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   D-unit to All   
   Re: Song Timings....   
   23 Apr 07 11:53:33   
   
   From: c0f@intrex.net   
      
   "The old geezer"  wrote in message   
   news:1177328474.122252.248060@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...   
   > ....Didja ever wonder when a song clocks out at , ohh, let's say 4:59,   
   > why didn't the artist let the tune run one second longer so it would   
   > time out at a nice & precise 5:00???   
   >   
   > The old geezer   
   >   
      
   As a kid I wondered how did the band get the song to last   
   *exactly* as long as the time printed on the 45 label. As if   
   the exact length of the song was decided beforehand.   
      
   I actually worried about how *I* would eventually learn   
   this unique skill.   
      
      
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