Best Ever Albums

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

PurpleHazel — Sun, 3 Dec 2017 07:46:31 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 12/03/2017 12:46

I feel a little guilty about it, but it's my favorite Donna Summer song. Once when I was a kid and it was on the radio, the DJ played the sound of a toilet flushing right after the end of the track.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Sun, 3 Dec 2017 02:13:26 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 12/03/2017 07:13

LittleM1971 wrote:

I do have another in my collection, the title track from this album...a damn fine 16 min slab of funk/disco.

Love To Love You Baby by Donna Summer

I know. It's great. I forgot all about it somehow.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

LittleM1971 — Sat, 2 Dec 2017 19:33:43 GMT

Author: LittleM1971

Posted: 12/03/2017 00:33

I do have another in my collection, the title track from this album...a damn fine 16 min slab of funk/disco.

Love To Love You Baby by Donna Summer

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:03:07 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/18/2017 22:03

Jimmy Dread wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Yeah - oddly enough I've only ever had my Orb LPs on vinyl, although I had the Blue Room CD single back in the day. One of the first I bought if I remember, from Woolworths of all places (although I got the second one with the radio edit and the Mad Professor remix of Towers Of Dub)

The original, non-LP, non-edited track lasts 39:58, coming in at 2 seconds short so that it wasn't classified as an album and therefore qualified for the UK Singles Chart. Regardless, it's a magnificent track.

Yeah but what format was it? Was it a 12in? Was it two sides of a 12in? or one side of a 12in? It couldnt have been a 7 inch vinyl 45 RPM. What was it?

One track of a CD, two sides of a 12" played at 33rpm. There was a 7" IIRC with a 4 minute radio edit.

Ok. Got ya.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Jimmy Dread — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:59:09 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 11/18/2017 21:59

bobbyb5 wrote:

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Yeah but what format was it? Was it a 12in? Was it two sides of a 12in? or one side of a 12in? It couldnt have been a 7 inch vinyl 45 RPM. What was it?

One track of a CD, two sides of a 12" played at 33rpm. There was a 7" IIRC with a 4 minute radio edit.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:29:11 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/18/2017 21:29

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Yeah but what format was it? Was it a 12in? Was it two sides of a 12in? or one side of a 12in? It couldnt have been a 7 inch vinyl 45 RPM. What was it?

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Jimmy Dread — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:24:50 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 11/18/2017 21:24

bobbyb5 wrote:

If I had known that blue room was a whole album side on vinyl, it would have topped my list, considering the orb is my favorite act. It's funny how you never think about things beimg album-length when you only have the cd. There's also a 45 minutes single version of Blue Room, but I have no idea what format it was originally released on. I'm going to have to look that up.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:18:15 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/18/2017 21:18

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Can't believe I forgot...

Link

Or Towers Of Dub for that matter...

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

vancevisuals — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:14:25 GMT

Author: vancevisuals

Posted: 11/18/2017 19:14

Then "Dogs" (Pink Floyd) should qualify as well

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Jimmy Dread — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 13:20:05 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 11/18/2017 18:20

Can't believe I forgot...

Link

Or Towers Of Dub for that matter...

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

vancevisuals — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:04:58 GMT

Author: vancevisuals

Posted: 11/18/2017 05:04

1- YES- Close to the Edge
2- JETHRO TULL- Thick as a Brick
3- RUSH- 2112
4- PINK FLOYD- Echoes
5- GRATEFUL DEAD- Dark Star

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Daydreamer — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 05:25:41 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 11/17/2017 10:25

indieshins wrote:

Um... Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands?

Oh yeah

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

LittleM1971 — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 02:52:47 GMT

Author: LittleM1971

Posted: 11/17/2017 07:52

indieshins wrote:

Um... Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands?

Good call...forgot all about this one

Also Godspeed You! Black Emperor have a few tracks taking up a whole side.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

AAL2014 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:29:02 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 11/17/2017 03:29

paladisiac wrote:

almost qualifies for this thread, technically doesn't (because of a short 1.5 min song before it), but i'll mention it anyway:

genesis "supper's ready"

I heard Steve Hackett mention that many people have told him how much they like Horizons as an intro to Supper's Ready. So even though they are separate tracks, they work beautiful as an album side.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Fischman — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:17:39 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 11/16/2017 23:17

Any of the four individual sides that make up Yes' double album Tales from Topographic Oceans.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/16/2017 23:00

AUTOBAHN. KRAFTWERK

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

indieshins — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:49:47 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 11/16/2017 22:49

Um... Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands?

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:27:41 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/16/2017 22:27

I can't think of anyone else who had so many Fantastic side-long tracks. They're all just so good.

Tangerine Dream;

Alpha Centauri
Atem
Zeit
Nebulous Dawn
Origin of Supernatural Probabilities
Force Majeure
Madrigal Meridian
Ricochet
Logos
Quichotte
Tangram

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

bobbyb5 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:11:28 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/16/2017 22:11

LittleM1971 wrote:

Other than the Tangerine Dream examples already mentioned the only other track I can think of in my collection is Jenny Ondioline by Stereolab which takes up the whole of side 3 on Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements.

I had no idea that album was a double album.. I only have it on CD and didn't know the vinyl Edition was a double album. I knew it was a pretty long CD, but I never really thought about it. If I knew that, I would have put it on my list because I love that.

Re: Best song that's a whole side of an album

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:06:37 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 11/16/2017 22:06

LittleM1971 wrote:

Now why the feck didn't I think of that? Probably the best of the lot mentioned so far for me...