The Who - 5:15

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   Not a Top 40 hit, but released in the UK in 1973 and 1979, and everywhere else (including the U.S.) in 1979 from what I can gather.

There appears to be a 5:00 original album version, a 4:51 version (which appears on all 45s that I can tell) and a shorter 4:17 version that appears on Maximum As and Bs.

The 4:51 version appears to be the LP and 45 version in 1979. There may have been some editing/re-recording to cut 10 seconds from the LP version.

But, what is the history behind the shorter 4:17 version? Was this a promo 45 edit, because all 45s I see on 45cat and Discogs have a 4:51 listed time. Or, was this a special edit specifically created for this greatest hits collection?

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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 160	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: The Who - 5:15 Posted: 15 March 2026 at 5:11pm
	Not a Top 40 hit, but released in the UK in 1973 and 1979, and everywhere else (including the U.S.) in 1979 from what I can gather. There appears to be a 5:00 original album version, a 4:51 version (which appears on all 45s that I can tell) and a shorter 4:17 version that appears on Maximum As and Bs. The 4:51 version appears to be the LP and 45 version in 1979. There may have been some editing/re-recording to cut 10 seconds from the LP version. But, what is the history behind the shorter 4:17 version? Was this a promo 45 edit, because all 45s I see on 45cat and Discogs have a 4:51 listed time. Or, was this a special edit specifically created for this greatest hits collection?
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PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 34 minutes ago at 11:38pm
	I only know of the 4:51 version that is the [45 and LP version] that matches the 45 dub. Otherwise the 4:17 appears to be just another non-hit version John. Edited by PopArchivist - 4 hours 34 minutes ago at 11:38pm
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