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Joe Meek (Entry 771.PS2509)

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In which the art of music recording is revolutionized by a troubled British record producer who doesn't read or play music, and Ken can't really think of any guitar pedals. Certificate #37241.

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We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:07.0

We are receiving this message.

0:11.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can

0:16.0

only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:21.3

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

0:26.2

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:28.8

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:35.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.0

this is our legacy to you.

0:43.4

This is our time capsule.

0:45.4

This is the omnibus. Okay. You have accessed entry 771.

1:17.0

P.S. 2509.

1:19.6

Certificate number 37241.

1:23.0

Joe Meek. I know that you love music you're a music lover I gotta say one of my favorite things to

1:40.8

listen to. Music.

1:43.0

Is that right?

1:44.0

Top 10.

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I've known you to listen to music.

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I've known you to be knowledgeable about music.

1:48.0

How knowledgeable are you would you say about the production of music? Oh almost none. Really? Like I'll...

1:57.7

Almost none? Almost almost not. Does none even modify how knowledgeable are you?

2:03.0

None more black.

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