Mirror, Mirror

[KenB]

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.

[welcomechris]

Originally Posted by KenB

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.

[Artemis]

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?

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Artemis

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?

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.)

[KenB]

Thanks, welcomechris!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by 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.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

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

Goodness, me too.

[Macfan4life]

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

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

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.

[bombaysaffires]

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....

[sorcerer999]

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"?

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by sorcerer999

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"?

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

[On Ice]

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"?

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.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by On Ice

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.

[TheWILDheart]

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.