The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (Disco Version) (Slayd5000)

[PJDooWop]

I always thought this song is a bit too bright with the AT.. I play my stereo copy of this with my mono Denon cart and it sounds magical. I have a theory that the AT would sound better loaded somewhere between 37 and 43 K. I'm going to pick up a phono stage with variable loading this year and experiment with it. I'll let you know if I come up with any mind blowing results.

[wfarrar69]

nice red promo 12''.sounds like it never been played.thanks for this one.

[CrisVangel1958]

Hi, great song.. I had the 45 posted and later had the video removed and a strike against my account... just saying. You have great posts and great sound too, just wanted to say thank you!

[recordmancharlie]

hey 45spindle !!! nice to hear from you !! Seems like you and I both love our colored vinyl . I have over 210,000 records in my collection . Sadly most of it is in storage since I moved not too long ago into a smaller place , and it's maddening as hell that I don't have immediate access to them but I have all kinds of colored vinyl, picture discs, and shaped records . Maybe one of these days when I get what I need , I'll start posting all my unusual records so everyone can enjoy them CHEERS !!

[recordmancharlie]

Just to fill in one BIG , BIG blank about this 12 inch single , I got two copies straight from A&M records and when I opened them up , they WERE ACTUALLY SCENTED !!! I could smell strawberries for almost six months before the scent vanished . And to confirm SLAYD5K 's remark ,, yes the flip side was MONO ! Just thought you'd like to know . CHEERS !!!

[45spindle]

@recordmancharlie

Yeah, when i bought the 45 when it first came out, the picture sleeve was strawberry scented. Just to enhance an already magnificent recording. Still...a Masterpiece!

[charmalique]

Someone I have the pleasure of meeting did the remake of that song in the early 90s. Both version are real good.

[suziQyooot]

nice drop.

[Texanwil07]

this song came out in 1977 I was 11yrs. old i'm 44 now song still go hard.......

[RicoCoracao2011]

really good stuff you always have here :D thank you

[TimothyBarson]

SuperGroovy



[davidwalach]

hey, dude, why is the speed turned up all the way? inquiring minds wanna know...

thanks for the post, man...great memories!

[Slayd5K]

@davidwalach That's because this 12" plays at 45rpm.

[rudy1964]

@davidwalach The 12" was cut a half tone higher than the LP version. Probably to speed up the BPMs slightly for the dance floor. Nothing to do with it being 45RPM. The odd part was that I owned this single since the late 70s, and only just heard it on a compilation CD a few years ago and....it was lower in pitch! Never realized this one was sped up slightly until I heard the original version.

[davidwalach]

@rudy1964 - i prefer the original, untampered-with version, even if it is slower...now u can change the speed without changing the pitch...one of the conveniences of the digital medium. like magic, man!

[OQUENDO1968]

@davidwalach It's funny you should say that. I noticed the slightly higher pitch and have a slight preference for it. I wish the pitch could be adjusted as well the digital medium.

[Slayd5K]

@rudy1964 Since he said "speed", I thought David was asking about the rpm of the vinyl on the platter, not the actual pitch of the song.

[rudy1964]

I wasn't sure myself, but I guessed he may have commented on how it sounded (faster than the album version) rather than how fast it was spinning. If you spun this 12" at 33-1/3 RPM, it would sound more like a Barry White single. :D

[rudy1964]

@davidwalach The 12" was cut a half tone higher than the LP version. Probably to speed up the BPMs slightly for the dance floor. The odd part was that I owned this single since the late 70s, and only just heard it on a compilation CD a few years ago and....it was lower in pitch! Never realized this one was sped up slightly until I heard the original version.

[danbo1984]

make that "minute and a half", plus the prog mid section: just a luverly unique groove

[danbo1984]

hells teeth, I love this tune: fabulous final minute

[Djcole10]

i have or should i say had this 12'' mine was a single side though like some casablanca 12'' singles.

is this a one side 12''?

Nick

[Slayd5K]

@Djcole10 Nope, the flipside of this 12 has the Mono mix.

[juggdj1]

Nice, I used to own the 12' back in the day. It smelled like strawberries!!!! Really!!! Thank you Slayd5000!!

[rudy1964]

@juggdj1 Someone else told me that the original 7" single version was also strawberry scented! I bought mine new, but it was a few years old and there was no scent to it by the time I opened it. There were red promo 7" 45RPM singles, but I don't know if the commercial 7" singles were pressed that way.