Beyond Backward Masking 1 Beyond Backward Masking REVERSE SPEECH AND THE VOICE OF THE INNER MIND DAVID JOHN OATES GREG ALBRECHT Beyond Backward Masking 2 Copyright: 1987 By David Oates and Greg Albrecht Wholly Published, Printed and Bound In Adelaide, South Australia By JOVAMHAZ PUBLICATIONS All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Enquiries should be made to the publisher. First Edition, First Printing. October 1987 First Edition, Second Printing March 1988 Second Edition March 2008 Researched and Compiled by: David Oates and Greg Albrecht Design, Editing and Word Processing by: David Oates Illustrations by: Linda Jane For distribution and lecture enquiries contact: Reversespeech.com P.O. Box 678, Noarlunga Centre SA 5165 61 8 83824372 Beyond Backward Masking: Reverse Speech and the Voice of the Inner Mind Appendices Footnotes Index ISBN: 0 7316 1162 4 Beyond Backward Masking 3 Dedicated to: The late Tony Murphy - Fond memories of a good friend. With Special Thanks to: Richard Berry; Duncan Muirhead; John & June Hampel; Peter & Jean Thomas; Ps. Peter Vacca; Naomi Vacca; Darryl Thomas; Ian Matthews; Nick Resce; John & Sandy Sanders; Lynette Albrecht; Our anonymous friend; Plus many others who helped confirm examples. Beyond Backward Masking 4 Special Notes All quotations at the beginning of chapters are taken from The Contemporary Dictionary (Encyclopaedic Edition) - Copyright 1978 J.G. Fergusson Publishing Company. To protect the identity of some people mentioned in this book, a minority of names and unimportant details have been changed. Unless otherwise stated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, The Authorized King James Version. All reversed lyrics quoted are determined by analyzing recorded material played in the reverse mode (backwards). Analysis is undertaken in accordance with criteria detailed in this book and no recordings have been tampered with or vary in any way from the original recordings. Reversals are based upon the personal opinion of the authors and opinions may vary with different listeners. Reversed lyrics are indicated with bold print and can be spasmodic in their textual context - in these instances they are separated in text by the marks - / /. They are quoted EXACTLY as they appear and may not necessarily be grammatically correct. Beyond Backward Masking 5 Preface "ONCE THE ROAD HAS BEEN BUILT THROUGH THE JUNGLE, WHAT WAS ONCE JUNGLE THEN BECOMES SCENERY." Author Unknown Many have endeavoured to write explanatory insights into this complex subject of 'Backward Masking' but from my reading, have just delivered a scathing biased attack on particularly, the rock music industry. Many readers, sadly, have accepted these books as totally correct and authoritative. To me, a good book is like a good lecture, sermon or debate. I do not have to agree but if it motivates me to think or reassess, it has been a fruitful exercise. For years I have addressed groups on the influence of music in our lives. Questions always follow (many based on those books) and frequently among them - "what do I think of Backmasking?" My answer (then and now) - "I don't really know - it's interesting - it does not affect the music I listen to." Nothing's changed.... except Now comes this book, completed by two characters who I know have taken time to investigate and learn about what they term 'Reverse Speech'. They have not allowed any bias thinking to influence the statements made and that must make for a solid foundation. We are looking at a jungle......... not a destructive one...... but possibly something we as yet, do not understand. However, I am sure there is some 'scenery' to be found in these pages. I wish you thoughtful reading. RICHARD BERRY Solsound Promotions of South. Australia. Beyond Backward Masking 6 "I want to tell you about Texas Radio and the big beat. It comes out of Virginia swamps, cool and clear, with perfect precision and the back beat hard and narrow to master. Some call it heavenly in its brilliance, others fiend and rueful of the Western Dream." JIM MORRISON: 'Texas Radio and the Big Beat' Beyond Backward Masking 7 CONTENTS 1 An Introduction to Backward Masking......................................................................9 Other Reversals; Intentional Backward Masking; Unintentional Backward Masking 2 A New Theory...........................................................................................................18 A Brief Summary of Our Findings; Reverse Speech; Duality in Nature; The Purpose Of Reverse Speech; Deviating From the Norm; Reversals In Normal Speech; A Definition Of Reverse Speech 3 The Process................................................................................................................20 Phonetic Reversals; Speech Complementarity; Audio Illusions 4 The Influence.............................................................................................................26 Helter Skelter; Stained Glass; The Night Stalker; Conversation 5 The Source.................................................................................................................32 Spiritual References; Non Spiritual References; Hypnosis Session; Woman Dying; The Human Brain 6 The Emergence Of Rock And Roll............................................................................38 The Beginning Of Radio; World War Two; Rhythm And Blues; The l 950s; Mysterious Deaths; The 1 960s; The 1 970s; The 1 980s 7 Gospel Music.............................................................................................................45 Gospel Radio Programme; Leon Patillo; Petra; Stryper; Larry Norman; Dion 8 Television Themes And Children's Songs.................................................................49 Television Themes; Children’s Songs; Sesame Street; Walt Disney 9 Australian Politicians.................................................................................................51 Federal Election Night 1987; September Budget 1987 10 Towards A Greater Understanding..........................................................................56 Oddities In Music; Re-releases; Other Languages; Speaking In Tongues; Other Examples In Normal Speech; Some Observations 11 The Theology Of Reverse Speech...........................................................................64 Reverse Speech In The Bible; Music And The Two Fold Nature Of Man; Reverse Speech Archetypes 12 The Implications Of Reverse Speech......................................................................70 Secular Music And The Media; Gospel Music; Normal Conversation; The Collective unconscious Appendices…………………………………………………………………………75 A - Case Studies; B - Conversations; C - Beyond Backward Masking 8 The Nazi Mystery; D - UFOs; E - Research Methods Footnotes...................................................................................................................89 Index.........................................................................................................................91 The Authors..............................................................................................................95 Beyond Backward Masking 9 Chapter 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO BACKWARD MASKING 'Tis strange but true; for Truth is always strange, Stranger than fiction. - LORD 8YRON (1788-1824) Don Juan Have you ever watched a video tape being cued or played backwards and found the scenes amusing? Or perhaps heard talk of people playing Rock and Roll records backwards and hearing strange unexplained messages mixed in amongst the normal gibberish of reversed audio. This may sound a little strange, but the subject holds an interest for many. Just ask any high school student what they think about it and you'll probably get an answer like: 'You mean all that evil stuff on the back of records.' Evil messages on the back of records? Ridiculous!? Maybe not. The controversial nature of many of these reported messages has prompted certain Christian groups in the United States to force a US senate enquiry into the matter. In 1982 the United States House Of Representatives passed 'House Resolution 6363', a bill introduced by Robert K. Dornan to label all suspect records with the following: "WARNING: THIS RECORD CONTAINS BACKWARD MASKING THAT MAKES A VERBAL STATEMENT WHICH IS AUDIBLE WHEN THIS RECORD IS PLAYED BACKWARDS AND WHICH MAY BE PERCEPTIBLE AT A SUBLIMINAL LEVEL WHEN THIS RECORD IS PLAYED FORWARDS." Likewise in February 1983 the Arkansas State Senate passed a similar record-labelling bill by a vote of 86 to 0 1. Despite much controversy over the subject of Backward Masking, very little information appears to be available on the topic. Some religious groups distribute literature claiming that Backward Masking is part of a conspiracy by Rock and Roll groups and/or Satanic forces, to subvert and lead youth astray. Similarly, a small number of books have been released on the topic yet they contain minimal information on Backward Masking, concentrating primarily upon the lifestyles of some Rock and Roll musicians. Unfortunately, the currently circulated literature has done little to promote serious scientific research into this phenomenon, and, as a result, Backward Masking has been viewed with scepticism by most. The book that you are about to read is the result of many months of serious full-time research. It has been our intention to unravel this mystery and perhaps