Uploading .mp3 files http error – 2 "exact" files one successful other fails

I have 2 equal .mp3 files – technically different files but both exported from Audacity using the same settings and the same original audio. Exactly the same size, same content (albeit processed separately) – one fails and one succeeds.

Both files play fine but could some character in the file be tripping up the PHP upload?

I see this error – ap_pass_brigade failed – in the log from last week – GoDaddy takes a long time getting the logs saved and today’s errors are nowhere. related?

[Tue Apr 26 20:34:35 2016] [9000082] [fcgid:warn] (32)Broken pipe: 
[client 173.160.120.186:51688] 
mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function, 
referer http://www.####.com/wp-admin/upload.php

[Thu Apr 28 12:56:54 2016] [9000082] [fcgid:warn] (110)Connection timed out:
[client 104.237.142.57:46250] 
mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function

[Sun May 01 12:29:20 2016] [9000082] [fcgid:warn] 
[client 104.236.68.137:58028] 
mod_fcgid: can't apply process slot for /web/cgi-bin/php-fcgi, 
referer http://####.com

I have the php memory settings and file uploads to 128mb and the timeout at 120seconds.

This one fails:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byiy0gx4A9G-dFR3MjdlTjFZUDg

This one succeeds:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byiy0gx4A9G-REhWVnRIMU5jek0

Running PHP 5.4 on GoDaddy

I have tried the ‘fixes’ for the imagick issue in PHP 4.5 to no avail.

my htaccess:

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

SetEnv MAGICK_THREAD_LIMIT 1

<IfModule mod_security.c>
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</IfModule>

# Exclude the file upload and WP CRON scripts from authentication
<FilesMatch "(async-upload.php|wp-cron.php|xmlrpc.php)$">
    Satisfy Any
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Deny from none
</FilesMatch>

RewriteEngine On

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

GoDaddy’s senior tech had no idea what was up – maybe a corrupted WordPress? I did however do a refresh install and no change.