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Date Posted: 09:20:05 10/19/03 Sun
Author: Jules
Subject: Re: Rats Best of
In reply to: Martin Foyle 's message, "Rats Best of" on 17:51:30 10/17/03 Fri

>Just picked up the Best of in Tower, Wicklow St for
>�21.99 and given it a spin.
>-Great to hear the single versions of Looking After No
>1 and Mary on cd at last.
>-Why the live version of I Can Make It If You Can? Its
>ok, I had been looking forward to hearing the studio
>version.
>-Threadbare sleeve details, publishing details and
>that�s it. Its sounds remastered, by whom and how?
>-Atrocious sleeve note by an atrocious writer. One
>glaring error-he has Banana Republic being released in
>early 1980- and his timeline is slightly off
>elsewhere. '
>So, overall I'm glad to see the catalogue finally
>being digitised and look forward to getting the album
>re-issues.

Just had an email to say mine has been dispatched. Am I getting excited?

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[> [> Re: Rats Best of -- Eddie, 05:08:08 10/23/03 Thu

Whilst on the subject of different versions of songs appearing on the Best Of CD, does anyone know what this version of Dave is? It's different from both the In the Long Grass album and the UK single versions.
Any ideas???

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[> [> [> Re: Rats Best of -- Steve Dibdin, 14:23:56 10/24/03 Fri

I too have noticed that Dave is a different version to that of the released single/album version. I believe that I have the answer.

Early in 1984 I was searching second hand record shops when I came across a tape of unfinished mixes of songs from "In the Long Grass". I bought this tape and it includes "Dave". All songs were un-produced and early mixes, prior to being mixed by Bob Clearmountain. This version of "Dave" is included on the best of. Sounds good though!

Incidently I have US mixes of "Drag me Down" and "Lucky" Very different

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[> [> [> [> Re: Rats Best of -- Eddie, 05:03:29 10/27/03 Mon

Thanks for that Steve - Your tape sounds interesting!

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[> [> Re: Rats Best of -- Martin Foyle, 03:59:25 10/25/03 Sat

>>-Why the live version of I Can Make It If You Can? Its
>>ok, I had been looking forward to hearing the studio
>>version.
This version is from the gig where the NME got that photo of Geldof with blood streaming down his face, according to Geldof in an otherwise same-old, same-old, interview in the current issue of Hot Press.

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