On 30/01/2011 10:03, Samuel Penn wrote:
> Simon Reap<simon@???> wrote:
>> It was Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
> Undetermined.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/music/media/cdlength.asp
As Gloria Hunniford said, why let the facts get in the way of a good story.
It was more likely to be a commercial decision, and the Beethoven story
was just an excuse.