Darksides strange little noise

File this under oddities. I used to subscribe to Andy Mabetts, The Amazing Pudding (a Pink Floyd fanzine). I remember engaging in a debate there that was never fully qualified. The tale goes as such...

At the very last final moments of Darkside Of The Moon, the heartbeats and fadeout after Eclipse, there is "music" or some strange sounds way off in the distant background. I described this in TAP as "almost like someone leaving a radio on in the studio". The debate comes in when some people also hear this wierd sound while others can't hear a thing. It's most easily heard through headphones.

If anyone has experianced this oddity, or better yet can explain it, speak up. It boogles me too this day. My only explanation is mastering, different qualities for different batches...I dunno?

Rust
I've heard it, and like so many others that say this too, I think it's The Beatles. The "noise" is a guitar playing an upbeat melody. The notes are high pitched so mabey it's a solo, but I deffenetly hear it to.

You too eh?. The mystery continues.

No, I have a cd version, bought it a year ago, and I can hear the music. It is going on right after the singing ends, while the heart is still beating. The melody is very "poppy" that I'm sure it was The Beatles.

int_2375
Yeah, its almost surprising that anyone ever listened to it that loud, cause at the same volume needed to hear the Beatles in the background the rest of the song would probably make you go deaf.

Well, I discovered this via headphones, just so I wouldn't go deaf...

what?

Witchwoodhermit wrote: File this under oddities. I used to subscribe to Andy Mabetts, The Amazing Pudding (a Pink Floyd fanzine). I remember engaging in a debate there that was never fully qualified. The tale goes as such... At the very last final moments of Darkside Of The Moon, the heartbeats and fadeout after Eclipse, there is "music" or some strange sounds way off in the distant background. I described this in TAP as "almost like someone leaving a radio on in the studio". The debate comes in when some people also hear this wierd sound while others can't hear a thing. It's most easily heard through headphones. If anyone has experianced this oddity, or better yet can explain it, speak up. It boogles me too this day. My only explanation is mastering, different qualities for different batches...I dunno?

Alan Psychedelic breakfast from PF album Atom heart mother has many sounds of Alan walking trough kitchen, reading newspaper and preparing breakfest. (also killing the fly)