1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)

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"1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" is an expansive, psychedelic rock composition by Jimi Hendrix noted for its experimental studio techniques and immersive, aquatic-themed soundscape.

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1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf psychedelic rock song ⓘ
rock composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Electric Ladyland ⓘ
albumArtist The Jimi Hendrix Experience ⓘ
artist Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
composer Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception often cited as one of Hendrix’s most ambitious studio works ⓘ
era late 1960s rock ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
flute ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
sound effects ⓘ
followsOnAlbum Rainy Day, Dream Away ⓘ
genre experimental rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
hasPart Moon, Turn the Tides…Gently Gently Away ⓘ
hasTitle 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) ⓘ
includedIn Jimi Hendrix discography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lengthApprox 13 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
notableFor aquatic-themed atmosphere ⓘ
experimental studio techniques ⓘ
psychedelic soundscape ⓘ
partOf Electric Ladyland ⓘ
performer The Jimi Hendrix Experience ⓘ
precedesOnAlbum Moon, Turn the Tides…Gently Gently Away ⓘ
producer Chas Chandler ⓘ
Eddie Kramer ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
recordLabel Reprise Records ⓘ
Track Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1968 ⓘ
theme escape from war ⓘ
transformation into a merman ⓘ
underwater world ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum side three ⓘ
usesTechnique backwards effects ⓘ
phasing ⓘ
reverb and echo processing ⓘ
stereo panning ⓘ
tape manipulation ⓘ

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Electric Ladyland → hasPart → 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) ⓘ
1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) → hasTitle → 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) ⓘ