Body Electric '82 v Body Electric '84

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hey! not my idea, ok? :grin: :P

i prefer the 82 version. the bass is louder, the drums heavier, the guitars screetchier, the vocals more strung out, and the whole thing sounds just that bit more frantic.

the 84 one sounds very tinny by comparison, and not nearly as angry... nice wailing at the end though :wink:

still, both versions are damn fine tracks :smile: :von: :von:
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If I wuz to say that I can't tell the difference between 'em, would I get shot down? :von:

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I heard something like Body Electric -Session. It was the most powerfull version I ever heard, but quality of that one is rather poor.
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prefer the '82 version, basically for the same reasons as QB outlines
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I never realised there WAS an 84 version........

next you'll be telling me Mr E was originally the drummer :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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On Aug 13, 2002 11:18am, Debaser wrote:
I never realised there WAS an 84 version........

next you'll be telling me Mr E was originally the drummer :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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Wha...wha :grin:

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On Aug 13, 2002 11:18am, Debaser wrote:
I never realised there WAS an 84 version........

next you'll be telling me Mr E was originally the drummer :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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I hear that he gave it up 'cos he was rubbish and got the cat to do it...
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Ya mean ta tell me that there are 2 versions of *this* song as well?! :roll: Bloody hell. *Hides*
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On Aug 13, 2002 11:40am, mikey wrote:
On Aug 13, 2002 11:18am, Debaser wrote:
I never realised there WAS an 84 version........

next you'll be telling me Mr E was originally the drummer :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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I hear that he gave it up 'cos he was rubbish and got the cat to do it...
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or a mike stand, one of the 2

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Guess I like gloss.
I reckon the '84 version benefits from 24 track recording as opposed to the original 4 track.

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Yup, the re-recording can be found on the Body & Soul 12" single.
Von claimed it was included because a lot of people asked where they could get it and the short answer was they couldn't. The original, released on the CNT label due to cash flow problems at MR was deleted, although both tracks did appear on the CNT compliation album They Shall Not Pass.
Others claimed it was a cynical attempt to induce die hard fans to buy their first major label single, as they were more likely to want that track than the poppy B & S.
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I know this is a very very very small point but always thought it was an 8 track used at Bridlington?
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I won't argue with you, Mike. It's still 4/8 V 24.

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On Aug 13, 2002 8:02pm, Erudite wrote:
I won't argue with you, Mike.
Glad to hear it!!! If only I could have said the same last night..... :cry:
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Body Electric (112) rules!
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On Aug 13, 2002 7:41pm, mikey wrote:
I know this is a very very very small point but always thought it was an 8 track used at Bridlington?
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Certainly was, i bought the lightbulb from the recording studio, the one in the pictures, on ebay for £50. a bargain :grin:
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You spent £50 on a lightbulb!!!!!! Christ, I hope there's some joke here that I've missed.... :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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On Aug 18, 2002 10:52pm, Paint it black wrote:
On Aug 13, 2002 7:41pm, mikey wrote:
I know this is a very very very small point but always thought it was an 8 track used at Bridlington?
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Certainly was, i bought the lightbulb from the recording studio, the one in the pictures, on ebay for £50. a bargain :grin:
£50...sounds good to me....what will the equipment go for...phwoo
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you know that they sell lightbulbs in the supermarket for a lot less than £50 don't you...... :roll:
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On Aug 19, 2002 3:42pm, groupie smurph wrote:
you know that they sell lightbulbs in the supermarket for a lot less than £50 don't you...... :roll:
yeah, but not with the same pedigree :roll: :von:

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but its a lightbulb!!!!!!
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What sort of bulb?...Osram
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On Aug 19, 2002 4:25pm, groupie smurph wrote:
but its a lightbulb!!!!!!
from one of the coolest recording studios from the 80s! :grin:

ok, i wouldnt buy it, but you know what collectors are like: i'm sure a hell of a lot more was payed for the mains lead that was used for the kettle in the studio hendrix made "electric ladyland", or for the door handle from the studio at abbey road from when the beatles recorded there.... :smile:

its called "fandom" my dear, and yes its is daft ;D

but there is no rationale, rhyme or reason to it. just take away my overdraft and leave me nothing... but a lightbulb. :razz:
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oh yeah, those energy saving ones are a bit more pricey..... :wink:

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I'm sorry for being mean PIB. I'm sure its a very nice lightbulb.... :smile:
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