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backward vocals in “Rain”
AI-generated editorial illustration of a reel-to-reel tape machine and studio booth, evoking the recording technique in “Rain.”
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At the end of The Beatles’ song “Rain,” John Lennon’s voice plays backward. The band recorded it in 1966 during the experimental sessions around *Revolver*; this is a specific example of the studio technique, not proof that The Beatles were the first group ever to use reversed playback.