Has the version with the extra lyrics in the introduction ("take another little piece of my heart now baby") ever been published on CD or only on the promo cassette of Made In Heaven?
thank you
Luca
The original version of Let Me Live is in: Promo Cassette and in a CD from México.
I remember some user telling a story about having the CD, and when he listen to it on Internet, a long time ago, he realize that the extra lyrics at the beggining weren't on the official releases. This person uploads his version, and become discovered the original version of Let Me Live.
I hope I'm not wrong.
It was the regular album of México, but it was from ONLY the first press. They fix the album with the normal version in the second press.
According to Wilki Amieva: [...] But the reason for that elusive Mexican CD having it was a mistery to me until I learned that the disc itself was manufactured by Capitol USA (the matrix number is typical from their plants: DIDP-099139). Capitol takes special requests from other labels but they need the masters with a lot of time in advance, so the one EMI sent to them still contained that version of Let Me Live. [...]
Hi. I'm the person referred to in the previous post. Around 1997 I was visiting a cousin and noticed she had a MIH CD so I played it amd noticed the difference in that song. She was kind enough to give the CD to me since I am a big fan.
I sent a note to Jacky Smith from the OIQFC to ask about it and she said something like "well, it's not common but I wouldn't necessarily call it Rare". Years later I read about that version and then decided to make a post on QZ about it. People didn't believe me so I uploaded it an mp3 of the song. Skme time later I uploaded a FLAC version as well.
I have a spare MIH Mexican CD, which I got last year. Any ideas as to how much would I be able to get for it? (Avoid replies of the "it's worth whatever some loser is willing to pay for it" form :D ).
I had a similar case with my original Mexican Innuendo CD, which has the LP edits. This was kinda funny as for about 10 years being a Queen fan, I always thought Bijou was only 1 minute long :D haha. This was in 2002.