Can't download albums over 3G?

I've tried a few times lately and I'm unable to download albums from iTunes over 3G. Whenever I try, I get the message stating that "This item is over 10MB" and I need to connect to wi-fi to get it. I've seen other people post that they're able to download albums over 3G without issue. Is it just certain albums that don't work?
For the record today's failure was "Middle Cyclone" by Neko Case, which has a 31 minute bonus track, so I assume that's the problem. However, last week I had the same issue with "Light of X" by Miranda Lee Richards, and there aren't any massive tracks there (longest is 6:37).
Thanks for any advice.

SlackerCS,
If the content exceeds 10MBs, a WiFi connection is required; 3G wouldn't have sufficient bandwidth to download it otherwise. This message is normal when downloading that amount of data. Fortunately if you don't have access to a WiFi network, you can always resume the download later on your computer:
Troubleshooting the iTunes Music Store for iPhone and iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1513
Hope this helps,
Raleigh

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