Re: Bob Bittner's Unlikely Ally In The Fight AgainstThe"Cash Machine"

[ASchinella@aol.com]

hmm, do you think that is why record companies, for a period of time, used to 
do "radio edits" of songs that were "singles" but had longer versions on the 
lps? 

In a message dated 1/21/00 12:55:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
djbroda@mindspring.com writes:

<<  i know that as one who was "ordered" to shorten songs 
 >of length back in the early 80's when Adult Contemporary stations were 
 >performing their own time-squeeze programs, i had philosophical concerns 
 >about altering the artist's product. (a/c formula number 7:  nothing over 
 >3:45.  if it's over, make it fit.  examples:  "My Way", from 4:34 to 3:15, 
 >ended cold. /  "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" from 4:40 to
 3:18, 
 >remixed and ended cold.  )  i still hate myself for the My Way edit, but 
not 
 >one, repeat, NOT ONE listener ever picked up on it, and not one announcer
 who 
 >put the cart in the machine picked up on where the edit was.
 > >>