Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Downloaded the ZIP from the first link posted (rapidshare), but they all seem to be the short versions.

Since I'm bored, I downloaded the .ZIP from rapidshare again.
Exactly the same files I got back in May.
Loaded the .MP3s into two different apps (Foobar2000 & XMMS) and both showed the timings Mr. Mojo_(risin')_LA_(woman) listed in the original post.

Next I played the files with MPlayer and used a stopwatch to time them.
The first track ran 4:11, the second 3:41, and the third lasted 4:13.
I noticed in MPlayer's output 44.1kHz and 48kHz both among the diagnostic messages,
yet even the ratio 44.1/48 doesn't match the time differences.
I'll agree there's something strange going on. I'll be investigating further after work.