Released: 09-07-1992
Archive notes: Roger Waters explained in a 1993 radio interview that the message answered Stanley Kubrick’s refusal to license the HAL 9000 breathing sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The 2015 remix replaces this passage, so edition identification is essential.
Case 141
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Intentional message Artist acknowledged
Roger Waters
Forward:
The original 1992 mix opens with a deliberately reversed spoken message.
Message transcription:
Julia, however, in the light and visions of the issues of Stanley, we changed our minds. We have decided to include a backward message. Stanley, for you, and for all the other book burners.
Audio sample needed
Sample the opening from an original 1992 mix and document the edition. Do not substitute the 2015 remix, which omits the message.