but they cost a fortune!!! Some of the promo and commercially released 12" singles you mentioned got me thinking about some of the ones I have in my collection that are favorites of mine. Do you have any of these?

Do You Love What You Feel-Rufus & Chaka Khan(great extended version of this song. Quite rare on 12".)
Start Me Up-Rolling Stones(LP version, but wide cut grooves sound amazing)
Snapshot-Slave(Another very hard to find 12".)
Funky Sensation-Gwen McCrae
(Everytime I Turn Around)Back In Love Again-LTD
Get Off-Foxy
Give It To Me Baby-Rick James
Let's Work-Prince
Over Like A Fat Rat-Fonda Rae
Never Had A Love Like This Before-Tavares
Encore(long version)-Cheryl Lynn
Hanging On A String(Contemplating)-Loose Ends
I Just Want To Be-Cameo
Ain't No Stopping Us Now(extended version)-McFadden & Whitehead
Blame It On The Boogie-The Jacksons
I Don't Want To Lose Your Love/Flowers-The Emotions
Love's Coming At Ya-Melba Moore
Band Of Gold-Freda Payne(import)
Brick House-Commodores
Ain't We Funkin' Now-Brothers Johnson(The 12" version shakes the paint off the walls!!!)

[Marc Pool]

Blue Monday by New Order (The original remix, not the 90's remixes)
All Frankie Goes To Hollywood 12" versions. The are some of the best ever made, especially Relax and Two Tribes.

[Grant]

*Snapshot-Slave(Another very hard to find 12".)
I'd love to have this one! This song is one of my favorites!

*Funky Sensation-Gwen McCrae
This has been on a Rhino CD. I can't recall the name, but I may have a DAT copy of it.

*Give It To Me Baby-Rick James
I have the 12" and it is on CD.

*Let's Work-Prince
Another one of my all-time favorite 12"! I had to put this on CD-R. This was a great Prince single too! I wonder why it is always forgotten.

*Ain't No Stopping Us Now(extended version)-McFadden & Whitehead
Yes! This one is much better than the LP version.

*Blame It On The Boogie-The Jacksons
I'd like to hear this one as well!

*Brick House-Commodores
Also on CD
*Ain't We Funkin' Now-The Brothers Johnson
Too bad this cut is from a weak album, IMO, but it jams! I'd also love to hear this 12"!


Some of my favorite 12" remixes are:
Shalamar-The Second Time Around
Everybody Dance-Chic
Irresistable Bitch-Prince (not a remix, but one of his best songs!)
Pop Life-Prince & The Revolution
Wikka Wrap-The Evasions (again, not a remix, but a damn good parody of the then growing rap music phenomenon, as seen in the eyes of a stuffy Anglo)

[Grant]

One more thing: does anybody know if the single edit/mix of "Fall In Love With Me" by Earth, Wind & Fire" ever showed up on CD? It is much better than the LP mix. I had to transfer the 45 to CD-R. It has very good bass.

[Kym]

Taco, "Puttin' on the Ritz"

Herb Alpert, "Keep Your Eye On Me"

Nick Mason + Rick Fenn, "Lie for a Lie"

OMD, "(Forever) Live and Die"

Antonia Rodriguez, "La Bamba"

Prince & The Revolution, "Kiss"

The Art of Noise, "Legacy"

Hugh Cornwell, "One in a Million"

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Dave

Bob, I used to own a 12" white colour EP set (2 records) of Billy Idol's White Wedding. It just blew away the regular release, sound-wise. 3 sides were all this one song and I don't remember what was on side 4.

Was this ever released on a cd version? :)

Dave,

That was a cool configuration and one I never saw. No CD, to my knowledge.

Bob :)

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Jeff H.
Bob, how did you acquire that copy of the extended cuts from "Saturday Night Fever"? I've been searching for a copy of that for years. Copies of it turn up from time to time on eBay but they cost a fortune!!! Some of the promo and commercially released 12" singles you mentioned got me thinking about some of the ones I have in my collection that are favorites of mine. Do you have any of these?

Do You Love What You Feel-Rufus & Chaka Khan(great extended version of this song. Quite rare on 12".)
Start Me Up-Rolling Stones(LP version, but wide cut grooves sound amazing)
Snapshot-Slave(Another very hard to find 12".)
Funky Sensation-Gwen McCrae
(Everytime I Turn Around)Back In Love Again-LTD
Get Off-Foxy
Give It To Me Baby-Rick James
Let's Work-Prince
Over Like A Fat Rat-Fonda Rae
Never Had A Love Like This Before-Tavares
Encore(long version)-Cheryl Lynn
Hanging On A String(Contemplating)-Loose Ends
I Just Want To Be-Cameo
Ain't No Stopping Us Now(extended version)-McFadden & Whitehead
Blame It On The Boogie-The Jacksons
I Don't Want To Lose Your Love/Flowers-The Emotions
Love's Coming At Ya-Melba Moore
Band Of Gold-Freda Payne(import)
Brick House-Commodores
Ain't We Funkin' Now-Brothers Johnson(The 12" version shakes the paint off the walls!!!)

Jeff,

I picked up the SNF Extended Mixes 12" for $5 back in 1978 at a used record store. The guy that owned it got all kinds of 12" promos from a Radio DJ and resold them in his store, most for $2 or $3. I have the the LTD, Foxy, Rick James, Loose Ends, McFadden & Whitehead, Jacksons, Commodores and Bros. Johnson 12"es. Ain't We Funkin' Now is a red vinyl 45 rpm backed with Strawberry Letter #23. Both sound super!

Great list!

Bob