[Should she be called out for Esther?]

56 minutes ago, Debord said:

Can everyone please report this mad bigot? This is proper far-right stuff, it has no place on this forum.

Why don't you report him yourself? The more the merrier.

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3 hours ago, EgoRod said:

Someone in this forum did this.

I could do it myself... But I was talking about streaming.

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16 minutes ago, Anapausis said:

The song produced by SAW sung by some guy whose name I can't recall is cute.

Michael Davidson

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5 minutes ago, Aiwa08 said:

I have to make a confession. I’ve had the album since 1987 and I’ve only played the four Madonna songs, never the rest (except for ‘El Coco Loco’ out of curiosity).

"24 Hours" (produced by Stephen Bray) and "Turn It Up" (produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman) are the hightlights beside the Madonna tracks.

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But not the Remix/Edit, I want the "original" version, similar to the leaked TV Track. And the Shep Pettibone 7" Remix of "Where's The Party" could be on that release as well.

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Or maybe this one with ALL european 7" single versions.

01. Everybody [Edit]
02. Burning Up [7" Version]
03. Holiday [Edit]
04. Lucky Star [Edit]
05. Borderline [Edit]
06. Like A Virgin
07. Material Girl
08. Crazy For You [7" Version]
09. Angel [Fade]
10. Into The Groove [Video Edit]
11. Dress You Up [Remix/Edit]
12. Gambler
13. Live To Tell [Edit]
14. Papa Don't Preach [Fade]
15. True Blue [Remix/Edit]
16. Open Your Heart [Remix/Edit]
17. La Isla Bonita [Remix/Edit]
18. Who's That Girl
19. Causing A Commotion [Silver Screen Single Mix]
20. The Look Of Love
21. Like A Prayer [7" Version with Fade]
22. Express Yourself [7" Remix]
23. Cherish [7" Version]
24. Oh Father [Edit]
25. Dear Jessie [Fade]
26. Keep It Together [Single Remix]
27. Vogue [Single Version]
28. Hanky Panky [Bare Bones Single Mix]
29. Justify My Love [Q-Sound Edit]
30. Rescue Me [Single Mix]

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21 minutes ago, Aiwa08 said:

"It's That Girl" would be amazing (all european 7'' versions), but "She's Breathless" only has album versions.

A hybrid of the two with all european 7" versions was what I was thinking of.

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No, they were different again... An "Ultimate Collection" is needed.

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Maybe "It's That Girl" and/or "She's Breahless" could be release - digitally - as a completion.

[Madonna Song, This or That Game!]

This Used To Be My Playground

Erotica or Justify My Love?

[Madonna Song, This or That Game!]

That's hard... Causing A Commotion.

Holiday or Everybody?

[Madonna Song, This or That Game!]

Up Down Suite

Gambler or Time Stood Still?

[125 years of Pepsi: Original M commercial officially upgraded to HD!]

3 hours ago, ScottyX said:

Hope we can get it in full!

That would be awesome.

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45 minutes ago, Candy Perfume Boy said:

I’ve got this cassette. It’s an oddity, in that it uses the video version of Crazy For You complete with intro alarm clock. I don’t think we ever got that particular version used anywhere else for an audio only release 

Other than that, which versions are used on this tape?

["I'm Breathless"]

Maybe this will help to understand what I mean:

https://mega.nz/file/al9mlRZa#_fImq7eMy98BPQsS7DJ1DbAW6xrgq0DrW_yYAn7d1Yk

I just wish all of this would sound less keyboard-ish and instead would use real piano, etc. Or even a better keyboard sound that's closer to real piano.
 

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I think the 30 tracks could have been spread over 2 CDs and 3 LPs.

If they would re-release the album with the original single versions as [b]BONUS[/b] tracks, it could very well be digital only.

 

Quote

Everybody
Burning Up
Holiday
Lucky Star
Borderline
Like A Virgin
Material Girl
Crazy For You
Angel
Into The Groove

Dress You Up
Gambler
Live To Tell
Papa Don't Preach
True Blue
Open Your Heart
La Isla Bonita
Who's That Girl
Causing A Commotion
The Look Of Love

Like A Prayer
Express Yourself
Cherish
Oh Father
Dear Jessie
Keep It Together
Vogue
Hanky Panky
Justify My Love
Rescue Me

 

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2 hours ago, RUADJAI said:

Considering people would have had to remove CD 1 and put in CD 2 I don't think it would have made sense. The Immaculate Collection is pretty concise and banger from beginning to end. I do think some of the songs end abruptly (Material Girl) while Like a Prayer gets a questionable dance breakdown but overall it's pretty immaculate. 

 

Like A Prayer is too long, especially since it's based on the Dance Mix.

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Hello,

elsewhere on here we discussed the Q-Sound mixes on "The Immaculate Collection", which substituted the original 7" mixes.

I think the original 7" mixes could have been used, maybe with some early ones ("Everybody", "Holiday"...) getting reconstructed.

With "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me", Madonna would have had 30 singles to included on a greatest hits compilation.

Do you think a 2-CD set could have worked in 1990? Would it have been different back then than it would be today (leaving out all singles past "Rescue Me").

["I'm Breathless"]

The tracks that appear in the movie are a exception, as is "Vogue".

But when you listen to the intros of He's A Man, Hanky Panky, Something To Remember and Cry Baby, you notice a very "cheap" keyboard sound, that IMO should be live orchestral music instead. At least I think they would sound even better with real musicans and not just a keyboard used.

["Lucky Star" [Alternative Single Mix]]

You're welcome. I always wondered why they left the middle 8 into the single mix twice, when they could have gone for a little more variation.

["I'm Breathless"]

I didn't mean they are "cheap" as in bad songs... I only meant the musical background of the songs. They sound like played on some CASIO keyboard. I think it's not even the best sound they could have gone for in 1990.

["Ain't No Big Deal" discussion]

Maybe I'd prefer one of the other versions, although I don't like the "Pre-Madonna" version either. But who knows.

"Borderline" on the album is terrible, sounding really outdated and even of less quality than the rest of the songs. But the Jellybean Remixes are what is saving the song for me.

["I'm Breathless"]

Hi there,

I know that many fans don't like this album. Personally, I like it. For me it's something like a concept album before that became a fashion.

The only thing that bothers me is the cheap music on some of the tracks. Especially "He's A Man", "Hanky Panky", "I'm Going Bananas", "Something To Remember" and "Back In Business" sound like they were played on some cheap Casio keyboard. The Bare Bones Single Mix of "Handy Panky" is so much better than the album version. And I think all the songs above would have turned out better if real instruments had been used. I mean, it's a 1930 inspired album after all.

Looking forward to your opinions.

P.S. The only song I dislike is "What Can You Lose", but that's because I don't like Mandy Patinkins vocals.

["Lucky Star" [Alternative Single Mix]]

Thank you. Well, the stems are available. But I'm not very good at mixing stems.

["Ain't No Big Deal" discussion]

I'm currently re-listening her albums from the beginning with a friend.

I have "Ain't No Big Deal" attached to her debut album. To me it's the weakest song from this era. I can't believe that Sire even considered this to be her debut single.

What do people on here thing about this song?