>>The first one is invalid so the second one wins.
>>You should always run tests to see which one is faster in your circumstances.
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>I see that I forgot to include (in my message here) the ON condition in my first query.
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>I do hope that the second SQL Select wins since I like it better (I don't like to have MAX() for every field I am selecting).

Yes, I would start with the second one and only if it would be too slow than I would try another one.