The guys answer a listener letter asking for the history on "backmasking" - recording messages backwards on rock n roll records meant to be played forwards. Get ready to go deep on The Beatles, Led Zep and even that annoying Napoleon XIV track.

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SHOW NOTES:

The Eligibles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oTsFlwwzQ

Napoleon XIV backwards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gbvcEkuFFI

Tomorrow Never Knows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNbHn3i9S4

The Snowblind controversy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_(Styx_song)

The amazing anti-Led Zep televangelist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9uANJR1qRg&t=35s

Backmasked messages list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_backmasked_messages

Paul is Dead story: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-mccartney-is-dead-conspiracy-897189/

The phenomenon of Pareidolia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia#:~:text=Pareidolia%20(%2F%CB%8Cp%C3%A6ri,Moon%20or%20the%20Moon%20Rabbit.

Spotify playlist with songs with backwards messages:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32sswwdMwQcUp8JA4G89UX?si=0DrPkhIYTpWrWQxorjYfJw


Manson's White Album interpretations: