Mirror, Mirror
 

Does anyone have the version of "Mirror, Mirror" that was the b-side of "Blue Denim" available digitally? I own the cassette single but don't have a way to play it.

Wait THAT'S The Street Angel version? I always thought that was the one from before RAL...

Does anyone have an earlier version? Or has one never existed and I'm going insane? :laugh:

You're not going insane. The version WelcomeChris posted -- the one found on the b-side to "Blue Denim" -- is from the 'Rock A Little' era.

According to Sara Fleetwood, the version of "Mirror, Mirror" that was recorded in 1992 with Chris Lord-Alge*, was the version that was supposed to be used for the b-side, but someone pulled out the wrong master tapes. Hence the fan confusion about the b-side's date of origin.

(The version of "Thousand Days" found on the 'Enchanted' boxed-set is also from those sessions with Chris Lord-Alge.)

Thanks, welcomechris!

I bought that item when it was first released; it seems like a century ago. It's part of a substantial collection of "Cassingles" I have. They pretty much took the place of vinyl singles that usually had a rare b-side song. Cassingles often featured several rarites such as alternate single remixes. CD singles supplanted the cassingle. I have hundreds of those that fill a large cabinet that I initially bought to hold my CD albums! But I outgrew that very quickly.

I was disappointed when Mirror Mirror didn't appear on the Enchanted box set.

:nod: Goodness, me too.

Here is the 1992 version and the supposed B side version
A much more classic toned down version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMY_kXZ67uU

I was a big fan of this when it first stared circulating, but time has diminished the appeal, and the original b-side from the RAL sessions remains my favorite version.

I think Thousand Days is lacking in oomph too. The RAL-era demo with the saxophone is so amazingly frenetic, and the one from Street Angel sounds overweight and a bit lethargic.

So if the b-side is originally from the RAL era, who actually produced it? Jimmy, before he bailed? Rick Nowels??
My Stevie singles are all packed away in storage so I can't pull it out and read the sleeve....:(

Oh my God, the 1992 version is awful! Just awful!

One wonders if them using the RAL version as the B-Side was REALLY a "mistake"? :cool:

:laugh: Like grabbing the wrong mixes for the Street Angel tracks on Enchanted?

Really? I think it's great and would love to have seen it on the album. Her vocals were great during that period and the mix is utterly sublime.

I agree
I actually love both versions. I love the softer 1992 version. It is so classy and deep. The RAL verison is harsh vocals and the music sort of wanders but still a good rocking song. I believe that is Joe Walsh on guitar (I remember looking up the band for it) and his guitar really makes the RAL version pop. I don't care for that 80's electronic sound at the beginning though. I just think this is proof you can have 2 totally awesome versions of the same song.

On my RAL playlist, I have replaced "The Nightmare" with the actual released b-side version of "Mirror Mirror". It works really well.

I like the mix of the 1992 version, but the vocal is pretty dire.