3/20/2023 0 Comments Relax melodies sleep zen soundsThere is a phenomenon in many mystical traditions, which goes by many names, including the dark night of the soul and the abyss. Is that clear? Then lets’ turn on, tune in, and drop out back to 1955… We’re going to head into some strange places in some of these episodes, and my intention is neither to mock the people I’m talking about nor to endorse their ideas, but to present those ideas to you the listener so you can understand the music, the history, and the mindset of the people involved, I’d just like to emphasise that when I talk about these ideas, I’m trying as best I can to present the thinking of the people I’m talking about, in an accurate and unbiased way, rather than talking about my own beliefs. I think I’ve dealt with those subjects fairly respectfully, but you still may want to check the transcript if you have worries about these subjects.Īlso, we’re now entering a period of music history with the start of the psychedelic era where many of the songs we’re looking at are influenced by non-mainstream religious traditions, mysticism, and also increasingly by political ideas which may seem strange with nearly sixty years’ hindsight. Why not join them?īefore I start this episode, I’d like to note that it deals with a number of subjects some listeners might find upsetting, most notably psychedelic drug use, mental illness, and suicide. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. The only way to get the second mono mix is on this ludicrously-expensive out-of-print box set, but the stereo mix is easily available on Revolver. Sadly the first mono mix of “Tomorrow Never Knows” has been out of print since it was first issued. Leary’s much-abridged audiobook version of The Psychedelic Experience can be purchased from Folkways Records. I also referred to both The Tibetan Book of the Dead and to The Psychedelic Experience. Davis Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In by Robert Forte The Starseed Signals by Robert Anton Wilson and especially The Harvard Psychedelic Clubby Don Lattin. All my Beatles episodes refer to: The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn, All The Songs: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Release by Jean-Michel Guesdon, And The Band Begins To Play: The Definitive Guide To The Songs of The Beatles by Steve Lambley, The Beatles By Ear by Kevin Moore, Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald, and The Beatles Anthology.įor this episode, I also referred to Last Interview by David Sheff, a longform interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono from shortly before Lennon’s death Many Years From Now by Barry Miles, an authorised biography of Paul McCartney and Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey.įor information on Timothy Leary I used a variety of sources including The Most Dangerous Man in America by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. I have read literally dozens of books on the Beatles, and used bits of information from many of them. And I’ve been told that Maureen Cleave denied having an affair with Lennon - though note that I said it was “strongly rumoured” rather than something definite.Īs usual, a mix of all the songs excerpted in this episode is available at. Sources differ on when Geoff Emerick started at EMI, and he *may* not have worked on “Sun Arise”, though I’ve seen enough reliable sources saying he did that I think it’s likely. While Timothy Leary was imprisoned in 1970 he wasn’t actually placed in the cell next to Charles Manson until 1973. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Ī few things - I say “Fairfield” at one point when I mean “Fairchild”. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a fifteen-minute bonus episode available, on “Keep on Running” by the Spencer Davis Group. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. This week’s episode looks at “Tomorrow Never Knows”, the making of Revolver by the Beatles, and the influence of Timothy Leary on the burgeoning psychedelic movement. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 5, 2022
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