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[rhill@netlink.cts.com (Ron Hill)]

        Andy asked about Be_Kind_To_My_Mistakes on the Theodore album.  This 
is the SAME version that is on the box set.  It's the crappy version, 
everybody likes the original better.  The original is only availible on the 
boxed set and on the rare and expensive _The_Can_ bootleg.  Here's IED's 
description of the differences: 


    Just a note about "Be Kind to My Mistakes": the original version, which 
appeared on the soundtrack album of the movie "Castaway", is considerably 
different from the version which came out as a b-side in support of "The 
Sensual World" album. The early version is a little rougher, a little more 
"live" in sound quality, and is a good deal longer in playing-time. Kate 
edited out some twenty-four bars of music (not verses, but instrumental 
passages) when she prepared the recording for release in 1989/90. There are 
some wonderful moments of playing by Kate's musicians on the original, and 
the extra length gives the song a much different atmosphere than its later 
CD mix. On the other hand, the "dryer" sound of the CD version, as well as 
some tinkering with the rhythm track, make it fascinating to listen to as 
well. 
 


        I saw something on a new preview that said "HAMMER stinks up the 
stage."  Naturally I thought, "well he does all the time anyway!"  But I got 
the feeling something happened.  Did anyone hear anything about this?  I've 
anxiously been waiting for the "fall" for years now! 

Ron "Suspended in Gaffa" Hill

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