Music playback - some tracks start half way through - help?

I have an Ipod Touch 32gb 4th gen.
On music playback, there are certain tracks that will not start at the beginning of the track and start half way through or even towards the end of the track.
This does not occur on playback on my 32gb classic, an 8gb nano, on laptop or on Apple TV.
The local apple store have replaced the Touch with another and the same happens on the same songs.
Having had the classic for nearly 4 years with no faults, I thought I'd step into 2010 and get with it a little, only to find that music playback is problematic.
All software is up to date, I have been through restores etc. with the local Apple Store.
Any suggestions guys?

We are having the same issue with our iPod touches and iPad, and yes, it is very annoying. I came here searching for a solution, but all I see is you all with the same problem/question.
I'm assuming this behavior probably has something to do with the new AirPlay in iOS and its ability to stream media to another iOS device and pick up where it left off. However, I find this extremely annoying for music, since songs start halfway through when in the middle of a playlist.
I have found no solution to this issue, and it is one Apple needs to resolve, especially when we have "Remember Playback Position" UNchecked for all of our music.
Here's hoping Apple puts a little more effort in the future to help us actually manage our media well, instead of crap feature bloat like Ping, Genius, etc.

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