HW: Heard on Space Ritual

[Keith Henderson]

Hi Folks...

Last night I was listening to SR (remastered CD) on the headphones as I was
laying to call it a night.  Anyway, as Down Through the Night was just
kicking in, I swear I could hear Dave's voice singing 'Down, Down, and Down'
or 'Round, Round, and Round' or whatever, very very faintly, before his
voice finally booms in.  It was almost like he was singing into a dead
microphone before someone caught on (himself maybe) and plugged him in, so
to speak.  I tried hearing the same thing on my old vinyl copy and couldn't
really tell if it was evident there, or whether I 'believed' I could hear it
because of what I heard on the new remasters.  Anyway, perhaps this is why
the lyrics in the live version start in differently than those on Doremi.
Anyone else notice this??

Kind of reminds me of certain vinyl records that will 'foreshadow' the
beginning of a track at either the start of the side, or in one of the black
holes.  I remember Heartbreaker on LZ II was one in particular where I could
always hear Page's riff start in about a second before it actually did.  Not
being a physics major, I could never explain it entirely, but I figure it
has to do with friction between the stylus and the 'empty' groove adjacent
to the one with the opening bit of music.  It must be 'activating' the
signal from the groove next door and then the signal leaks back and is
picked up by the stylus.  I should go now and put on the LZ II CD I have and
make sure I don't hear it there.  :)  I wouldn't think that would happen
with laser-read optical encoding.  Anyway, this obviously has nothing to do
with Down Through the Night.

Also, just before The Black Corridor starts in, it seems like somebody
shouts out 'Where's the Ghost?' or something.  It's not obvious who's voice
this is, i.e., whether it's from the stage or the audience, but I wonder if
one of the dancers/stage characters (Stacia and the like) missed their cue.

Well, just wondering about these things on a (not so) cold December night.
Thanks to El Nino I suppose.

Keith H. (FAA)