"I Heard It Through..." - Gladys Knight

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   Mono CD appearances of Gladys Knight & The Pips' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" run 2:52, while stereo CD appearances fall within the 2:42-2:47 range.  Can anyone verify if the 2:52 mono mix reflects the 45 run time length, while the shorter stereo mix more closely resembles the LP length?

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "I Heard It Through..." - Gladys Knight Posted: 03 July 2007 at 11:16pm
	Mono CD appearances of Gladys Knight & The Pips' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" run 2:52, while stereo CD appearances fall within the 2:42-2:47 range. Can anyone verify if the 2:52 mono mix reflects the 45 run time length, while the shorter stereo mix more closely resembles the LP length?

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2007 at 3:11am
	Todd, my commercial 45 has a listed time of (2:52), and is definitely gone a second earlier than that, at (2:51). However, I believe we can safely say that the "mono version" statement you've made above has now been confirmed. Hopefully, Pat has the original LP handy, and can confirm the stereo portion of your thoery.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2007 at 7:24am
	The stereo vinyl LP appearance runs (2:45) not (2:58) as stated on the record label.

gnj1958@sbcglob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote gnj1958@sbcglob Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2007 at 10:36am
	I have two versions of this song. Gladys Knight & The Pips Ultimate Collection - Mono 2:53 British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 - Stereo 2:45 I laid them side by side to see the difference apart from the obvious stereo/mono. The stereo version runs slightly faster and fades 10 seconds earlier and that's after I adjusted the speed. Edited by gnj1958@sbcglob