"Always and Forever" - Heatwave

The reason that times range on CD is because there are two different edits! So, we either have two different 45 versions, or we have one version on CD that is not correct.

The first edit appears on "Didn't It Blow Your Mind Vol. 19" and the other edit is on "Can You Dig It (Box Set)."

They are the same up until the 1:28 mark.

Edit #1 lyrics at 1:25ish
I'll always love you
There'll always be sunshine

Edit #2 lyrics at same place
I'll always love you
Forever

There is a definite edit at 1:28 on the first version, whereas the second version has the edit at 1:38. This is what accounts for the timing difference. The rest of the song is the same from that point forward.

Which one is correct?

Thank you, Jim, for confirming that the Can You Dig It box set has a bogus edit. I think there are a couple other database CDs that run 3:38, so those may be incorrect, too.

Grant, if you must know, my old college roommate in CT later went on to
spend many years in Cali working for Rhino; we kept in touch.
Furthermore, another long-time friend of mine had regularly
corresponded with Inglot during his Rhino years, and he'd kindly shared
the gist of what they'd discussed with me, as a fellow interested
audiophile. How many folks in Inglot's position at the time would've both
read, and then personally taken the time to reply to an individual
consumer, addressing both his compliments/complaints of his work, on
more than one occasion? Very few, I'd say. Grant, are your sources both
multiple, and as close to the Rhino/Inglot situation at the time as mine?
Hmmm.... Yes, there were massive firings when WB first bought out Rhino.
It happened, and was/is fairly common industry knowledge. To me, your
reply sounds like you were sitting in on Mr. Inglot's annual Rhino
performance reviews (which I have my doubts about) to speak with such
confidence about his dismissal. Grant, it is clear that you are not a fan of
Bill Inglot's work, and you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The late
80's/early 90's were chock full of audio issues for him, during
construction of the Have A Nice Day/Soul Hits Of The 70's V/A CD series. I
won't bore you, but you'd be amazed to discover that when Inglot asked
many of the licensees for the "best available quality 45 version master" for
an old hit song, it was like he was speaking Portugese! He often initially
got LP versions, alternate versions, wrong edits, or hissy, late-generation
dubs instead. Follow-up calls to these "middlemen" were the norm. And
all while having to work within Rhino's "we've scheduled the CD's release
date for xx/xx, so let's please hurry it up on Vol. xx, Bill!" Can you say
"rock and a hard place?" Yes, some errors do appear on his work, but I
always admired his overall efforts, then and now. I truly believe no human
being could've done a better job with them than him on those series,
given the numerous roadblocks/time constraints he was under. The
"Always And Forever" example (this thread) is just another example of his
good work. His successors at Rhino weren't even smart enough to re-
cycle his correct 45 version for their "Can You Dig It?" box; instead, they
replaced his correct version with their own incorrect version. You can keep
these new guys, Grant, OK! Inglot wasn't perfect, but I'd welcome him
back in my "oldies audio trenches" anytime!

The version used on TM Century's GoldDisc3 is incorrect as well, but
this doesn't surprise me.

Hey all. What are the edit points to re-create the 45 edit
using the long LP version?