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[Sebastian]

There is also another tiny imprint stamp, but it is difficult to decipher...3 M's, perhaps?

WME (Warren McCleallan Evans)?

 

[MopTopMike]

WME (Warren McCleallan Evans)?

No I am familiar with the WME inscription....the one I have is very faint but has three distinct markings or letters aligned next to each other.

 

[franku]

I played my Pa Go Go and vinyl East Coast pressing of Cameo 428...both versions of "Midnight Hour" are exact. No differences.
And of course, "96 Tears" is full length on Pa Go Go, but has the early fadeout, time is also shown as 2:38
The deadwax has a Bell Sound raised relief stamp, and the EY letters hand-etched. There is also another tiny imprint stamp, but it is difficult to decipher...3 M's, perhaps?
Bell Sound in NYC then mastered and created stampers of both songs for the pressing plant.
Credit on Pa Go Go is Rudy Martinez, both songs as pictured above. The Cameo vinyl pressing credits the Mysterians for both songs. Ed Arguello is also noted.

Wow, thanks for checking (and proving me wrong!). I will now start picking up copies of the single on Cameo hoping to find one that plays the alternate version.

 

[vinyl01]

I have over a dozen copies and only 1 shows a time of 2:53, but just recorded it and it's only about 2:42. The rest are 2:38. None have the three letter itched. Most if not all were bell sound stamped.

 

[Dominic]

I've got this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/6263766--Question-Mark-The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:56
B) 2:23 "lived by the railroad track..."

this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/18585733--The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:35 "l̶i̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶ by the railroad track..." (△62831-X)

this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/3415502--The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:24 "lived by the railroad track..." (△63152-X)

and this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/3714970--Question-Mark-The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:24 "lived by the railroad track..."

**Based on the Monarch sequence, the 2:35 version (△62831) of "Midnite Hour" was cut/pressed before the more common 2:24 version (△63152-X).

 

[franku]

I've got this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/6263766--Question-Mark-The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:56
B) 2:23 "lived by the railroad track..."

this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/18585733--The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:35 "l̶i̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶ by the railroad track..." (△62831-X)

this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/3415502--The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:24 "lived by the railroad track..." (△63152-X)

and this one:
https://www.discogs.com/release/3714970--Question-Mark-The-Mysterians-96-Tears
A) 2:40
B) 2:24 "lived by the railroad track..."

**Based on the Monarch sequence, the 2:35 version (△62831) of "Midnite Hour" was cut/pressed before the more common 2:24 version (△63152-X).

Thanks for all this work!