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STH_reverse.ogg‎ (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 28s, 56kbps)

[edit] Summary

Reversed audio sample of a section of "Stairway to Heaven", from Led Zeppelin IV, by Led Zeppelin. This clip is short (under 30 seconds) and therefore a small proportion of the original song. Its quality has been reduced to no higher than the equivalent of a Vorbis quality setting of 0 (roughly 64kbps).

This sample is used to illustrate the backmasked message allegedly found in this portion of the song in the List of backmasked messages and the articles Backmasking and Stairway to Heaven. It cannot be replaced by a free sample because the possible backmasking is unique to this recorded version of the song.

Original track was sourced from the album “Four Signs” and reversed in "Audacity 1.2.4b". This version exported to a lower quality setting with Audacity 1.2.6.

[edit] Licensing

This is a sample from a copyrighted audio recording. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:

The sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question.
It contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles it is used in (listed under the heading "File links" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media.
The sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording.
No other samples from the same track are used in Wikipedia.
There is no adequate free alternative available.

A more detailed fair use rationale may be provided by the user who uploaded this recording. Any other uses of this recording, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this recording and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use" please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:04, 15 April 2007	28s (191 KB)	Audacity (Talk \| contribs)	(Reversed audio sample of a section of "Stairway to Heaven", from ''Led Zeppelin IV'', by Led Zeppelin. The use of this sample, which contains a short ''reversed'' clip of the song, is claimed to be fair use to illustrate the backmasked messag)
	00:07, 10 May 2006	28s (469 KB)	Zippokovich (Talk \| contribs)	(This is a reversed version of a section of “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin. The track was sourced from the album “Four Signs” and reversed in “Audacity 1.2.4b” )