Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly

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   It appears (from the video, at least) that the single edit of Pink Floyd's "Learning To Fly" can't really be made from the album version.

You can cut out 2:16 to 2:39 (from the word "degrees" to the word "strobes," trimming the "s" on the end of "degrees") although it seems to be more of a quick cross-fade.

You can also fade it early, assuming the single is 4:18 - 4:21 in length (video vs. single label length).

However, things fall apart about 2:42 in your new edit, for two or three reasons:

1)  The reverb on the voice sounds a lot thicker on the album version.

2)  There's an extra "crunch" sound in the percussion on the album version starting about 3:41 & happening about every 8 beats.

3)  There may also be extra wind sfx, or at least mixed differently.

Although it spent 3 weeks at #1 on the mainstream rock chart, because it only made it to #70 on the hot 100 charts, it isn't listed in the database.

Can anybody tell me if, and where, the single mix can be found on CD?

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

For comparison:

Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly (promotional video)

Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly (album version)