Quoted from alexis

I wonder! Let us know what you think next time you listen ...

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Her Majesty does start with the end of Polythene Pam. It's the very first thing you hear.

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Her Majesty does start with the end of Polythene Pam. It's the very first thing you hear.

Right, but is that the cause of the "wavering" kind of sound? I'm not sure why a clean splice would do that, or maybe I'm just hearing something that's really not there (like these here voices   )

You're hearing the lingering harmonics of the guitar from the song that was supposed to come before it, "Mean Mr. Mustard." When strings are strummed hard, their pitches shift slightly as the ringing dissipates.

Like many, I'm sure, I've made my own edit of side 2, just to see what it sounds like with this short song in its original place, between "Mustard" and "Pam." Um...I think Paul made the right decision by taking it out.

You're right of course, MMM, not Polythene Pam. Can't understand why Paul even considered putting it in there.

Considering that particular stage of their recording career, maybe he didn't want two more John songs in a row.