And you think you have a big one!

[Dave]

How about this for a collection

I can boast the same but mine are all digital.

[Lee]

Yes same, impressive though 
Are all songs released on actual CD, Vinyl anymore?
sure there have been a lot of tunes high in the charts just on digital downloads, Spotify, YT plays recently.

[BriansBrain]

How about this for a collection

I can boast the same but mine are all digital.

But... with many of the oldies 1975 and older = to +/- 400 of them...
The main difference would be the Vinyls are all the original versions.
Whereas the digital versions... well... 

I know from personnel experience 

[Lee]

Whereas the digital versions... well... 

It is a great annoyance when you know the original vinyl off by heart due to playing it a thousand times, then you get a CD versions which are just different.
Have downloaded some favourites that can have 10+ slightly different versions from compilation albums

[BriansBrain]

It is a great annoyance when you know the original vinyl off by heart due to playing it a thousand times, then you get a CD versions which are just different.
Have downloaded some favourites that can have 10+ slightly different versions from compilation albums

Know what you mean 

I spent months and months getting reasonable quality digital versions of the
real original charted vinyl versions of tracks I needed for my Radio Station.

Happy to say now I have all, except one 

Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (English Version) CBS BA-221854

The only original charted vinyl version available is on YouTube.
It's only low quality but it's better than nothing.
*NOTE*
This is the Australian version of the UK release CBS 7454

[Lee]

Think my version is from the 20 Dynamic hits compilation, so possibly slightly different?
Official was 3:23 mine was 3:19

[Lee]

Other version does sound very much like the video?
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[BriansBrain]

Other version does sound very much like the video?
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The only way to tell the original CBS 7454 / CBS BA-221854 is the lyrics
The first four words are...
You are as bright

Any other Lyrics = Remake 

[BriansBrain]

Think my version is from the 20 Dynamic hits compilation, so possibly slightly different?
Official was 3:23 mine was 3:19

The original CBS 7454 / CBS BA-221854 are 3:27

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[Lee]

The original CBS 7454 / CBS BA-221854 are 3:27

Ah you're talking about the later re-issue
Original was from 1970 CBS 5420 3:23
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But to demonstrate the digital problem, that's at least 3 different openings 
Your video version above starts with "You are as bright"
The one I posted earlier is "You're bright"
and the one from the comp is "Fell in love"

[BriansBrain]

 

Another bit of a barztard to find was
P.P. Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest - 1967

I eventually found a good quality mp3 

Here is the real version on YouTube Immediate Cat# IM 047

*NOTE*
The correct lyrics in the Original Mono Hit Recording
Go like this... after the instrumental break at 2:38...


    baby! I know, the first cut is the deepest,
    oh, you know, the first is the deepest, first cut is the deepest,
    but, when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed,
    when it comes to loving me, he's worst!
    but, when it comes to being lucky... (fade out)

Any other version of the lyrics at that point then it's a remake 

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[BriansBrain]

RE: Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (English Charted 1971 Version)
CBS 7454 / CBS BA-221854

Ah you're talking about the later re-issue
Original was from 1970 CBS 5420 3:23
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Like I mentioned before 
I was talking about the Original Charted English 1971 Version

This pic is from Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles (19th Edition) 2006

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[Lee]

Interesting, just downloaded the lyrics from Britburn and they are totally different?
Other than the title it's a completly different song 

Have to let them know, they usually like to get things right 
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[Lee]

Just tried my PP Arnold ones, the better quality ones have the different ending
But the 96kbps one does sound right.

I only tend to notice the ones from around 1973-1985 which was my big single buying period 

[BriansBrain]

Interesting, just downloaded the lyrics from Britburn and they are totally different?
Other than the title it's a completly different song 

Have to let them know, they usually like to get things right 

I don't think they are bothered   

Just tried my PP Arnold ones, the better quality ones have the different ending
But the 96kbps one does sound right.

If it's the correct version it must be from the 7" Mono Vinyl then.
& @ 96kbps could be a YouTube rip 

I only tend to notice the ones from around 1973-1985 which was my big single buying period

In my experience after 1975 I found very few remake/rerecorded tracks