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Originally Posted by drzubritsky
Hmmm, the mystery deepens. IKINW on my Tusk vinyl LP (possibly not an original 1979 pressing but not a recent reissue) is definitely a stereo mix. L/R separation is easily audible immediately from the intro, with a percussion instrument (sounds like a wood block) only in the right channel and an acoustic guitar track only in the left channel. Based on your observations above, it's possible that some LP pressings did indeed get past quality control with a mastering error causing IKINW to be in mono, but maybe the error was only made on certain pressings or was corrected on later pressings.
With that said, the stereo mix on my vinyl LP is definitely different than the initial CD release as is widely known. One quick way to hear the mix difference is when the chorus starts at the :49 mark and the CD mix contains background vocals that aren't present on the LP mix.
BTW, the hi-rez version available on HDTracks contains the original stereo LP mix of IKINW.
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'I know I'm not wrong' on my Tusk LP (definitely an original 1979, German pressing) is also in stereo; with a bit more percussion on the right channel and a distinctive rhythm guitar on the left. The somewhat simple, monotonous 'guitar solo' is at the left channel. There are no outstanding differences in the appearance of the grooves at the IKINW track. That said, the grooves from 'Never make me cry' do appear to differ a bit from the rest of the tracks.
And yes, when I bought the CD in the late eighties (also a German pressing), I immediately noticed that (the mix on) IKINW sounded different from the (original) vinyl version.
GJK (from the Netherlands)