5 by 5 by The Dave Clark Five

But with all that out of the way, let's dig into the album itself.

Of course, we kick off with 19 Days, and the original mono mix of this track has always been brutally hot, with that over-the-edge distortion giving it a gritty top end to add an effective crunch to it, something I would argue is part of the song's character, especially on the vocals thanks to the acapella opening.

The stereo, however, entirely lacks this, both thanks to the much bigger headroom and the separated vocal tracks, along with a more evident use of reverb in the mix, albeit one that is likely just disguised in the mono by the brutally strong compression.

We hear the opening chorus in mono, then again in the stereo.

In 19 days In 19 days

and then again in the stereo.

For

posterity, we'll also move through the verse, starting with the mono 45, and then the stereo, and note the general openness of the stereo mix, especially on the separation of the vocals and the clarity of the drums, as well as the reverb backing it all up.

before I get to see my loving girl again.

It's hysteria.

19 days, been away too long.

I can't stand the pain.

Now the biggest thing of interest with this track is the ad-libbed vocal in the right channel, which is where I want to bring in the 1993 mono mix.

All three mixes appear to be different performances, which give me more questions than answers, as the mono mixes are otherwise identical.

The guitar pan to the side, however, matches up, something I wanted to eliminate too from this look.

Let's start with the first instance, where we have the mono 45 first, then the mono CD version, and then the stereo.

And also note the echo difference on the stereo.

And again on the CD.

And again in stereo.

And now the second instance, and despite some similarities you may hear here, I can assure you these are again different.

Mono 45 first.

Mono CD.

And again in stereo.

And finally, the third, which, much like Attempt 1, is rather differing.

And again