where is the original single mix of SOS ?

[sweetsurrender]

Just curious after listened to the bbc 5 live interview.  Anybody knows where I can have a listen to it ?

[JeroenvG]

It is the one that's on the SOS single, right?

This one I think:

[Love Expresso]

Yes, and I think it is not a different mix as the BBC man said but a totally other recording. Germany

[ds1984]

To my known there are at least 3 SOS studio versions:

- the demo recording from the pathway studio aired by Charlie Gillett and issued on the Honky Tonk Demo LP and latter reissued on CD.

- the one recorded for the album

- the one re-recorded for the 7" single - to date I assume that this version has never been officialy re-released elsewhere. Even the 12" version issued in the 80's seems to use the album version instead. The original 7" does indicate "alternate version to the album".

- possibly a fourth version is featured on the early demo silver boot using some rehearshal recording for the debut album

[Jules]

As far as I know, you are right, there are three versions:

- The one recorded in Pathway Studios, that it

[koobaa]

First demo:

other studio version (could be this the single version?):

[GennT]

yeah I guess that second one was the interviewer talking about.I could swear I heard it before and in great quality but maybe that's just me lol.

[JeroenvG]

other studio version (could be this the single version?):

I Had just listened to the single version again, and this alternate version on Youtube is the single version.
Only the quality on youtube is terrible. I will try to upload tomorrow.

And I think this must be the version the interviewer was talking about because in this version Mark sings: Goodnight... thank you... now it is time to go home.

[dustyvalentino]

There used to be a British TV comedy show called Harry Enfield and Chums. It had a character called Tim Nice But Dim and in one sketch he was playing a tennis racquet in his bedroom along to SOS. It was some different version. This must have been 10 years ago, it was discussed on the T-Road list at the time.

Also, does anyone want to know the details of how Eastbound Train ended up as the B-side? Well, I'll tell you.

It was recorded for this album, Live at The Hope and Anchor:



http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/various_artists_f2/hope_and_anchor_front_row_festival/

This album was recorded live at The Hope and Anchor in London between November and December 1977. Not sure when it was actually released, but I would say there is a good chance that this is the first time DS ever appeared on record.

My guess is that when they came to release Sultans as a single instead of using one of the other tracks from the album, they just used this live track that had already been recorded.

This album seems to be very, very rare, hardly any mention of it around the web.

But I bought a copy at a record fair in 1993.

[dustyvalentino]

Some more info:

http://www.punk77.co.uk/punkhistory/hope_and_anchor_live.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_&_Anchor_Front_Row_Festival

[Jules]

Didn

[dustyvalentino]

Ah, yes, sorry missed that, but worth foing into a bit more details anyway, after all, we're talking about the very first appearance of DS on record!

[koobaa]

I still would love to hear the really first version of SOS as it was originally written on National. Probably completely different tune.

[strat61]

I remember when I first heard this version, I knew the album one well but I never bought any singles as I had the album and when I heard this I was on the motorway and nearly wet myself. I thought it was the early demo and heard Danny Baker play it again and again I was on the motorway -  yes you guessed - it's not fair!  I discovered it again on a complation album finally and got the single and eastbound train b side.

[Love Expresso]

Interesting also that Mr. Mayo has no access to this record. I mean the BBC must have an immense archive, mustn