One explanation I found: it’s what would fit on a 45rpm single. (Doesn’t explain “MacArthur Park” at 7m 21s in 1968, but I suspect manufacturing tolerances were better by then.) This is one 45 I haven’t tossed out yet…
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Cool shot! The length was all that radio stations wanted to play. That is often why in the 70s and 80s bands would have "album versions" that were much longer than the "radio version".
July 4th, 2021
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