Why do some Incantations CDs have a shorter Part 3?
When Incantations was first released on CD, longer (74-minute) CDs could be unstable, and so were rarely used. The beginning of Part 3 was edited down to 13.49 so that it would fit the shorter disc. Thankfully, the technical problems were eventually overcome, so later CD issues of Incantations (including, of course, the HDCD remaster) contain the complete 16.59 version.
When Incantations was first released on CD, longer (74-minute) CDs could be unstable, and so were rarely used. The beginning of Part 3 was edited down to 13.49 so that it would fit the shorter disc. Thankfully, the technical problems were eventually sorted out, so later CD issues of Incantations (including, of course, the HDCD remaster) contain the complete 16.59 version.
