Some songs only playing halfway

Some songs which I recorded from cds and downloaded at 256 from iTunes Match are not playing all the way through.
I've tried deleting and redowning but the problem is still the same.
I have checked the Get Info / Options - stop times and they are Ok.
In most cases I still have the original CDs but I'd like to know if there is a cure or whether I have done something wrong.

Does the song play in Quicktime Player? If it does then it is an iTunes issue. If it doesn't then it is possible the file was not completely downloaded, or is corrupt.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3712298 - applying system update cleared issue of songs ending early
Solution to purchased songs not playing (2009) - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1934256 - authorization issues and files not playing all the way through
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17382022 - Problem was incomplete files due to poor WiFi connection
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17661693 - issue resolved by re-downloading files or rebuilding library file [note, although the poster says this restored all, in the past the .xml file did not retain all the details of the original library file.]

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If you live in a Region that allows re-downloading Music...
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See Here > Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If not... Contact iTunes Customer Service
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How do I fix this?

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