The Mistake That Made the Beatles Psychedelic: How a Broken Tape Machine Created 'Tomorrow Never Knows'

In 1966, a malfunctioning tape recorder in Abbey Road Studios accidentally created the sound that would define psychedelic music. We dive into how John Lennon's fascination with the Tibetan Book of the Dead, combined with backwards loops and a serendipitous technical glitch, birthed a song that sounds like it came from another planet—and changed the trajectory of popular music forever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.