This remix of the classic song 'The wild places' by Duncan Browne is a mystery. I can't find any information as to why this remix was released. What's more, the remix doesn't seem to add or change much from the original - except the great instrumental bit at the end of the song seems to have been chopped off. What a shame.Amazingly, this single managed to chart again in the Dutch Top 40. Whereas the original version reached number 7 in the Dutch Top 40 in the Spring of 1979, this version managed to get to number 28.
My collection: 7" single no. 4864
Found: Da Capo, Utrecht, May 14, 2010
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'The wild places '91' / 'Fauvette'
Hallo Marcel
ReplyDeleteIn 1991 "The Wild Places"remix was used as a beer commercial.
Best, johan L. de Jong
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ReplyDeleteThe beer commercial led to a great demand for Duncan Browne's music. In Germany Duncan's 2 main albums were still available as CDs on the LINE label that also released a maxi CDsingle (4-track) including both versions of "The Wild Places". In the Netherlands the same maxi CDsingle was released (with a different cover) by the FRIENDS label as well as a compilation CD "Selection". As far as I know your vinyl single was issued in the Low Countries only. J.