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From: jeremy@milton.acs.washington.edu (Jeremy York)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll
Subject: Re: Backmasking
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Date: 18 Jan 90 04:56:41 GMT
References: <6497@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <7288@lindy.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: jeremy@milton.acs.washington.edu (Jeremy York)
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In article <7288@lindy.Stanford.EDU> canuhed@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dylan Salisbury) writes:
>In article <6497@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> ccm020@deneb.ucdavis.edu () writes:
>
>>[naive reaction to the insidious backmasking on Led Zeppelin 4, etc]
>>This just interested me since I got this album, so please post or e-mail any
>>info you have.  Thanks a lot!
>
>I bought this album less then a week ago myself, and hadn't heard of the
>messages on Stairway To Heaven until I read your post.

Have you guys been hiding under a rock or something?  Everyone knows
that Zep used to sacrifice a goat before a show and smear themselves
with its blood and fat before giving a performance.  They would read
the entrails of the goat to find out their playlist for the night.

>Can anyone recommend a good way to hear a non-vinyl recording backwards,
>without serious rewiring of household appliances?

I used to have a walkman that did this very nicely.  It was a rather
delicate operation, however.  Start with an auto-reverse walkman.  Put
it in the bottom of your backpack, and then stuff it full of books.
Carry it in there for several days, seeking opportunities to set the
backpack down roughly etc.  Now drop it onto a hard wood floor, whilst
burning black candles and reciting the words "Driving Me Backwards"
by Eno.  It should now play side A backwards when it should be
reverse-playing side B.

jeremy@klahhane.stat.washington

 "look, here, brother --
  who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?"