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It has good harmonies.  And Lolahol.  

Many lovely remixes exist in the 80s, although not all of them are available in 7'' format and/or in digital. I LOVE most of them, so I made this compilation for my iTunes library
I tried to avoid the original album version and edits that already existed in official compilations. Some are official edits, some are the brilliant edits I collected in this forum, and some are my personal edits. Please correct me if I mislabeled anyone here. The selection quite relies on my personal preference, it would be great if you could share more edits that I didn't include here or adjust the tracklist according to your personal interest. 
 

Credit to MadonnaFanMadeCovers for this artwork
Tracklist (37 Tracks in total):
Ain't No Big Deal*    4:13
Everybody (Edit)#    3:41
Burning Up (Alternate Version)*    4:51  Vinyl Rip, Credit to @thegoldencalf
Holiday (Remix Edit)+    4:18 Alternative YCD edits
Physical Attraction (Edit)*    3:55  
Lucky Star (Remix Edit)+    4:00   A shorter edit, Credit to @Aiwa08
Borderline (New Mix Edit)+    4:04   Credit to @Aiwa08
Like A Virgin (Remix Edit)+    4:52 Credit to @thegoldencalf
Material Girl (Remix Edit) +   3:49  Credit to @thegoldencalf
Angel (Dance Remix Edit) [Fade]#    3:48   
Into The Groove (Extended Edit)#   5:47 Original version with the piano bridge from YCD 
Crazy For You (Edit)*    4:04 
Dress You Up (Remix Edit)+    3:47  Credit to @Aiwa08 
Gambler (Remix Edit)#   4:01  Edit of Dance Mix (Vinyl Rip)
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix)*    4:05  STR Version
Over And Over (Single Edit)*    3:58   
Live To Tell (Single Edit)*   4:37    
Papa Don't Preach (Remix Edit)#    4:05     
True Blue (Remix Edit)*    4:29  
Open Your Heart (Remix Edit)#    4:14  Not this official remix edit, which is never available in digital. This is an edit of the extended mix.
La Isla Bonita (Extended Remix Edit)#    4:36  Not this official remix edit, which I cannot find available files. This is an edit of extended mix.
Who's That Girl (Remix Edit)#    4:18    Credit to @Leo Ciccone, for DL. Who's That Girl "MEDIA SOUND" Reel Unreleased Mixes (Work In Progress) Mixes
Causing A Commotion (Movie House Edit)+    4:12   Credit to @Angelman60
The Look Of Love (Fade)*    3:46    
Spotlight (Single Edit)*    4:34   
Where's The Party (Single Edit)*    4:15  
Like a Prayer (7'' Extended)#    6:52   With full outro
Express Yourself (7'' Extended)#    5:14   
Cherish (7'' Version)+   4:06  
Oh Father (Edit)*    4:32  
Dear Jessie (Fade)*    4:21    
Keep It Together (7'' Remix)*   4:49   Not the Single Mix
Hanky Panky (Bare Bones Single Mix)*    3:53    
Now I'm Following You (7'' Mix 1)*    3:43  
Vogue (Extended Edit)+  4:52    Album Edit With "What you lookin' at" & rap part from 12''
Justify My Love (Q-Sound Mix)*    5:04  
Rescue Me (Single Mix)*   4:56   
 
* Official Edits (which can be found in the post "Madonna Remixology Archive") 
+ Digital Recreation/ Edit made by our talented forum members
# My personal edits
 
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@BoyToyMark For example, this is 'Beat Goes On' with less compression than the CD version: 
 

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My opinion in parenthesis, though, least favorite =/= dislike... most of the times
Madonna: Everybody (like it)
Like a Virgin: Angel (but if Gambler had been an album track, that'd be it, at least I enjoy the Dance Mix for Angel)
True Blue: True Blue (but I like the Color Mix, the remix edit and I LOVE the RHT acoustic version)
Like a Prayer: Dear Jessie (but I like that alternate mix version that goes with the supposed demo instrumental)
Erotica: Bye Bye Baby (but I love it)
Bedtime Stories: Take a Bow
Ray of Light: The Power of Good-Bye (I kinda dig Fabien's Good God Mix)
Music: Music (is my least favorite song of the three but I do love the numerous re-inventions it's had over the years and I like the video sans Baron Cohen)
American Life: American Life (but I love it)
Confessions on a Dance Floor: Sorry (but I love it)
Hard Candy: Miles Away (but I like it. The single release was kinda botched, though, and I - only - like the Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix off the bunch released)
MDNA: Give Me All Your Luvin' (TO BE FAIR... I do have fun with the MDNA Tour remix/performance and wish she'd leak the vocal Just Blaze Remix already)
Rebel Heart: Bitch I'm Madonna (liked the Celebration Tour performance, tho, could've done without the Nicki rap in it)
Madame X: Crave (I enjoy the Swae Lee-less edit better and I hate pretty much every official remix this song got but I love M in the video even if I would've given its budget to I Rise)

Demo didn't record her voice with an iPhone and you're making that up from a comment on the "MDNA" EPK from William Orbit saying Demo came up with the beat for "Gang Bang" on his iPad. Which is quite different to him having her recording her voice with it.
And even if he did, just remember "Into The Groove" was a slightly polished demo recorded originally with a potato. "Vogue" recorded on a shitty studio cause it was going to be a B-Side for "Keep It Together" and the budget for it was almost non-existent from Warner. The "Erotica" album used minimum equipment to make it raw. "Confessions" was done on Stuart's own home studio and computer. She's always been about the vibe, not the equipment. She was never Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.

Tell me a great quality sounding pop album from her peers from 2010-2011-2012. I'll wait. Go listen again to Rihanna's "Loud", Kesha's early 10s top hits or even holy Katy's "Teenage Dream" album. And not only mainstream, on the indie side Robyn's "Body Talk" suffers from that too. Loud mess all of them. Britney's "Femme Fatale" is loud too, but OK. I agree sound wise "MDNA" is probably one of the worst offenders from that era, but still.
She didn't write "Papa Don't Preach" either; "Open Your Heart" was brought to her and she updated; "Swim", "Ray Of Light", "Candy Perfume Girl" on the "ROL" album, "Nothing Fails", "God Control"... quick examples; she's always done that. Taking things she likes and bringing them to her own lane. The only difference with "MDNA" is: 1) we got to see the whole process because of the leaks and 2) the album was a flop so it's easier to trash that era.
I wonder what narrative we'd have now if "MDNA" had been a massive commercial success.

Rushed? Yes. Bought songs? Yes as well. But I don't buy this whole "no passion, calculated" narrative some fans have put over "MDNA" over the years. Yes, the superficial songs are superficial indeed, but she really exposed her soul on that album, songs like "Gang Bang", "I Don't Give A", "Love Spent", "Best Friend"... There's nothing soulless in all of them and she was exposing herself completely, almost too much. There's a lot of anger and confusion there. A whole feeling all the time of "what the hell has happened". It was really her second divorce album, but instead of an introspective one like "Like A Prayer", we got a horny, middle age woman, nasty divorce,  I don't give a f**k one.
I find a lot of truth in "MDNA" honestly. Of course we can discuss the quality of the music but that's personal preference in the end. I agree is definitely not one of her best sounding albums, but I dare anyone to try to find great sounding audio on most of mainstream pop music during those years, peak of loudness war and tiny MP3 players, everything was mastered with those in mind. Not an excuse, but an explanation.

I think the problem with the singles from the Interscope era is that many of them sound like they were from their inception made to sound as commercial as possible, thus a lot of fans don't like how generic and pandering they sound (GMAYL & BIM) but they didn't leave enough of an impression on the general public to get them buying as much as Interscope and M wanted (BIM charted at all in the Hot 100 because it went viral with kids on social).
Still, let's not forget that GMAYL charted really high outside the United States AND even in the US the Super Bowl promo managed to get it to #10 at a time when no single from Madonna was a guaranteed top 10 in the country anymore. So it's not like they were completely clueless there, I just wish they'd known better enough to course-correct after the meh response GMAYL got from fans and critics. Well, actually I wish they had not released GMAYL as a single at all and went with GGW. I know that song doesn't re-invent the wheel either and is as generic as fuck but at least, unlike GMAYL, it's fun.

I think the problem with the singles from the Interscope era is that many of them sound like they were from their inception made to sound as commercial as possible, thus a lot of fans don't like how generic and pandering they sound (GMAYL & BIM) but they didn't leave enough of an impression on the general public to get them buying as much as Interscope and M wanted (BIM charted at all in the Hot 100 because it went viral with kids on social).
Still, let's not forget that GMAYL charted really high outside the United States AND even in the US the Super Bowl promo managed to get it to #10 at a time when no single from Madonna was a guaranteed top 10 in the country anymore. So it's not like they were completely clueless there, I just wish they'd known better enough to course-correct after the meh response GMAYL got from fans and critics. Well, actually I wish they had not released GMAYL as a single at all and went with GGW. I know that song doesn't re-invent the wheel either and is as generic as fuck but at least, unlike GMAYL, it's fun.

To be fair, I don't think M releases anything she doesn't want to (*points broadly at everything reissues*) but I definitely agree that it had bad singles although Turn Up the Radio should've remained as club promo single for the summer and you can pry the Girl Gone Wild (uncensored) music video from my cold dead fingers.
(I also think Gang Bang should've been a single but the consensus seems to be it wasn't commercial enough, so what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

Yes, I also think of Hard Candy when I watch the Olympics.

My favorite edits of Madonna songs are Ray of Light and Get Together, edited by DJ Leath. E. Rf4c3. Perfectly maintaining the pacing of the original versions and enhancing them by "trimming the fat" with all of those unnecessary lyrics/instrumentals yet flawlessly representing their original spirit.

They'd probably just digitize It's That Girl from whatever cassette tape they have laying around the archives, boost the volume up, do nothing else and call it a gift.

They'd probably just digitize It's That Girl from whatever cassette tape they have laying around the archives, boost the volume up, do nothing else and call it a gift.

They'd probably just digitize It's That Girl from whatever cassette tape they have laying around the archives, boost the volume up, do nothing else and call it a gift.

Basically, the right answer is: BECAUSE VINYL CAN'T DO IT. Hahahaha. But honestly, I love how FEL sounds on vinyl (not perfect, but much better than on CD).
 
 

You are right. These remixes really didn’t need a ‘remastering’; they just needed volume normalization so that all of them sounded consistent. It wasn’t about making ‘Holiday’ as loud as ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’, but rather increasing the volume of the older tracks slightly and decreasing the volume of the newer ones to achieve a more uniform sound throughout the 50 tracks (because many of the modern tracks were already starting to sound distorted in the original releases).

Physical Limitations: Vinyl has physical constraints that limit how much volume and compression can be applied without causing distortion or the needle to skip. Mastering Process: Mastering for vinyl is different from digital formats. Engineers are more cautious, prioritizing sound quality and fidelity over volume. Audience and Market: Vinyl enthusiasts and audiophiles prefer sound quality and fidelity, so vinyl mastering focuses on maintaining dynamics and clarity, avoiding excessive compression. https://dr.loudness-war.info/?artist=madonna&album=+Finally+Enough+Love

You need to understand what the loudness war is:
 

Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 01 - Radio Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 02 - Paul Oakenfold Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 03 - Paul Oakenfold Extended
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 04 - Paul Oakenfold Dub
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 05 - Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 06 - Paul Oakenfold Remix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 07 - Paul Oakenfold Drums In Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 08 - Eddie Amador Club 5 Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 09 - Eddie Amador Club 7 Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 10 - Eddie Amador Club Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 11 - Eddie Amador Club Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 12 - Eddie Amador Dub 7 Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 13 - Eddie Amador Dub Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 14 - Eddie Amador Dub
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 15 - Eddie Amador Houselovers Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 16 - Eddie Amador Houselovers Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 17 - Jody Den Broeder Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 18 - Jody Den Broeder Club Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 19 - Jody Den Broeder Club Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 20 - Jody Den Broeder Dub
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 21 - Jody Den Broeder Edit Backing Track
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 22 - Fedde Le Grand Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 23 - Fedde Le Grand Remix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 24 - Fedde Le Grand Dub
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 25 - Sly & Robbie Bongo Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 26 - Sly & Robbie Ragga Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 27 - Sly & Robbie Dance Hall Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 28 - Tong & Spoon Wonderland Edit
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 29 - Tong & Spoon Wonderland Mix
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 30 - Tong & Spoon Get Stupid Dub
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 31 - Album Version*
Madonna - Give It 2 Me - 32 - Album Instrumental*

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Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 01 - (Radio Edit)*
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 02 - (Club 69 Radio Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 03 - (Club 69 Mix Show Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 04 - (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 05 - (Club 69 Phunk Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 06 - (Club 69 Future Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 07 - (Club 69 Future Dub)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 08 - (Club 69 Speed Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 09 - (Club 69 Speed Dub)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 10 - (Vikram Remix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 11 - (Vikram Remix Talvin Singh)*
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 12 - (Vikram Cybercut Remix)*
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 13 - (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 14 - (Kruder & Dorfmeister Dub)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 15 - (Album Version)*
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters - 16 - (Album Instrumental)

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Madonna - Hollywood - 01 - (Radio Edit)
Madonna - Hollywood - 02 - (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duck Mix Edit)
Madonna - Hollywood - 03 - (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duck Mix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 04 - (Oakenfold 7'' Full Remix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 05 - (Oakenfold Full Remix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 06 - (Oakenfold 12'' Dub)
Madonna - Hollywood - 07 - (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Edit)
Madonna - Hollywood - 08 - (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Vocal Remix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 09 - (Calderone & Quayle Radio Mix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 10 - (Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 11 - (Calderone & Quayle Glam Dub)
Madonna - Hollywood - 12 - (The Micronauts Edit)
Madonna - Hollywood - 13 - (The Micronauts Remix)
Madonna - Hollywood - 14 - (The Micronauts Instrumental)
Madonna - Hollywood - 15 - (Album Version)
Madonna - Hollywood - 16 - (Album Instrumental)

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I don't know much of anything about music mastering and compression and I have a bad ear for this stuff so keep that in mind but: FEL I don't mind because it's meant to be loud music to play at the club/orgies but the Everybody and Gambler remasters are so artificially loud and distorted that they hurt my ears (seriously, the Everybody ones in particular make the Celebration version sound demure), plus they added the fade to Gambler 5 seconds earlier than they should for some reason...?
I think I might need to go back and comprehensively compare some of the original files that I have with the streaming remasters playing close attention this time.

Madonna - American Life - 01 - (Radio Edit)
Madonna - American Life - 02 - (Radio Edit Without Rap)
Madonna - American Life - 03 - (Felix Da Housecat's Radio Edit)
Madonna - American Life - 04 - (Felix Da Housecat's Radio Edit Without Rap)
Madonna - American Life - 05 - (Felix Da Housecat's Devin Dazzle Club Mix)
Madonna - American Life - 06 - (Oakenfold Radio Edit)
Madonna - American Life - 07 - (Oakenfold Radio Edit Without Rap)
Madonna - American Life - 08 - (Oakenfold Downtempo Remix)
Madonna - American Life - 09 - (Peter Rauhofer's Radio Edit)
Madonna - American Life - 10 - (Peter Rauhofer’s American Anthem New Edit)*
Madonna - American Life - 11 - (Peter Rauhofer's American Anthem US Part 1)
Madonna - American Life - 12 - (Peter Rauhofer's American Anthem UK Part 1)
Madonna - American Life - 13 - (Peter Rauhofer's American Anthem Part 2)
Madonna - American Life - 14 - (Missy Elliott American Dream Clean Edit)
Madonna - American Life - 15 - (Missy Elliott American Dream Remix)
Madonna - American Life - 16 - (Missy Elliott American Dream Instrumental Remix)
Madonna - American Life - 17 - (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
Madonna - American Life - 18 - (Album Clean Version)
Madonna - American Life - 19 - (Album Explicit Version)
Madonna - American Life - 20 - (Album Instrumental)*

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Guys, just found this amazing mix of the album and would like to know if someone here is able to download and split it, please?
 
EDIT 03/20/24: Just did what @A. A. Aardvark told me and downloaded it and used Audacity to split the tracks. I'll leave the Drive folder below so u guys can download it.
All rights go to the '"Digitally Remastered Music" channel for creating such iconic mixes and doing an amazing work remastering the songs. If you're here, dear, thanks for that and I hope there's no problem in sharing it for download. I did it cause I want to hear them split on my phone and was afraid that Warner or Madonna could strike the video and this gem would be lost.
Download folder is below, guys 

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I don't know much of anything about music mastering and compression and I have a bad ear for this stuff so keep that in mind but: FEL I don't mind because it's meant to be loud music to play at the club/orgies but the Everybody and Gambler remasters are so artificially loud and distorted that they hurt my ears (seriously, the Everybody ones in particular make the Celebration version sound demure), plus they added the fade to Gambler 5 seconds earlier than they should for some reason...?
I think I might need to go back and comprehensively compare some of the original files that I have with the streaming remasters playing close attention this time.

On Spotify there is a volume normalization feature just in case and Like A Prayer when on loud sounds amazing, compressed but good, enough for me