lennyleonard

We were told our lives were going to be lit up!

It’s a few 40yr old singles with three tracks max I don’t think we need to call MI5 to stop the info leaking for 
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"Let's give these gays what they want and get this over with!"

"Let's give these gays what they want and get this over with!"

"Let's give these gays what they want and get this over with!"

Thank you for the news!
Hope they don't upload a tweaked ("remastered") version of these tracks, and possibly from a good master, not the yellow single one.
They normally don't go this route for the 80's singles, but they did it for La Isla Bonita (for the Remix Edit, that is) and for the Single Edits of You Can Dance, so maybe there's hope!

Her eyebrows, maybe....?

Her eyebrows, maybe....?

It's actually genius when you think the house sound of Vogue transitions perfectly in Rescue Me and then its spoken word style goes directly to JML which in turn ends perfectly with Erotica for both style and sound and theme. Absolutely GOATed career transition. So smooth you might slip on it like a wet floor

"Let's give these gays what they want and get this over with!"

Randy Shop

it blows my mind that ‘Who’s That Girl’ only came out 5 years before ‘Playground’. So much happened in-between. I mean we’ve just waited five years since her last album now. 

Thank you for the news!
Hope they don't upload a tweaked ("remastered") version of these tracks, and possibly from a good master, not the yellow single one.
They normally don't go this route for the 80's singles, but they did it for La Isla Bonita (for the Remix Edit, that is) and for the Single Edits of You Can Dance, so maybe there's hope!

Who’s That Girl - June 21st
Album Version Extended Dub

After reading through the last seven pages, I’d love to add some of own memories from attending the 2 Lisbon shows. 
 
I went to Lisbon because we had it on good authority that they were filming the last two shows, in Lisbon for CBS/DVD.
I was in the pit both nights and our line to queue was at the back of the arena, next to the loading dock. Parked nearby was an HDTV Broadcast Production Trailer.
HDTV Ready for takeoff in Europe?
When we were brought into the pit, we entered the arena through the loading dock. We got to see all the sets and props, it was thrilling. As we walked into the pit, it was confirmed that they were filming the show on for a “CBS Special”.  

I was in the stage right pit for both nights and it was obvious they were filming - so many cameras - most notably a camera operator actually inside the pit. The first night they filmed the show from the pit opposite me, the second night they were in my pit. The large crane operated cams also switched sides on the second night.  
Then came the wait for the dvd release. I can’t personally recall the moments around the CBS deal falling through, but I do remember spending at least a year waking up every morning, logging into madonnatribe and hoping to see an announcement for the DVD. The feeling of desperation in the fan community was so palpable that, several times, there would be some sort of quasi-official “it’s still coming” tidbit from Madonna.com/icon. Meanwhile, M spent late 2004 doing another round of PR for children’s books, which left most fans feeling unengaged.
We were also very aware at the time that a separate documentary was filmed (with concert footage filmed in Paris) in addition to the “DVD”. 
Time moved forward and eventually I’m going to tell you a secret was released on MTV in October 05, just a few weeks before Confessions hit stores.
There was some cross promo with Orange or Vodafone, I don’t remember the specifics, but definitely low quality clips of Burning Up and Die Another Day from Lisbon were definitely available on someone’s website. (Can someone find evidence of this?) Eventually those two songs were leaked online in much higher quality. The day that the full recording from the first night came out in 2010, was like Christmas. 

Having gone both nights, when I see myself in different shots from the footage we have, I can identify the exact show based on the color of my shirt. 
For Example, the 2010 footage shows me wearing the gray shirt that I wore on at the first show.
 

While this shot, comes from the recently leaked Don’t Tell Me footage shows me wearing the blue shirt I wore on the second night. The die another day and burning up videos also only show me in the blue shirt. 

 
I wish I had more dirt as to the why it all happened, but I can at least provide a first hand account from when it happened. Hope this helps to answer some questions from the last 7 pages! 

Her eyebrows, maybe....?

Jimmy Jimmy

About the Papa Don't Preach single:
Track 1 (LP version) is the 2001 remaster/35th Anniversary Edition.
Trying out a few things, I discovered that it is the same track (matches/runs at the same speed) as the one from the original 1986 Japan pressing, but with loudness applied (possibly some EQ, as well? I don't know, I don't have an ear for that, tbh)
Track 2 (Ain't No Big Deal) doesn't match the one from the Dress You Up Japan CD, the 1995 yellow single, nor the 1996 Japanese boxset. No idea which version that is.
Track 3 (Extended Version) is the same as the 35th Anniversay Edition.
Weirdly enough, it matches the one on the Super Club Mix EP, with loudness applied (and possibly some EQ, as well), like track 01.

About This Used To Be My Playground:
all 3 tracks identical to the ones on the CD single/Japanese boxset, 1:1 copies.
Good thing that they didn't just duplicate the one already on STR, as that one is a bit more compressed/louder - not like the current releases/remasters, thankfully, but still louder than the ones on the single.

About the Papa Don't Preach single:
Track 1 (LP version) is the 2001 remaster/35th Anniversary Edition.
Trying out a few things, I discovered that it is the same track (matches/runs at the same speed) as the one from the original 1986 Japan pressing, but with loudness applied (possibly some EQ, as well? I don't know, I don't have an ear for that, tbh)
Track 2 (Ain't No Big Deal) doesn't match the one from the Dress You Up Japan CD, the 1995 yellow single, nor the 1996 Japanese boxset. No idea which version that is.
Track 3 (Extended Version) is the same as the 35th Anniversay Edition.
Weirdly enough, it matches the one on the Super Club Mix EP, with loudness applied (and possibly some EQ, as well), like track 01.

About This Used To Be My Playground:
all 3 tracks identical to the ones on the CD single/Japanese boxset, 1:1 copies.
Good thing that they didn't just duplicate the one already on STR, as that one is a bit more compressed/louder - not like the current releases/remasters, thankfully, but still louder than the ones on the single.

This Used To Be My Playground artwork, 3000x3000, from Apple Music:

This Used To Be My Playground artwork, 3000x3000, from Apple Music:

This Used To Be My Playground artwork, 3000x3000, from Apple Music:

I suppose in some ways Spotify is the Wikipedia of music. Sure you can go through wiki and check what was released as a single but Spotify is an interactive library and as such I think it’s important to house and display what songs were singles and the timeline. I use this a lot when checking out new artists or delving into legacy artists for the first time. And I think it’s important for generations to come to have this modern level of access .
So what if it hasn’t got anything new, it’s part of her journey. Much more so than the Bye Bye Baby or Impressive Instant  remixes. It deserves its spot, it’s not hurting anyone and it would cost Warner £25 for the single to feature on streaming for life. It’s measly not to. She’s the biggest selling female artist of all time. Let’s just get it done properly and preserve the legacy on the biggest musical library platform.