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    A 20:02 Song?

    Geez,

    I am POSITIVE that in the Fall of 1978 (or possibly the fall of 1979) as I was leaving THE WIZ in New York, I saw a 12 inch'er that read 20:02.

    Could it have been a medley of songs or is there a remix of a song that is really 'twenty minutes, two seconds'?

    Have I been dreaming these past 28 years or is I just crazy? Please help me put this dream to rest.


    thanks, Kev

    (P.S.: a friend of mine said it was Grace Jones' "Do or Die" but I've never seen it anywhere)

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    Re: A 20:02 Song?

    The Do Or Die Medley is from Grace Jone's Fame album, released in 1978 on Island Records.

    The songs and timings are:

    Do Or Die 6:47

    Pride 6:23

    Fame 5:37

    I have only seen a 12 inch release of Do Or Die and not the entire medley. That doesn't mean there isn't one.

    But a 12 inch clocking in at 20:02 would not surprise me.

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    Re: A 20:02 Song?

    I own a 12'' from Suzi Lane - Ooh La La (Disconet) 1980
    That one also just keeps playing on & on
    In my memorie around 17 min,
    So a lil' shorter but still
    Discotracker

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    Re: A 20:02 Song?

    "Get Ready" by Rare Earth runs 21:30.

    Most likely not your song but it does illustrate they can squeeze it all in on one side.

    I checked Carol Douglas' "Midnight Love Affair" medley but that's 18:27. Sorry I couldn't help.
    Love Has No Time or Place
    Nicky

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    Re: A 20:02 Song?


     

     

    NickNack & Co.,

    Thanks for replying and your input. Even though you did come up with something, and not the exact timing I thought I saw, you did help.

    You have put my dream(s) to rest. If no one has heard of it, then MAYBE....... it doesn't exist. I could have been mistaken.

    But yeah. Records during the height of disco -- around '78 and '79 were crazy long! When remixes ran amok. And ending any song was considered heresy! Salsoul said it best -- they really wanted us to "Dance Our Asses Off ! " Probaby til we dropped 10, 15 pounds at the end of the night.

    thanks again!,
    Kev

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