IPod refusing to play track...

So I've just bought the remastered "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" CD by Brian Eno and David Byrne. I imported it into iTunes without problem and the album plays fine.
However, once downloaded onto my iPod, it refuses to play the first track, "America Is Waiting". It plays the first 2 seconds and then skips to the next track.
I've tried reseting my iPod (several times). I've tried deleting it all and re-importing. I've tried completely restoring my iPod and reimporting everything, but nothing has made any difference.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks,
Paul C.
iPod with Colour Display 60GB
iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

Hi,
Thanks for that. Tried it. But no joy.
It's got to be something to do with this track and my iPod. It plays okay in iTunes. And it even plays okay off my iPod via iTunes. But no luck when the iPod is on its own.
I've tried tricking it, by setting the start time of the track to three seconds in ( or more). But when played on my iPod, it goes straight to the three second mark - does nothing, then goes back to 0:00, plays two seconds worth and then skips to the next track. It's getting really annoying.
One other thing to mention, is that if I pause the track at 0:00, then skip to some point in the title beyond 0:03, the rest of it plays fine.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul C.

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