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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Predicate Object
instanceOf avant-garde composition
experimental music work
song
sound collage
alsoKnownAs Revolution No. 9 NERFINISHED
artist The Beatles NERFINISHED
composer George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney
Yoko Ono NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
derivedFrom improvised jam at the end of "Revolution 1"
featuresSpokenWordBy George Harrison NERFINISHED
George Martin NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
Yoko Ono NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
length 8:22
notableFor abstract structure
extensive spoken-word elements
heavy use of tape loops
lack of conventional melody and rhythm
partOfAlbum The Beatles NERFINISHED
performer George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
positionOnAlbum side four
track 5 on disc two of The Beatles
producer George Martin NERFINISHED
The Beatles NERFINISHED
recordedBy EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED
recordLabel Apple Records NERFINISHED
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