Five Man Electrical Band - Signs - 45 RPM - Long Intro version

[MsBogarty]

Oldie but goodie.

[5urrealk1ller]

An other excellent post. Thank you again.

[WampaStomper]

nice, cool setup!

[JamJells]

Like the set up!  Good close ups, maybe a bit brighter for color saturation of labels. You do a great job. loved the 70s music! 55 here. Boomer or Bust!

[dakotadigger1]

It still kickass after all these years

[minoltamike]

Great songs was in the US Navy when this came out brings back memories

[kjmg65]

21 seconds of wasted time

[pessia61]

Nice 'table. Stanton cart?



[kcolls88]

Thankyou for sharing, this is one of me and my fathers favorite songs together.

[caltrof]

Wow this is a thing of beauty :)

[hgielyak1109]

Where the frak is the replay button<3

[flyyspit]

Throwin the 45 on the turntable/record player then the BELOVED needle scratch from the start...

Good stuff...

Good memories droppin the new Albums there then the needle and waiting for the start around a couple secs..

If they skip you couldnt afford new needles then you weigh them down with pennies then keep adding them over and over and the record is FUCKED...hahahah

[wfarrar69]

also a 4:05 version on 45(which i got) that has "Side B" on the label.found it in 2010.also i got the short(without the long ins. intro)version'which i found in 1983.if anyone has the original mgm version of it hold on to it. it's hard to find and never went beyond promo copies

[TheCurlySage]

this song has so much truth in it that it's pouring out the seems

[MidasWelbyAnonymous]

This is the way I like my music. Vinyl with the cue burn at the front. Love the hiss when needle first contacts vinyl. Thanks Dude. The ONLY way to listen to this tune. Love the intro of the 45 itself.

[rosiegunkel]

Great message, great song.

[amyath]

The LP version runs 3:59.

[kja427]

Tesla's version was better; They even did a video for this tune. Wonder why the five Man Electrical Band didn't do a video in 1971 for this tune. Oh well...

[Goebel53]

I found the album for .99 on the cheepy rack way back when. It has this version also.

[Disco1Destroyer]

Sounds like Edgar Broughton

[capitolemiproducer]

@0010Kev you are so lucky, I am a total stereo buff and I go as far as remixing tracks into true stereo from multi-sources. Check out my videos

[capitolemiproducer]

Does anyone know if there is a true stereo version of this?? Everyone I have found is mono

[0010Kev]

@capitolemiproducer Yes, there is a true stereo version. I have it on a mutli cd set called 'Oh what a Feeling" . It's a compilation of songs by Canadian artists, and this is one of them. It had the full intro, same as the single version. ... It's one of my favourites too :)

[amyath]

@capitolemiproducer Actually, The LP stereo version is narrow stereo. There's no wide stereo version I've ever known. I tried to widen it with my software program & does no good. All it appears to be is an echo added to the guitar on the LP version. I doubt anything other than that exists.

[fran9860]

You little flacoogie, you are the same one who posted my pledge of love by joe jeffrey. soooo cool. woog woog.

[wildcman]

I have seen copies of this single and the only way to tell if it is the short intro or long intro is to play it there is no difference in the matrix # I have checked also some of the ones I have seen were pressed off center some have A-side on label and some don't probably depended on which pressing plant it came from

[knoxunflower1]

Faithful Technics user here (for about 30 years). Had one very similar to that one. I see the word "Quartz" on there. It's direct drive, I take it?

Either way, nice one!

[snowy16100]

@knoxunflower1 I've got the exact same turntable sitting out in my garage,along with a whole sh** load of old albums.Anyone out there know if the old "Woodstock" albums are worth anything these days? I've got the old double record set...it has some kind of gold-seal ion the front of the album,and the record(s) is in pristine condition. What about Bob Dylan? My hubby came North with a box full of old 33 rpm records,back in the early 70's.

[amyath]

@snowy16100 My boss at work just was asking me about that Woodstock LP. $30 To $60 in NM condition on eBay. Most are the Woodstock 2 LP's on there.

[chattershatter]

thanks

[oceanbound222]

Great song !!

[mobilene]

I heard this on the radio occasionally until a year or so ago and, at least where I am, they always played the short intro.

[TurntableMadness]

The lionel ones which have the a and b side written on the label, the signs song seems to be on the B-side

[JeffN727]

Check my channel for the B-side.

[TurntableMadness]

They had two label variations of this single. The one i have is on polydor and is in MONO

[SlimeTron5000]

I assume a matrix number difference could "tell which version I have".

[WABCRADIO77]

Most likely true, however, I just heard of an easier way - The short version says "Side A" on the label, where the long version does not say "Side A". I have the short version, and this is confirmed true.

[rslitman]

@WABCRADIO77 Is this supposed to be the short version that you have, or do you have a different copy that's the short version in addition to this one? You showed us about 75% of the label, and I didn't see "Side A" in that portion. The introduction here seems fairly long. Is there an even longer one? And if so, and if this is the short version, does "Side A" appear on the segment of the label (the left side) that you didn't show us?

[WABCRADIO77]

This is the long version with the long instrumental intro.

The label does NOT say "Side A" on it.

I do have the short version, and on that version it says "Side A" on the label.

That seems to be the easiest way to determine which version you have by simply looking at the label.

[frankscan65]

From memory, even though I don't a copy, the Australian release of this on MGM had the long intro - I do have an aircheck of 5KA from 1972 where the version they play is the long intro, which fades out as it is and the end of this aircheck.

[SlimeTron5000]

Perhaps I could hear this aircheck of this Adelaide radio station.

Released on MGM?

[frankscan65]

@SlimeTron5000 check your gmail for a little surprise :-)

[SlimeTron5000]

Thanks.

[pbatommy]

@SlimeTron5000 Lionel Records was a division of MGM records.

[tubeie07]

I can confirm the long intro on the Aussie 45 copy... Also, an aborted version of this great track appeared on a local Ktel LP whereby it was edited down to an appalling , just over, 2 min version, no bridge, no intro, just that famous Ktel chop-chop-chop !

[stangcolbra]

@tubeie07 Ah yes Ktel, one of the most annoying spots ever!!