The Complete Motown Singles

Can someone please confirm if the correct single version of Mama's Pearl has been issued in Mono... i've read on another forum that they have used the different Third Album vocal take instead?, which make no sense as the correct vocal used for the single has been issued on two or three compilations albeit in stereo. they could have just taken that - "folding" it back to Mono.

Brian, I can confirm that the correct 45 version of "Mama's Pearl" does NOT appear on the new Motown Singles Box, Vol. 11A - 1971. As Waldo has previously noted inside the specific "Mama's Pearl" thread, Tito's "bum-bum-bum-bum, etc.", which does appear on my 1971 45, but not on the LP version and serves as a "quick tip-off" to distinguish between the two mixes, despite the track appearing on the new box set in mono. I feel especially bad for you, Brian. For some time now, you have mentioned that "Mama's Pearl" may have been the ONE Motown song you most badly wanted the correct 45 version for, out of all of the label's total output - even more than our 1970, ultra-documented "Indiana Wants Me!" I guess Harry Weinger doesn't check the Board, Brian, or he would've known to make darn sure he got THAT one right! Especially when I just opened up the back cover of Vol. 11A, and I see only one thing: a pristine 45 picture sleeve photo for "Mama's Pearl!" Good luck getting hold of him; at a quick glance, I don't see an e-mail address for him readily pop up.

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I got Harry Weinger's email address and just sent him a nice email. I will let you know his reply, if I get one.

I think it probably will be corrected. I know for a fact that "Shotgun" was corrected, because my copy of that volume (purchased several months after its release) has the gunshot effect on the intro. It was absent in initial pressings.

Todd Ireland wrote: I've just noticed that The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (Box Set) does not have the short 3:25 commercial 45 version of the Temptations' "Runaway Child, Running Wild". This is one of the last remaining Motown 45 edits to have never appeared on CD.

Brian and Jim were discussing that briefly in the 11B thread.

Todd Ireland wrote: By the way, does anyone know if Hip-O Select is planning to release a Complete Motown Singles box set for 1972, or is the series concluding with Volume 11B: 1971?

Todd, for years now, the plan has been to make 1972 the final year of the Motown Singles Box Sets. I have read/heard nothing to date to the contrary. I do also believe that, like with 1971, Hip-O Select will need to issue two 1972 volumes, 12A & 12B, simply because of the era's longer songs, and multiple versions of the same song that Motown was often doing at this time. I'm anticipating that both of those 1972 Box Sets will be released by the end of 2009.

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