"What a Surprise" Cooley's Hot Box

[%seRge%]

For years I have been wondering why my 12" sounds nothing like the song I fell in love with @ the Shelter in 1998-1999. graemlins/jpshakehead.gif

The version I have is single sided 12" on Sole Muslc.

The vocals sound terrible compared to the one that Regisford use to play. The vocalist sounds like she is trying very hard to enunciate the words. Sounds very un-natural.

Maybe there was a mistake that I did not know about?
Maybe the label decided to put out an alternate version?

Can anybody shed any light on this for me.

I've had no luck finding the original promo or test pressing if there is one.

thanks

[GROOVE VICTIM]

SOLE 009


A1 What A Surprise (Rican Vocal Mix)
remix by Frankie Feliciano
B1 What A Surprise (Rican Instrumental)
remix by Frankie Feliciano
B2 What A Surprise (Patrick's Reprise)


Not sure of this release below:

A1 What A Surprise (Vocal2000)
remix by Frankie Feliciano


Peace

[The Donger]

You are looking for the Frankie Feliciano mix.

Shit is hot...

You are welcome to come hang out on Friday at Downshift btw, if you aint spinning...

[liL Ray]

Originally posted by GROOVE VICTIM:
SOLE 009


A1 What A Surprise (Rican Vocal Mix)
remix by Frankie Feliciano What Groove said, and you want to play the version that's listed above....I can burn a copy of the whole 12" for you....

[%seRge%]

cool. Please burn me a copy brother Ray.

The one I have has a green sleeve, one side and is cataloged as Sole09lr.....is this the bargain version or what.

thanks Groove

[ April 23, 2003, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: %seRge% ]

[liL Ray]

no problem...mine is cat. sole 009...you got the "Flatbush Ave" special.... :D

[%seRge%]

You are welcome to come hang out on Friday at Downshift btw, if you aint spinning... [/QB][/QUOTE]


The 12" I have says Frankie Feliciano's 2000 vocal mix. I guess they redid it for the millenium release... :rolleyes:
Thanks for the invite. Since I no longer have an automobile and the Iron Horses don't stop anywhere near that area, I will be actively listening from home. Good luck with the 7 families.

[The Donger]

Cool... I think it's a mustard-ish color sticker and sleeve if I remember correctly.

[GROOVE VICTIM]

Yeah, I never heard this mix but the one you want is the Sole 009 release. Peeps were going crazy over this production!! This was around the time when Frankie did that mix of Paula Ralph's "Ain't no runnin away". He was hot for a good period!!

Peace

Peace

[ April 23, 2003, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: GROOVE VICTIM ]

[ssm]

Glad you guys like this record.

The original Frankie Feliciano version used the timestretched vocal from the orginal soul record. This was the one that Timmy hammered at the Shelter.

In 2000 we got Angela Johnson to revocal the mix over Frankies Instrumental as she hated the sound of the timestretched vocal. (The What a Surprise(2000))

Thus I dont understand the original comment on this thread re the vocal. The one sided twelve has a far superior vocal to the original twleve although considering how much Timmy hammered it, everyone would no doubt get used to that vocal, so any other vocal will sound different anyway.

Hope that clears it up.

Stevie Sole

[ April 23, 2003, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: ssm ]

[%seRge%]

thanks for splaining that steve.
The time stretched version is better. Angela dots too many I's and crosses too many T's in my opinion.

keep up the good work.

[kev]

BTW

[kev]

BTW, the Patrick mentioned is Nu Life and DHP's very own Patrick Wilson!