Difference between revisions of "Seven Forty Seven"

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An early version of this track was featured on the Boards of Canada website in 2002 (now available here) as an infinite interactive loop. The playback could be controlled via keyboard, making it possible to hear distinct parts of the track separately.
The Shockwave Director file for the track featured on the 2002 website was named "tellia".^[1]

"Seven Forty Seven" was released in 2009 on Warp20 (Unheard) as the first track.
According to the Boards of Canada official twitter, the version which appeared on Warp20 is from 2003. ^[2]
MDG: "If you listen very closely to the release version, you'll hear Freddie Mercury."^[3]

Contains an eerie choir element that also appears in "R35TT A06", but here it is faster.
Contains the "take my hand" vocal sample also used in "You Could Feel The Sky".
Contains a piano sample from the ending of the Brian Chatton track "Smooth Touch".^[4]
Contains a drum loop sample from Zero G - Datafile Two (Drumloop 8) sample library or samples Simon Harris - 110 BPM (Dancefloor Justice) from an album of breakbeats. These are exactly the same.
Contains a sample of "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles, only audible when slowed down to around 20% of the original song.^[5]

"Seven Forty Seven" is in reference to the Boeing 747 aircraft, which was first entered into service in 1970. Many themes of BoC's music involve references to air travel and the 1970's.
Fans have speculated the number Seven-Forty-Seven could be a devious reference to 666. If added literally, 7 plus 40 plus 7 equals 54, which is also 9 times 6. Nine sixes could be written out as 666 666 666.
Officially, "Seven Forty Seven" can be played at both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm, revealing different elements of the song in each version played. Fans have also said that on release, some digital copies of Warp10 included the 45rpm version instead of the 33 1/3 version. This was particularly noted on iTunes. ^[6]

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 * Contains an eerie choir element that also appears in "[[R35TT A06]]", but here it is faster.
 * Contains the "take my hand" vocal sample also used in "[[You Could Feel The Sky]]".
-* Contains a piano sample from the ending of a Brian Chatton track Smooth Touch <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARidS10oq8</ref>.
+* Contains a piano sample from the ending of the Brian Chatton track "Smooth Touch".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARidS10oq8</ref>
 * Contains a drum loop sample from Zero G - Datafile Two (Drumloop 8) sample library or samples Simon Harris - 110 BPM (Dancefloor Justice) from an album of breakbeats. These are exactly the same.
 * Contains a sample of "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles, only audible when slowed down to around 20% of the original song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1vnkos6/just_discovered_that_seven_forty_seven_samples/</ref>