"She’s A Heartbreaker" - Gene Pitney

Someone brought this one to my attention and I thought I'd ask the class. The 45 shows a time of (2:59), but most of the database entries check in at (3:15). The person I spoke to thought that the ending of the 45 was edited. Can anyone here confirm?

Thanks, Jim!

I don't have a DJ copy but I notice that there is reverb on the mono Musicor stock 45 which is not on the Rhino Anthology CD. I don't know if there was reverb on any Musicor stereo LP.

Pat, FYI, I heard a taped interview with Gene Pitney the week after he died last year on XM radio, and he'd commented that the "P.G." listed artist on this particular DJ 45 was, in fact, a Musicor marketing ploy designed to "disguise" the fact that Gene was the actual artist to radio station Music Directors. By 1968, Gene was no longer a reliable US hitmaker, and this "new, hipper sounding tune, She's A Heartbreaker" was Musicor's attempt to have the song be judged on its own merits, and not have Gene's "not as hip as he used to be" image come into play. Gene found this idea both silly and humourous, and correctly surmised that his voice was still IMMEDIATELY recognizable on the record. Musicor also had a very small artist roster, and that the "P.G." (Pitney Gene) moniker never fooled anyone, right from the first line of his vocal. It wouldn't surprise me if his real name did happen to appear on later DJ copies - if I do stumble upon one, I'll let you know, Pat.

Though inaccessible at the moment, my
promo 45 does credit Gene Pitney, and has
the stock B side (istr the P.G. promos
were double A side).