It was the extended mix (6:22), a 12" vinyl record intended for the discos at the time it was released. The radio/LP mix was 3:34.
A much needed Black Music thread.
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The 45 RPM single of The Love I Lost was part 1 on the A side and Part II on the B. This was common with longer songs which were hits on AM radio. The album track was usually the full length version. Singles and Albums were marketed to different age groups. Sometimes the single was a time-edited version of the album track, perhaps an instrument solo or an extra chorus would be removed, or the song would fade out early. The version on K-Tel records was usually two minutes long, to accomodate ten tracks on each side of a vinyl compilation.
One of the best of those is Ray Charles' What'd I Say Parts I and 2. Part 2 was entirely improvised; Ray just kept playing after the intended track was finished, and the Atlantic Records sound engineer had the good sense to keep the tape machine running.
Many of Sam Cooke's best recordings were done in one take, with minimal overdubbing afterwards. Many record producers and artists are way too anal retentive when it comes to studio recordings, taking months and spending millions of dollars to produce material that's technically excellent but somehow hollow by the time they finally release a finished version. Ramones' first album was recorded for $606.17 from some sources, and $6,400, per Wikipedia.
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One of my all time favourite R & B songs of all time is If You Don't Know Be By Now. Sung I believe by Teddy Pendergrass who became their lead singer after Melvin. Such a great slow dance song. Wish I was back in my 30s again.Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
Produced by: Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff for Philadelphia International Records.
RIP Teddy P
Harold Melvin was the keyboards player, an an original member of The Blue Notes, formed in 1954. He was considered the band leader, but he didn't sing. Teddy Pendergrass has hired as the drummer for the band in 1970, and he replaced John Atkins as lead singer in 1971.
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes had virtually no commercial success prior to Pendergrass becoming lead singer, and none after he left in 1975. The Band signed with Philadelphia International Records in 1972, and all of the bands hit records in the early 70's were produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, with Gamble and Huff also writing or co-writing most of the hits.
The 'House Band" for all Philly International recording artists was MFSB, officially an acronymn for Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, but for those in the know, it stood for Motherfuckin' Sons of Bitches.
Other Philadelphia International recording artists of note: O'Jays, Three Degrees, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass solo.
I think Gamble and Huff produced all the records released by the label, and they did much of the song writing and arranging. The Stylistics were also from Philadelphia, but most of their hits were written and produced by Thom Bell for other labels. Essentially, Philadelphia International was the marketing company for any recording artists in the Gamble and Huff stable.
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The guy doesn't sing on recordings; he's just a dancer. The record producer did the male vocals.
