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the first single in CD format
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LaMan said on May 22, 2005 18:20:
which Rox single was the 1st one to be released in CD format?
Staffany said on May 22, 2005 23:15:
I think the first was “The Look”, even before than “Dressed For Success”. At least in the UK, where TL was under the catalogue number CDEM87 and DFS was CDEM96. I guess it was the same in the rest of Europe.
tevensso (moderator) said on June 3, 2005 14:01:
Nope, Dressed for Success, the Dutch CD single has the lowest number of them all.
ATLTK said on June 3, 2005 19:14:
number? how can you see it? I mrean that it was the 1st single
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GERMANrosario said on June 3, 2005 21:16:
the first single cd in sweden is dangerous (white cover like dressed for success) in uk the first is DFS (CDEM 96) and LTYH (CDEM 108)
striker170 said on June 4, 2005 08:07:
I saw this thread a few days ago and thought of the Swedish Dangerous cd single..thinking it was the first cd single. Incredibly hard to find (I believe 6 trk single including Sleeping Single live) used to go for a lot of money some years back. My memory of early Roxette history has gotten foggy over the years...but if the Dutch DFS was the first cd single did it have the sleeve from the original Swedish release (’red dress’ same as Chances) I guess Thomas could answer that. Or perhaps Robert Thorselius could give a definitive answer to which was the first cd single
tevensso (moderator) said on June 4, 2005 09:00:
The Look SE - number 136 333 2, (it’s the 333 that’s important.)
The Look Japan - 136 333 7 (7 probably means it’s a 3”)
Dangerous SE - 136 341 2
The Look Austria - 136 350 2
DFS Holland - 136 352 2
LTYH Austria - 136 353 2
DFS UK - 136 354 2 (EM96)
LTYH UK - 136 363 2 (EM108)
Dangerous DE - 136 370 2
So I seem to have remembered it incorrectly, it does seem that “The Look” was the first CD-single available. I must’ve incorrectly thought that “DFS” was out in Holland the same year as in Sweden, which it of course wasn’t. :) And no, the Dutch “DFS” single has the Swedish “Dangerous” sleeve.
Staffany said on June 4, 2005 21:38:
@GERMANrosario:
The first UK CD-single was “The Look” (CDEM 87)
The German release has the same catalogue number as the Swedish: 136 333 2
colinvdbel (moderator) said on June 4, 2005 22:48:
And now let’s hope EMI wasn’t playing around with the numbers... ;)
roxtexanet said on May 22, 2005 20:03:
Commercially? “The Look”
But I’ve got an EMI promo compilation with “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” on it, but it was released in 1989 so depending on exactly when it was released, it might be the first (doubt it though).