Chime Helium Mix?

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Chime Helium Mix?

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I recently picked up a copy of the FFRR Gold On Black cd expecting to find this mix, except that there's no mention of "Helium Mix" anywhere on the sleeve, and the track itself sounds - to my ears at least - very much like an edit of the original 12" (track runs for 7 mins 50 secs). :?

Can anyone tell me what I've got here? Is this really the Helium Mix? And if not where can I find it?

Cheers for any help! :D
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I dont have my copy to hand so i cant comment on the track length but this item is in the Compilations section.

According to Discogs its 8min 50 seconds - link
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Hmmm, I've compared that tracklisting on Discogs to the cd I've got and there seems to be a few other differences too. There's no "paragraph written by John McCready" either. Looks like I have a US release - perhaps that would explain it? :?
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can you tell me the catalogue number on the cd please ?
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You're not missing much - the Helium mix is reeeeallly dull. :(
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Loopz wrote:can you tell me the catalogue number on the cd please ?
828 207-2
TheEmbryo wrote:You're not missing much - the Helium mix is reeeeallly dull.
Ah well, perhaps I'm better off then. Still, for the sake of completeness... :wink:
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Just for good measure, here's a scan of the cd:

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Its the one thats on the compilation section then. uk release.
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Well, the timing of "Chime (The Helium Mix)" is actually 8:53, and the name of the mix is actually stated on the physical CD as such. In addition, the Helium mix has a unique keyboard rift going through it. Indeed, a number of the mixes on the scan you've submitted differ to the UK release (e.g. D-Mob, 1 World, etc) - see the discogs entry for more details.

Here's a scan of the UK disc:

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The one you've got sounds as though it's the US version (which I don't have - see the discogs.com entry on the vinyl), and does indeed sound as though a different (edited) version of the 12" mix of Chime was included on this release if, indeed, it sounds similar to the 12" mix?
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usernick wrote:The one you've got sounds as though it's the US version (which I don't have - see the discogs.com entry on the vinyl), and does indeed sound as though a different (edited) version of the 12" mix of Chime was included on this release if, indeed, it sounds similar to the 12" mix?
Ah, that would seem to clear it up then. Cheers! :)
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I dont have the US version so there is no way i can confirm anything :D
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