In the opening of the first song of The Kick Inside, Kate Bush sampled humpback whale songs recorded by Dr. Roger S. Payne. Roger Payne studied the echolocation of bats and owls before switching to studying whales with an idea towards conservation. With Scott McVay in 1967, Payne discovered the "complex sonic arrangements" used by the humpback whales to communicate during breeding season. In 1970, Payne released an album of his field recordings and, in doing so, helped fuel the conservation movement to ban commercial whaling.
Here is the discography surrounding Dr. Roger S. Payne's debut album:
Songs of the Humpback Whale
A Life Among Whales Trailer
On Whale Sneezes
Pass the Headphones!!
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