Twenty Four Hours left off 'Still'

why was this left off the CD version of Still?, and can you get an mp3 anywhere of it?

thanks

I presume "24 Hours" was left off the CD because it would have meant the disc exceeded 80 minutes in length (the maximum length of a CD).

However, I own the Japanese import CD set of Still where the 2 vinyl LP's are split across a double CD set. Rather annoyingly "24 Hours" is also missing from the second live in Birmingham CD ! This is strange as I remember buying the Japanese double CD set before the UK single CD was available.

I knew I was too quick to sell my original Hessian hardback copy of Still on vinyl.

They probably chose to sacrifice 24 Hours as they'd completely forgotten to include it on the original artwork some 15 years earlier. Sav knew he'd left it off for a reason...

You are absolutely correct, Clive.24 Hours is not written on Still sleeve

Good avatar Sean

If you have broad band I could send you,I've got it in mp3 format.

Cheers for this Ricardo. I've got the vinyl version, but for some reason the record won't play on my new turntable, as the disc was pressed slightly off centre and catches on something as it goes round (resulting in a slowing down of the track every rotation !).

I suspect the other reason for the omission from the vinyl sleeve was that it would ruin the symmetry of having 5 tracks per side :)

Originally posted by Ricardo I've uploaded "24 Hours" from "Still" here.Note that there were some problems with the vocals at the begining of the song, this may be a(nother) reason to cut this track out.

Thanks very much Ricardo!, its greatly appreciated, cheers.

Yes, thanks much Ricardo!

Thanks, Ricardo.

This is a live version?

I have one, played in (?) Preston, 28 February 1980.

Originally posted by Ricardo I've uploaded "24 Hours" from "Still" here.Note that there were some problems with the vocals at the begining of the song, this may be a(nother) reason to cut this track out.

Thanx Ricardo for the download of "twenty for hours", haven't heard it for years (lost my copy of "still"), great to hear it again.

Originally posted by clayts I suspect the other reason for the omission from the vinyl sleeve was that it would ruin the symmetry of having 5 tracks per side :)

I have always suspected that was the main reason for not putting it on the cover, too - quite literally, in fact: if you opened the gatefold, the titles were spread out evenly over the canvas, in 4 blocks of five titles. The symmetrical effect would have been spoiled by the addition of the 6th title in the right column.

In addition, of course, this meant that the buyer got a 'hidden bonus track'. Can you imagine: years before everybody & his dog started putting them on CDs in the wake of Nirvana's Nevermind, Factory already showed the way. What clever cunning marketing foxes they were...

Originally posted by little boy lost > Originally posted by clayts> > I suspect the other reason for the omission from the vinyl sleeve was that it would ruin the symmetry of having 5 tracks per side :)

I have always suspected that was the main reason for not putting it on the cover, too - quite literally, in fact: if you opened the gatefold, the titles were spread out evenly over the canvas, in 4 blocks of five titles. The symmetrical effect would have been spoiled by the addition of the 6th title in the right column.

In addition, of course, this meant that the buyer got a 'hidden bonus track'. Can you imagine: years before everybody & his dog started putting them on CDs in the wake of Nirvana's Nevermind, Factory already showed the way. What clever cunning marketing foxes they were...

like it !

Originally posted by Benny > Originally posted by little boy lost> > > > Originally posted by clayts> > > > I suspect the other reason for the omission from the vinyl sleeve was that it would ruin the symmetry of having 5 tracks per side :)>

I have always suspected that was the main reason for not putting it on the cover, too - quite literally, in fact: if you opened the gatefold, the titles were spread out evenly over the canvas, in 4 blocks of five titles. The symmetrical effect would have been spoiled by the addition of the 6th title in the right column.

In addition, of course, this meant that the buyer got a 'hidden bonus track'. Can you imagine: years before everybody & his dog started putting them on CDs in the wake of Nirvana's Nevermind, Factory already showed the way. What clever cunning marketing foxes they were...

like it !

You're welcome, Benny.

I see it didn't take the wife too long to get rid of all the cobwebs... better make sure your tapes & records aren't next on her list :)