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Posted: 11 February 2009 at 9:13pm | IP Logged Quote Brian W.
The plan is to go through 1972, and it will be evaluated at that time whether or not to continue the series. I didn't hear that from Harry Weinger myself, but I read that he said that.
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Thanks, guys. I'm pretty sure I had read somewhere there were going to be 12 volumes in this series, but I wasn't certain if the two 1971 sets were being counted as two separate volumes (which would make a total of 12 Complete Motown Singles box sets to date).
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:48am | IP Logged Quote Brian W.
I think the reason the original plan was to go through '72, Todd, is because '73 is the year they stopped issuing mono singles, for the most part. I think the goal was to get all those mono single mixes on CD.

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Wasn't the 1971 - 11B set released in January of 2009? My guess is there won't be a 1972 set, unless it hits fourth quarter of this year (in time for the label's 50th anniversary). They'd have to split it into two sets (like they did for 1971). Since the mono box set "Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: Motown Singles Collection" ended at '71 I never expected Hiposelect to continue with the mono box sets much further.   

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Posted: 13 August 2009 at 6:38pm | IP Logged Quote Brian W.
Santi Paradoa wrote:
Wasn't the 1971 - 11B set released in January of 2009? My guess is there won't be a 1972 set, unless it hits fourth quarter of this year (in time for the label's 50th anniversary). They'd have to split it into two sets (like they did for 1971). Since the mono box set "Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: Motown Singles Collection" ended at '71 I never expected Hiposelect to continue with the mono box sets much further.   

No, I just exchanged emails the other day with Bill Dahl, who wrote the liner notes. He assures me there will be a 1972A and 1972B. He's working on the liner notes for 1972B as we speak. The notes for 1972A are already finished. I would think they would tell him to stop working on the notes for 1972B if the series had been canceled. (Though he had no knowledge of and nothing to say about the wrong mixes being used on previous volumes.)

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Thanks very much for the Vols. 12A & 12B updates, Brian!
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Yes, I spoke to someone who works in the reissue department at Motown/Universal less than a month ago, and he told me that 1972 is definitely coming out; and then they're taking a break from the series - if they continue on with 1973 it will happen much further down the road.
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I'm happy to hear that Brian. I look forward to getting the single version of Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman." Does Bill have an idea when the box sets will be released?

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Posted: 14 August 2009 at 10:51am | IP Logged Quote Brian W.
Santi Paradoa wrote:
Does Bill have an idea when the box sets will be released?

He didn't know; he just said "soon."
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Posted: 25 February 2010 at 10:41am | IP Logged Quote Brian W.
Found this post on the Steve Hoffman board:

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Harry Weinberger from Motown... posted this on the Soulful Detroit board:

"Due to licensing issues the set [Volume 12A & 12B: 1972] is delayed. Folks, I appreciate everyone waiting for and wanting the final volumes of the series - so do I. As much we plan for every contingency, some things pop up unexpectedly. While I don't have a happy update as of today, I do expect these to get out there this year.

Note that I can't be on every forum, so for Motown and/or Select questions & comments, contact classic.motown@umusic.com - I see every email there. Any reply from there can be posted."
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Posted: 17 December 2010 at 7:15pm | IP Logged Quote Santi Paradoa
Guess 2010 will end without the release of the final volumes of this series (Volume 12A & 12B: 1972).   Hard to believe it has taken this long to resolve some licensing issue(s).

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Posted: 05 November 2013 at 8:11pm | IP Logged Quote Santi Paradoa
Volume 10 covering 1970 includes an alternate mix of the
song "The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage" by Smokey
Robinson & The Miracles. Pat does not currently list it in
the online database, but for anyone who might be
interested, it was issued on some pressings as the b-side
to "The Tears Of A Clown."

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