Re: Under the heading of "This may not be news to anyone.."

[nevilley@globalnet.co.uk (Neville Young)]

heffison@ionet.net (heff) wrote:
>
>> I just found
>>out that the 12" vinyl single of Running Up That Hill is one of pop's
>>rare instances of a three-sided record -- that is, there is a double
>>groove on one side which plays different versions. 
>
>     I don't understand...how can it play different versions?  Play at a 
>different speed?

I can't comment on that particular instance, but I do know that one of
the Monty Python records did this. One side has two grooves, running
not-quite-in-parallel. The two grooves are completely independent of
each other. It is a matter of luck which you get when you start
playing the side, as you can't *see* where it will start. Hope this
clarifies it a bit!


Neville Young
nevilley@globalnet.co.uk