In Your Dreams acetate test pressing: songs sequenced differently

[GoldDustOrphan]

Today I won an auction for an early acetate test pressing of In Your Dreams. The songs are sequenced differently than the retail release.

Acetate track-list:

01. Moonlight
02. For What It's Worth
03. In Your Dreams
04. New Orleans
05. Ghosts Are Gone
06. Secret Love
07. Everybody Loves You
08. Wide Saragasso Sea
09. Solder's Angel
10. Annabel Lee
11. You May Be The One
12. Italian Summer
13. Cheaper Than Free

[WildHearted]

Indian Summer?

That actually looks interesting. I'm gonna make a playlist in that order and see hwo it sounds... I think I might like that better to be honest. I like Moonlight opening - I love Stevie's long epics as openers, kind of embodying the theme of the album...

[jkmaletic]

What us an acetate test pressing exactly?

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

What us an acetate test pressing exactly?

http://www.madonnacatalog.com/guides/acetate.htm

I'm going to have to try this sequencing and see what I think! Perhaps it'll finally make sense of why Secret Love abruptly cuts off, yet doesn't segway into another song.

[GoldDustOrphan]

"Indian Summer" is an error on my part. I was typing too fast. Funny thing is that I'm Italian.

Acetates and Test Pressings are the prototypes and test models of a recording. Before a record/CD is mass produced, it is tested to see if it meets both artistic and technical approval.


Someone posted the tracks from an acetate of Trouble in Shangri-La, which had three songs that were eventually cut from the tracklist. It's where the original "My Heart" originated from.

[MacMan]

This probably explains where the initial report that Moonlight was track 1 came from.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

Today I won an auction for an early acetate test pressing of In Your Dreams. The songs are sequenced differently than the retail release.

Acetate track-list:

01. Moonlight
02. For What It's Worth
03. In Your Dreams
04. New Orleans
05. Ghosts Are Gone
06. Secret Love
07. Everybody Loves You
08. Wide Saragasso Sea
09. Solder's Angel
10. Annabel Lee
11. You May Be The One
12. Italian Summer
13. Cheaper Than Free

Before I even made a new play list in this order, I looked at it and thought, this is so much better. I know I’m one of the few that haven’t been wetting my pants over the CD. I’ve been having a hard time with the later half, everything from Soldier’s Angel onward, but this new order is MUCH better. My two favorites are Secret Love and For What It’s Worth but I didn’t think they went that good together back to back. The songs are showcased better on the acetates pressing. Also, another thing that was bothering me was the fact that there were 8 songs back to back that run over 5 minutes long, which I think is too much. So again, love this new order. Yes, I’m rambling.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Travis

Before I even made a new play list in this order, I looked at it and thought, this is so much better.

Agreed. I just did a little test listen with this track order, and I think it's epic. I wonder why in the world it was changed? The songs flow much better and compliment each other so much better in this sequence!

[Spoinny]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Agreed. I just did a little test listen with this track order, and I think it's epic. I wonder why in the world it was changed? The songs flow much better and compliment each other so much better in this sequence!

well we all have heard Stevie rave on and on in interviews about how she's so great at sequencing albums, even saying she sequenced Rumors.....looks like she may be losing her touch?

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Spoinny

well we all have heard Stevie rave on and on in interviews about how she's so great at sequencing albums, even saying she sequenced Rumors.....looks like she may be losing her touch?

I wonder if the final sequencing wasn't her doing, though? If the record company insisted the album start out with the first single?

I think this acetate sequencing is fantastic. If that was Stevie's doing, she certainly hasn't lost her touch one bit.

[RickRobert]

Yeah I prefer this... with Cheaper Than Free hacked off obviously so it ends on Italian Summer like it should

[GoldDustOrphan]

Yeah I prefer this... with Cheaper Than Free hacked off obviously so it ends on Italian Summer like it should

Exactly. For me, the movie is over when Italian Summer ends. Cheaper Than Free can play at reduced volume while the theater empties.

[Spoinny]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I wonder if the final sequencing wasn't her doing, though? If the record company insisted the album start out with the first single?

I think this acetate sequencing is fantastic. If that was Stevie's doing, she certainly hasn't lost her touch one bit.

I DO prefer Moonlight mid album as it is, however think the CD should have gotten a bang off start with IYD as the 1st song followed by SL, etc.

[Etisl]

You know, I kind of played around with the sequence below.....and I like the way it flows... But, I still approach the sequencing as if there was a Side "A" and Side "B"..... so track 7 would be the start of the "B" side. "A" being the softer set, and "B" more of the rocker set...ofcourse ending with a beautiful song. (But, the songs could be played backwards and I would probably still love them...lol)

1. Annabel Lee
2. For What It's Worth
3. Secret Love
4. New Orleans
5. Moonlight
6. Everybody Loves You

7. In Your Dreams
8. Wide Sargasso Sea
9. Soldiers Angel
10. Ghosts Are Gone
11. Cheaper Than Free
12. You May Be The one
13. Italian Summer

[tabruns]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

http://www.madonnacatalog.com/guides/acetate.htm

I'm going to have to try this sequencing and see what I think! Perhaps it'll finally make sense of why Secret Love abruptly cuts off, yet doesn't segway into another song.

It makes sense that it cuts off because of how the song is structured. The same "flare" sound happens during the bridge, and then the song ends with it.