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TIL: That when recording "I Feel Fine", the Beatles had begun to explore new sources of inspiration in noises previously eliminated as mistakes, such as electronic goofs, twisted tapes and talkback. "I Feel Fine" marks one of the earliest examples of the the use of feedback as a recording technique.

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