Band Aid "Do They Know It’s Christmas"

the 45 i have states on the label's face that the run time is 3:50, but it actually runs 3:48.....

Abagon reports his commercial 45 copy of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" has an actual and printed run time of 3:50. Ed reports a slightly shorter run time, so either there are two different 45 pressings or there's a slight variation in turntable speeds. Either way, the two database CD appearances of this song run significantly shorter as Brian established in his initial post.

As noted above, the CD appearances of this song seem to run between
3:40 and 3:46, while the 45 runs 3:51. This intrigues me for some reason.

At first, I wondered whether there was perhaps an LP vs. 45 difference but
of course, this track was a charity record and there is no parent LP (to my
knowledge). So I went on to YouTube to see if I could find the original 45
just for the heck of it, and there actually are about 5 or 6 videos of the 45
playing. Sound quality is decent but not perfect on any of them but I
listened to several and it was noticeable to me that the 45 seemed to have
a ton of reverb throughout the song that doesn't seem to be present on the
CD versions.

Am I crazy and just hearing things? Or is it possible that the CD versions
contain a different (and not just shorter) version? If so, where does it come
from?
      

Edited by JL328

JL328 wrote: As noted above, the CD appearances of this song seem to run between 3:40 and 3:46, while the 45 runs 3:51. This intrigues me for some reason. At first, I wondered whether there was perhaps an LP vs. 45 difference but of course, this track was a charity record and there is no parent LP (to my knowledge). So I went on to YouTube to see if I could find the original 45 just for the heck of it, and there actually are about 5 or 6 videos of the 45 playing. Sound quality is decent but not perfect on any of them but I listened to several and it was noticeable to me that the 45 seemed to have a ton of reverb throughout the song that doesn't seem to be present on the CD versions. Am I crazy and just hearing things? Or is it possible that the CD versions contain a different (and not just shorter) version? If so, where does it come from?

On further review, I changed my mind on this. I went back
and listened to the CD versions vs. the 45 versions again and I think the
reverb is actually there on the CD versions. I didn't remember it being as
heavy on the CD versions as it is on the 45 but upon listening again, I think
it's there.