Monganaut wrote: Yeah, the 3 x 12" edition was for sound quality purposes. Cost a pretty packet to produce too, think they had to give back 1/3 of their original advance to cover pressing and packaging costs. I read that the bass was cut so deep on those original 12" single versions that not a lot of stereos could handle it without jumping or skipping. Though dunno if that's one of those apocryphal ditties that came about after the fact.
I suspect it's true - my stereo couldn't even handle the "Second Edition" re-issue. I never heard that album without skips until I bought the CD. There seems to be a confusing array of different CD versions on the market - I have a 1-disc edition in a tin can.
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