According to legend (Brian May), the recording session was using existing BBC tapes, recording over old radio programmes
This spoken section just happened to be there in the gap, they liked it and left it
The woman speaking is reading a dissertation about Herman Hesse's 1922 Siddhartha novel - hence the intriguing references to Buddhism, Brahmanism and deluded spirits.
Every session recorded by the BBC was recorded on 8-track machines and whilst stereo copies were sometimes retained, the numerous multi-track used to create them, were not.
When Queen assembled in the control room to play back the material just recorded, they were surprised to discover the remnants of a un-broadcast Radio 4 programme laid down in the same studio days earlier. The reason why they kept it on the recording according to the producer Jeff Griffin, is quite simple; "it just seemed to fit the recording, so we used it".
Well, no. That's a common myth, but there's a tiny little problem - it's a lie.It has been discussed on Queenzone many times before. This is the novel : link - the text is NOT in there
pittrek wrote:
Well, no. That's a common myth, but there's a tiny little problem - it's a lie.It has been discussed on Queenzone many times before. This is the novel : link - the text is NOT in there
Read again: "The woman speaking is reading **a dissertation about** Herman Hesse's 1922 Siddhartha novel"
Please note the part I've emphasized.
Well I guess it's a good idea to press F5 before writing a response, especially if you have the tab opened for an hour. MusicFan15 is of course correct
It's happened to me before, too. I just thought I'd clarify, in case someone reading later on thought you were referring to the dissertation rather than the novel/novella.
1978- when i found the amazing record where this version was heard, i was really flabbergasted, thought it was something done by the producers of the album ( no news is good news ) and it made this record so 'bootleg-ish. A gem found on the Sheetkeeckers record as well. 'Ballroom blitz'......lots of questionings, mysticism...a beautiful 'something'
bucsateflon wrote:
So you got embarrassed with you original comment "I choose to believe..." and have changed it.
I'm glad to make you aware of that...
It was clearly a joke. That should've been obvious even to someone as dense as you, but you took it seriously. So I thought I'd have some fun at your expense. Job done
