Author Topic: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?  (Read 3544 times)

SunnyDaze

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Dicky was over a few nights ago and we were listening to tunes. I heard a telephone ring twice at around the 1:20 mark of Led Zeppelin's "The Ocean". He couldn't hear it. I did half a dozen rewinds to assure myself that I wasn't having an auditory hallucination.

Then I googled it. Sure enough, Wikipedia states that there's a faint studio telephone ring that can be heard twice around the 1:20-ish mark in the song.

I think it'd be interesting to see who can / can't hear it.

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2014, 01:05:38 PM »
It's definitely there, unless it's all a mirage caused ny running a high end Onkyo through an 8802 into a pair of Klipsch...
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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2014, 01:32:48 PM »
In my defense I hear phones for 10 hours a day, so I have learned to ignore that sound.

SunnyDaze

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2014, 01:36:21 PM »
I'll bet Frank can't hear it either.

Dicky

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2014, 01:39:06 PM »
Well I did hear the guitar...

bmwr75

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2014, 04:18:02 PM »
I can hear it at about 1:38 into the song.   I have the 4 disc set with the crop circle on the front.

SunnyDaze

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2014, 04:38:59 PM »
Yeah. Mine is actually at about 1:28. I think the timing depends on when they actually begin and end the
tracks.

I was listening on "The Complete Studio Recordings" set.

Which system were you listening on?

bmwr75

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2014, 04:56:23 PM »
Was listening on my desktop PC system.....Audio Engine A5s.

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2014, 11:56:51 PM »
John Bonham's drug dealer calling!  >:(
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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 05:43:16 PM »
Hey guys just stumbled upon this thread, seemed to be up my ally, I love picking things out in recordings.  Can someone maybe put the lyrics directly after/before/during the part where the telephone comes thru?  I listened thru twice but couldn't find it.  I am though listening thru an iPod with crappy jack that cuts in and out, as I don't have a real recording .  Let me know. I'm interested I'm finding it , thanx

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2014, 08:19:10 PM »
On the youtube "video" i hear something at around 1:38 which might be a phone ring.
Using Sennheisers headphones on my computer.

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2014, 08:26:02 PM »
its right before the uh oh yeah.

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Re: The telephone ringing in Zeppelin's "The Ocean". Can YOU hear it?
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2014, 09:02:37 AM »
Thanx anders, Ill give it listen as soon as I get home