"Crying" - Don McLean

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   The actual commercial 45 run time of Don McLean's "Crying" is 3:39, not 3:35 as stated on the record label.  (These timings are courtesy of abagon.)  The 3:39 time is right in line with all the song's database CD appearances that play at the correct speed.

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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: "Crying" - Don McLean Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:21am
	The actual commercial 45 run time of Don McLean's "Crying" is 3:39, not 3:35 as stated on the record label. (These timings are courtesy of abagon.) The 3:39 time is right in line with all the song's database CD appearances that play at the correct speed.

abagon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote abagon Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2010 at 7:29am
	"Crying" on my stock Japan vinyl LP "Chain Lightning" is "3:46" as the actual running time. The LP speed is much slower than the US 45. The 6 CD entries of the running time "3:47" on the database has the comment of (much slower than the 45 or LP) now. Does anyone have a US pressing of the vinyl LP "Chain Lightning"? Could you provide the actual LP running time of "Crying"? Thanks, abagon

KentT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 25 May 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote KentT Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2010 at 8:05am
	My USA "Chain Lightning" LP pressing times out at 3:47. My US 45 is 3:39. Both are USA Millenium/RCA pressings.
	I turn up the good and turn down the bad!

abagon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote abagon Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2010 at 11:15am
	Thank you very much, KentT! Pat, I think that this song needs the designation of "45 speed" or "LP speed" each CD entries on the database. --abagon

abagon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote abagon Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 January 2013 at 8:48am
	I have got the US pressing vinyl LP "Chain lightning". There is no speed difference between the 45 and the LP. The actual LP running time is 3:38, not 3:35 as stated on the record label. (Millenium BXL1-7756) -abagon