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Yes! The sample is removed from the commercial DVD release but you can hear the other instrumentation that Stuart Price added to get it to fit with holiday. you can hear the sample clearly on the Promo only Holiday performance that was issued on the Total Entertainment sampler DVD. It’s not the same performance/vocals as the released version either (Nikki has different speech I think).you’re also correct on the LA respecting we got. I love that recording because all the songs sound as we heard them and no additional production on them. Impressive Instant is particularly good on that show

I think you should flip the idea to create up to date versions of 80s songs sound like they have recent vocals. there was a rumour that she re-recorded lucky star in 1990 for TIC but then discarded that vocal. It’s amazing what possibilities there are with AI. We are sure to be flooded with fakes everywhere

with the German CD promo that had matching fonts. These didn’t make it to the commercial releases

German promo ad from Musikmarkt

I’ve read that she had singing lessons as far back as 1979 when she spent six months in Paris. Camille Barbone paid for further lessons in 1980-81. and she again had vocal training for the Virgin tour to sustain multiple performances. vical traisning is totally normal in her profession, and training covers many vocal styles and techniques. i think the Sondheim songs in late 1989 were the earliest theatrical and technical sounding style we heard. Agree with a post above that this technical style feels a little more detached and less emotive. I still love it though

I thought it became very formulaic by the end and I was willing it to finish. it was nice to read about the contemporary artistic and political context and value of Madonna’s cultural contribution, but the narrative style and structuring got boring by halfway. I only kept going because I’d started.

Except Madonna didn’t really write this song. She took a demo, and changed a word to claim a third. it’s an example of how Madonna as a producer can rework something and elevate it, which is a talent itself.

It’s beautiful but definitely dated. what are the chances of a decent scan of the cover?

I’ve made a brand new rip and posted it here for you all. they’re nearly all album versions

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

The extended ones are also on Junodownload too

So we have two versions again. Qobuz has the Edit, juno / beatport have the extended

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this thread is worth a look with regards to Spanish Blu-Rays. Many are without question unlicensed releases by their original studio owners, but that doesn’t mean the picture and sound quality will be automatically bad. for example; True Lies comes from the original digital theatre masters, and is still to have an international official release. Others do come from HD TV broadcasts... So we will have to wait and see what this one looks like. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=299201

Thanks. I’ve ordered one too! I was happy with my Spanish copy of Shanghai Surprise on Blu-ray, which also hasn’t appeared anywhere else to my knowledge