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Can anyone explain why the English version of the song on the new Mackenna's Gold cd is different from the version that was on the LP that I bought in the UK when the film came out.
This isn't a complaint, just a query, when I played the cd yesterday, the difference was striking.
On the original album the English version had the same backing as the Spanish version, on the new cd it has a more orchestral backing and the words are slightly different.
First time I heard it. it completely threw me as it wasn't what I was expecting.
It's a fabulous release, very pleased with the sound quality and presentation, just puzzled about the song.
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The version I am more familiar with on my LP is the longer version of Ol' Turkey Buzzard, a less pop-flavored and more dramatic version that ran 2:46.
It appears in the track listing in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenna%27s_Gold
All of the other track timings match Intrada's. Many of the LPs that listed timings (not all did) stated (1:55) as the timing on the back cover. I still prefer the longer version.
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I also prefer the longer version, the version they've put on the cd just doesn't sound right. I hoped someone would come forwards and say why this version was chosen, maybe it was the only one on the tapes, or possibly it was a choice the producer made. It's a shame the original version isn't on the cd, it spoils (for me) what would otherwise have been a perfect presentation of one of the best late 60's western scores.
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Yes it did, but if memory serves, it was copied from an LP so the sound was a disappointment. (sigh)
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This longer version of the song is the mid-main title version that has that instrumental bridge at 1:28 for the continued Victor Jory narration (although there is an edit back to the vocal at 1:48.)
A friend in England sent me his album rip a few years back and I was at a loss as to how he got this iteration of the song and now I have my answer, vis-a-vis, the U.K. version of the album.
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I agree with Basil, the UK version is the best, the song on the new cd just doesn't sound right.
Maybe someone in the future will release a UK version of Mackenna's Gold, who knows, miracles do sometimes happen.
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Doug's reply;
The version on our release IS the exact version that was used on the US release of the score and there is nothing that "doesn't sound right" about it. Our CD comes from the actual masters used by RCA and is the version those of us in this country grew up with. In this instance, there really isn't anything we could have done differently as our license - and my own interest in particular - zeroed in on the US album. I suppose the UK version wouldn't have worked out for me because I know and love the album as it was released here. --Doug
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Bought this CD for my Christmas and I am in agreement with Chris and Basil - the rendition of "Ole Turkey Buzzard" on the UK album release is superior in every way - not least because it is reasonably faithful to what was heard in the film itself.
Even after forty-five years of record-buying, I had no idea that the U.S. release of this opus had a different version of the song. A surprise, then, but not a particularly pleasant one!
JMM.
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