Sorry if this is common knowledge, but I can't find the info elsewhere on this (excellent) web site....

In the song Happenstance from Repercussion, at about 2:30 (as the "she walks into the room" verse starts), I hear something that sounds like chirping crickets. Anyone know if this is the real thing, or a studio concoction? If the latter, would love to hear how they did it.

Reminds me of how The Band put all those unusual sounds on their early albums.

"Session crickets", according to Peter (?) in the sleeve notes for the IRS CD re-issue.

Phil

Yes, that's correct. I think we had a sound effects record for them. No live crickets were harmed in the recording of "Happenstance".

Thank you both -- I've only ever seen the CC double reissue of SfD/R, which appears to omit that info.

The crickets were from the sound effects reels at George Martin's studio AIR, I think probably recorded by/for the BBC. I think of them as Beatle crickets.

yes, they always reminded me of the beginning of "sun king".

Could they be the same crickets? I wish I were home with my CDs!