David Ayers Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I do have a candidate, which is the live version of Sebastian on the b-side of Cockney Rebel's 1975 Mr Raffles. It clocks in at about 10.50. That's going some. Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 The Beatles' Hey Jude was a bit shorter, 9 and some ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Definitely have had 33 1/3 7"s at 15 minutes a side, but not any 45s longer than about 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hey Jude was about 7 minutes. MacArthur Park by Richard Harris was longer (7:23). I have a live version of Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman which was released on a British Beserkley b-side that's about 8 1/2 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 So glad you started this thread! I thought that the 1967 or 8 (I think) Private Eye Christmas record - "Dear Sir, Is this a record?" was the longest, but there's no timing on my copy, so I thought I'd play it to see how long it is. Haven't listened to it for well over 40 years. Listening now; nice... Well, it's six and a half minutes. Seems longer in retrospect. John Bird, Peter Cook and others featured. MG Just looked it up on Discogs - it was 1969. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 PS There were lots of Private Eye records. Here's a discography. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Eye_recordings Looking at the discog, I see I also had, but don't any more: 'I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus' (Xmas 1964); 'BBC Gnome Service' (1966); and 'Hullo sailor' (1972). Stars included Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Barry Humphries, John Bird, John Wells, Eleanor Bron, William Rushton, Barry Fantoni and Richard Ingrams. You had to pay double for Private Eye that week - but they were free! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Do 45 RPM EPs count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hey Jude was about 7 minutes. MacArthur Park by Richard Harris was longer (7:23). I have a live version of Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman which was released on a British Beserkley b-side that's about 8 1/2 minutes.I've got that Jonathan Richman too. I haven't thought about it for years, "Roadrunner once...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hey Jude was about 7 minutes. MacArthur Park by Richard Harris was longer (7:23). I have a live version of Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman which was released on a British Beserkley b-side that's about 8 1/2 minutes. I've got that Jonathan Richman too. I haven't thought about it for years, "Roadrunner once...." It was a great performance, the essence of Jonathan in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 How about Don McClean's American Pie? That was over 8 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 How about Don McClean's American Pie? That was over 8 minutes. Yes - 8:27 it sez on my wife's album. But was the 45 the same as the LP version? Deodato's '2001' is 9:01 on my CD of 'Prelude', but was the single the same length? I just don't know. James Brown's 'Ain't it funky now' was 9:28, but was that the 45 or just the LP version? Dunno. Also his 'Make it funky' was 12:45. Ditto, Fred Wesley & the JB's 'Doin it to death' was 12:09 on LP, but what was the 45? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Good question on what was really the track time. I never timed Sebastian but I know every note and the 10.54 version on Spotify is certainly what was on the 45. I've got it here but my deck is out of action. It states on the label 'Live version: Increase volume to compensate for reduced level'. No kidding! Can't post a pic of mine but it is identical to this:http://www.45cat.com/record/emi2299 PS I will play it when I can to be sure that familiarity with an mp3 I obtained a while back has not distorted my memory, but I don't think so. Edited October 8, 2014 by David Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 OK, the 45 version of 'Doin' it to death' was only five minutes and a bit. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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