Outtakes or Mixes that are better then the released versions
 

My favorite version of Greta is the master mix

Greta (Master Mix)

Mirror Mirror (1992 Version)


Add to the list people!

Better version of Gteta. But never connected with the "chamber" lyrics. Too much Ripunzul B.S.. Hate the king and queen crap like on TOSOTM

I wish the Wild Heart Dressing room demo went to the studio and release as a single.I do like the studio version though.

the uptempo I Sing For The Things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZNB3rhsoFk

I'll go with the obvious one..."Smile At You"

I agree about Smile At You, and also The Nightmare ext. vs is way better than the album vs, imo...

This version of Doing The Best I Can.

It's just Stevie and the girls and the piano. This raw performance really brings out the emotion in the lyrics IMO.

Wow. I like the studio version, but this one is like a punch in the gut. I would love to hear it live now, but I'm sure that will never happen...

The "wall of sound" version of Thrown Down.

The version of Planets Of The Universe with the extra verse.

What he said.

I'll add the outtake version of 'Beautiful Child' from the 2004 Tusk reissue and the outtake of 'Oh Daddy,' with vocals by Christine & Stevie only from the Rumours reissue.

Goodness, yes. :nod:

I'm probably in the minority here, but I much prefer the TISL version of "My Heart" with the "shadows and the first sign of life..." part that was sorely missing in the IYD version.

I also prefer the first version of "Bombay Sapphires" that made it on to the TISL acetate before Stevie second guessed herself and re-recorded it with Macy Gray. Ew. The first version just sounds better and paints a better picture, I think. And I much prefer Stevie harmonizing with herself. Plus there's that added bridge, "mmm, but that's my dream, or so it seems" that pretty much puts the capper on what the song is actually about, whereas the other version doesn't.

I also like the "Timespace" mixes of both "Violet & Blue" and "Battle Of The Dragon" a hell of a lot more than the "Enchanted" boxed set versions. The volume on the harmonies and the piano being brought higher into the mix on "Violet & Blue" makes so much of a difference. It really gets you rockin' out!

Breathtaking...

I so agree! I wish she would rerecord it this way and put it out somehow.

There was a faster punchier version of "Sable on Blonde " that I liked much better

You are not alone by any means. The TISL outtake is FAR superior to the IYD version. I prefer the structure of the song and the more "full" verses. The IYD versions sounds far too hacked together and rushed.

Joining you both. I much prefer the TISL version of My Heart.

But cannot agree on this. The bridge part you mention is good, but overall the acetate version of the song is lacking oomph, in my opinion. It wanders a bit aimlessly, and just peters out without having really made any imapct.

I LOVE this. I wish we had a good quality mp3 version of it.

~Maria

Good call on that one!;)

I was never aware those songs were mixed for Timespace! Were there other songs remixed for Timespace that didn't make it on the album. I wonder if the album was originally going to be a double disc. Are those mixes available for download anywhere?

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For me, this is one of the most beautiful and sad things I have ever heard, even if I've listened to it like 900 times in the past 6 years

^^^This!!!

Smile at You - obviously
Oh Daddy with Christine and Stevie - completely elevates the song from snooze to wow
My Heart - Also prefer the TISL version
Running Through The Garden - The SYW version kicks ass, but the 80s demo is so... 80s and fabulous.
If You Ever Did Believe - Love the version with Sheryl Crow, but the original has THAT voice, so it wins by default.

My Heart is like Smile At You. The original versions are great but there was something that just didn't work. Her vocals on My Heart didn't quite work. Dave changed the song to fit her voice and it sounds perfect for her. Smile At You was terrific but it meandered and sort of went nowhere. Lindsey tightened it up so it worked as a single. Her voice was stellar on it. They were looking out for her best interest.

I completely agree about My Heart. The TISL version meanders - that is a good word for it. The IYD version is superior and I wished it had been on the regular version of the album and could have been a single imho

There is not a bad version of these two song in my opinion. So I guess everybody is right. :)

The single remixes of "Blue Denim" and "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" are FAR better than the album versions.

The extended rock remix of "I Can't Wait"

The alternate, extended version of "Long Way To Go"

The full verison of "Planets of the Universe"

thanks for sharing that...amazing.

I agree with all of these

OH and both the Chris Lord-Alge TimeSpace remix AND the Enchanted remaster version of "Whole Lotta Trouble". The album version sounds soooooo flat. Thank you, Rupert Hine, you clown!!