?Straight Back?

[celestenadia]

Originally Posted by Oooh Missionary

I somehow (all things considered, luckily) ended up with two versions of Mirage on vinyl. The first one I owned has the same SB mix as the compact disc issue, and the second is without a doubt an alternate mix.

The most noticeable difference in the non-CD mix is the omission of a lot of Stevie's backing vocals. I wouldn't say this "blows the [other mix] away" (the more Stevie the better, lol), but it is an interesting oddity which I've never read an explaination of. If I didn't own both versions on vinyl I'd probably write it off as the more "vocal-ly" mix being specially made for compact disc.

The most important point my post raises is that based solely on the initial question posed: your sanity is well in tact, and that counts for something.

Desperately seeking expert.

Thank you for the "diagnosis",Ooooh Missionary. It's weird though, the one I'M thinking is the
"different" one is the one with the MORE vocals! LOL!
I gotta dig out my Mirage LP to investigate furtherly....

[mylittledemon]

I've heard an alternate version similar to what you're describing on one of my bootleg CDs. It's an ok song. It could've been better if the arrangement was a little more tight.