https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 19:09:18 +0000 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:14:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7445 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65715&title=miracles-shop-around#65715 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 7445
Posted: 07 February 2025 at 5:14pm

Yeah, Berry Gordy realized the first recorded version was a little too lagging in tempo. So they recut it with the speed of the rhythm
brought up a bit. ]]> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:14:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65715&title=miracles-shop-around#65715 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65712&title=miracles-shop-around#65712 Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 7445
Posted: 06 February 2025 at 8:09pm

And then there's the alternate take in 2-
track stereo on the Motown Karaoke cd, using
the same backing track as the hit version. ]]> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:09:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65712&title=miracles-shop-around#65712 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65711&title=miracles-shop-around#65711 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 7445
Posted: 06 February 2025 at 7:48pm

Brian W. wrote: "The Complete Motown Singles" has National Version and Regional Version of "Shop Around," so maybe those are the two mixes?

Yes, that sounds in-line with what I've read about the two versions.]]> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:48:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65711&title=miracles-shop-around#65711 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65705&title=miracles-shop-around#65705 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 7445
Posted: 05 February 2025 at 9:21pm

"The Complete Motown Singles" has National Version and
Regional Version of "Shop Around," so maybe those are the
two mixes?]]> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:21:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65705&title=miracles-shop-around#65705 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65704&title=miracles-shop-around#65704 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 7445
Posted: 05 February 2025 at 9:04pm

An interesting twist on this was something I just learned tonight.

So Barry Gordy was unhappy with the first release Shop Around being played on Detroit radio. After two weeks of airplay, he decided to have Smokey re-record the song.
Good thing he did, because the second release is the one we all know well. At least all of us who grew up with Motown fully incorporated in the Top-40 of the 1960s.

Hoffman's site says the first version is included on the 35th Anniversary Collection, and also on the first volume of the Complete Motown Singles Box Set. I hadn't noticed!
So, now I am going to have to look this early release up soon.]]> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:04:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=65704&title=miracles-shop-around#65704 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=37666&title=miracles-shop-around#37666 Author: edtop40
Subject: 7445
Posted: 18 May 2013 at 6:17am

my commercial 45 for the miracles song 'shop around' issued
as tamla 54034 lists a run time on the label as 2:48 but
actually runs 2:49....this 45 run time s/b added to the
because the run time ranges wildly from 2:43-2:49]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 06:17:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7445&PID=37666&title=miracles-shop-around#37666