John Lennon might know the meaning, unfortunately, he's not around. From a beatles FAQ (http://www.recmusicbeatles.com/public/files/faqs/p...): 'John claimed the the engineer from EMI would say at the beginning of each take of a song, "This EMI Recording Studio Number 9" (or perhaps "EMI Test Tape Number 9") and John liked the sound of it and added it in).' Although I'm sure when the White Album came out, quite a few people tried (with the aid of groovy substances) to find more meaning out of it anyways. "Number 9" has always been a bit of a recording "joke", although it really doesn't seem to mean anything. So if you're behind a mike and feel like saying nonsense, go with "number 9.... number 9..." I've not reversed the Digital Pictures' SCD audio tracks myself, so I can't say they're there for every one... but it wouldn't surprise me, they seemed like a bunch of jokers... |