Revolution 9

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Revolution 9 is an experimental avant-garde sound collage by the Beatles, notable for its abstract structure and heavy use of tape loops and spoken-word elements.

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Revolution 9 canonical 2
Beatles song "Revolution 9" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avant-garde composition
experimental music work
song
sound collage
alsoKnownAs Revolution No. 9
linked to: Revolution #9
artist The Beatles
composer George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Yoko Ono
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
derivedFrom improvised jam at the end of "Revolution 1"
featuresSpokenWordBy George Harrison
George Martin
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
genre avant-garde
experimental music
musique concrète
hasCriticalReception polarizing
hasLanguage English
hasNotableSample repeated phrase "number nine"
hasTheme chaos
media saturation
war imagery
isRelatedWork Revolution 1
length 8:22
notableFor abstract structure
extensive spoken-word elements
heavy use of tape loops
lack of conventional melody and rhythm
partOfAlbum The Beatles
performer George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
positionOnAlbum side four
track 5 on disc two of The Beatles
producer George Martin
The Beatles
recordedBy EMI Studios, London
recordLabel Apple Records
releaseYear 1968
usesElement crowd noise
orchestral samples
sound effects
spoken word
usesTechnique sound collage
tape loops

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The Beatles (White Album) hasPart Revolution 9
Revolution hasVersion Revolution 9
number9dream titleInspiredBy Beatles song "Revolution 9"
linked to: Revolution 9