"Stop the War Now" - Edwin Starr
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Topic: "Stop the War Now" - Edwin Starr
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "Stop the War Now" - Edwin Starr
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:23pm
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Edwin Starr's "Stop the War Now" currently appears on two CDs... One has the song in mono with a run time of 3:40, while the other is in stereo with a 3:34 length. I have a sneaking suspicion these run times are reflective of a difference in length between the vinyl 45 and LP. I believe the song originally appeared on the 1971 Motown LP Involved. Could someone who has "Stop the War Now" on 45 and/or LP be so kind to impart the run time info to the rest of us?
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 12:27am
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Just thought I'd bring this up again to see if anyone might have an answer to my question above.
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 4:59pm
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Todd, I somehow got sidetracked in my quest to obtain this stock 45 (one of only a handful of 1971 Top 40 hits that I don't already own), but I've just snagged it on eBay, and will supply your requested details as soon as it arrives.
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 5:58pm
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Thanks, Jim. I'll look forward to your report!
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Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 1:43pm
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Todd, my commercial 45 for this song has just arrived. It is mono, and confirmed as Gordy 7104. Taking in to account that the song both begins with a barely audible, slowly-building explosion, and ends with a rather longish, very-low-volume fade (and on iffy-quality Motown vinyl, to boot), my very best effort to determine an accurate actual time resulted in a listed time of (3:35), but an actual time of (3:44). I then checked the song in Pat's db, and, fortunately, the version of this song on the Motown Singles Box Set, Vol. 10 is also mono, and also runs exactly (3:44).
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 3:41pm
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You're the man, Jim! Thanks for solving the run time mystery on the 45 side. Now all we need is to find out the stereo LP run time for "Stop the War" (which I suspect is shorter than the 45 length) and then we can put this entry to rest!
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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 01 April 2012 at 6:11am
my commercial 45 issued as gordy 7104 is in mono and lists
a run time of 3:35 on the label but actually runs 3:40 and
is identical to the version from the below cd....
(M) (3:40) &nb sp; Motown 314530940 Very Best Of
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edtop40
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 01 April 2012 at 8:26pm
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Well, how about that... The two domestic mono CD entries of "Stop the War Now" have run times of 3:40 and 3:44, which are identical to the two different commercial 45 lengths! Since when do things ever work out this neatly for us collectors? ;-)
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