Party Shuffle doesn't work as intended

Hi,
my brother's iTunes does not work as intended. His Party Shuffle lists songs in order of artists and their albums = it does not shuffle! Pressing the 'Shuffle' button does not change the order at all. Changing the shuffle logic slider in preferences does not affect at all. Rebooting or repairing permissions does not work.
I have 2 iMacs with iTunes working great so I think I've tried everything. Is this a MacBook bug? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
-MacBook Intel (summer 2006)
-Latest iTunes
-repaired permissions

I would suggest taking the Shuffle back to where you bought it from, if it is within the time frame given for exchanges. If you bought it at the Apple Store online, schedule a repair for the iPod at http://depot.info.Apple.com then choose the iPod service.

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