Blessing and Curse

First and foremost, I agree with the other reviewers. The sound quality is pretty bad. I personally do not find it unbearable per se, but a vinyl copy of this may have clearer and more crisp sound. This is an 80's mix, so true to 80's style, use your graphic equalizer on this one and crank up the 10k! That may help.

That being said, I think this mix is pretty good. This is more of a remix than just an extended version, as the sleeve suggests. The tempo feels a little bit slower, although I don't think it actually is. What makes this mix so good is that the song's freestyle elements are brought out. To non-dance music fans, then, I can see where this mix sounds cheesy-ish, but if you like the 80's Miami/NYC freestyle sound (think Expose, TKA, Company B, Stevie B, etc.), you might enjoy this quite a bit. I was pleasantly surprised.

In my opinion, 1987 is when Madonna's mixes started to get good. Her early mixes seem to be just glossed over with extra synths and tinny-sounding drum overdubs (Burning Up, e.g. deserved a much better mix). This easily beats out the extended versions of Like A Virgin, Dress You Up, and Angel (which is a pretty bad mix, but worth buying for the B-side, the ORIGINAL, untouched, beautiful version of Into the Groove- but any true Madonna fan will tell you that). The poor sound quality of this release just makes it a double-edged sword. A better alternative, if you can find it, is the out-of-print import single that has this remix, along with the Silver Screen Mix of "Causing a Commotion," the original previously-lauded "Into the Groove," AND far superior sound quality. It's harder to find, but well worth the price.

the worst sound-quality CD I've ever purchased

..and it gets worse further into the song. it sounds like a really worn-out cassette, which is really inexcusable for a CD. The remix isn't much to scream about anyway, it's very generic. Definitely one of Madonna's weaker remixes from the 1980's.

Who's that mixing this?

This was a single I bought to get a different mix of the classic MADONNA hit WHO'S THAT GIRL on CD. And it's not that good. The song is slowed down and the sound is low and too bass-y....probably the lamest Madonna remix I've ever heard...But White Heat, the B side from True Blue sounds just as good as it does on the TRUE BLUE cd and is louder than the Who's that Girl track.Packaging is a slim-line jewel case and features the original 45 picture sleeve from back in the day....Only buy this for collecting purposes only--if you want a copy of this song--just buy the Who's that Girl Soundtrack.