Fact #137489
When:
Short story:
Jan And Dean release a new single, I Found A Girl, on Liberty Records in the USA. Like many Jan And Dean singles of the period, it is in mono, even though a stereo mix existed.
Full article:
Dean Torrence (Jan And Dean] : For a time I insisted on using the mono versions on our re-issues. I didn't have a problem with stereo itself. Obviously it was just our stereo. The recorded compny insisted there were stereo buyers out there and if you put out a mono-only album, you'd be cutting yourself out of a lot of sales.
(Source : Steve Kolanjian's sleve notes to the 1990 CD compilation Surf City – The Best Of Jan And Dean]
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(Source : Steve Kolanjian's sleve notes to the 1990 CD compilation Surf City – The Best Of Jan And Dean]