Thought about this EP tonight, 12 Inches On Tape. Basically it's Owner and Leave It, with their respective remixes, Owner Of A Lonely Heart Red & Blue mix and Leave It Hello Goodbye mix. I've always liked the two mixes, futuristic and fun. Though in reality, these are more Art Of Noise than Yes - "Fun with a Fairlight Sampler, Vol. I)". Actually, it probably IS Art Of Noise. The two mixes for the 90125 hits are more interesting and keeping with the Yes adventurous spirit than the mixes for the Big Generator hits (Rhythm Of Love and Love Will Find A Way), which were basically just your predictable 'dance mix/extended mix' type thing. The remix game can be done tastefully, but can be often abused. To me, it's better to reconstruct the song than to just add beats or fuse parts together to make it longer. Some cool Owner 1991 remixes around the time of Union are out there too.
I don't think 12 Inches On Tape was ever released on CD. I think the Red & Blue mix ended up as a bonus track on the Rhino reissue, but I don't think the Leave It Hello Goodbye mix is available. Too bad that wasn't included as well. Any thoughts on 12 Inches On Tape?
I don't think 12 Inches On Tape was ever released on CD. I think the Red & Blue mix ended up as a bonus track on the Rhino reissue, but I don't think the Leave It Hello Goodbye mix is available. Too bad that wasn't included as well. Any thoughts on 12 Inches On Tape?
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