Why did this come out on a seven inch? Did it rock the dance floor? I doubt it, but it's rare. A prime cut from the delightful Andrece Twins absolute classic debut LP for Limelight, most certainly a top-tenner in my book, imagine The Novi Singers meet Sonic Youth then make them do a Donovan cover version. A slightly less psychedelic LP for Verve also did the rounds, but for me, songs like 'Along Came Sam' and 'Hex' take vocal jazz to a new dimension.
12. COPPER PLATED INTERGRATED CIRCUIT - HEY JUDE
If anybody happens to pass by Beatin' Rhythm records in Manchester, always spend five minutes to checkout the Beatles covers box. It's especially handy for trendy wedding floor-fillers. You won't find this track in there though, and you won't find Wolfgang Dauner's version of 'A Day In The Life' either.
13. KRAFTWERK - VON HIMMEL HOCH
Ever since Dom liberated this highly collectible Kraftwerk double pack from a reputable Stockport record dealer, I've been clearing Barmitzvah dancefloors in the name of Krautrock-and-roll to absolutely no merit or creative avail.
14. FRANK ZAPPA - 200 MOTELS
Dom also nicked this.
15. KRYSZTOF KOMEDA - CUL-DE-SAC
I won't deny this little beauty had me flummoxed for a good few years - did it exist? How will I get it? If I find this record I will never buy another record in my life... I paid through the nose, literally shaking with anticipation. Then I found two more copies and two more obscure cover versions and I now dedicate my life to the pursual of the ultimate cul-de-sac cover version collection of all time. In all seriousness though, this is the best film ever made (and Donald Pleasance's finest performance).
16. JOHN SIMON - LAST SUMMER
This film is the best film ever made and John Simons is a real unsung hero amongst the soundtrack glitterati. His score for psychedelic-cinema-verite 'You Are What You Eat' is also a gem.
17. DELIA DERBYSHIRE - EFFERVESCENCE
Bradford Museum of Film and Television has got 20 thousand vintage TV programmes that you can select from a catalogue, sit in a booth, and take in the rays to your heart's content... for free. Once I arrived and all the booths were full, the pretty woman behind the counter said "I am sorry sir, but do you mind watching this on the cinema screen?" For the next 30 minutes I watched a vintage episode of Tomorrow's World featuring Delia Derbyshire explaining the musique-concrete methods adopted at the Radiophonic Workshop when creating those inimitable TV soundtracks. DD almost started dancing at one point, it was incredible, and in my own private cinema.
18. WILL MALONE - DEATHLINE
Donald Pleasance's finest performance - or maybe not - but this deep down and dirty moogy-boogie-woogy 'plod-along' sprayed with flutterings of hammond and fire-engine horn stabs was only available if you taped the title sequence of the telly. But now the OST to the film the Yanks called 'Raw Meat' is available on Shady Brook Records, along with an array of disturbing incidental pieces to play while you eat your breakfast.
19. BURT BACHARACH - ITALIAN FUZZ
The picturesque pizzicato introduction to this Burt Bacharach obscurity gives us little warning that our old friend 'the demon fuzz' is waiting round the corner. Tough beats and hammond make it a dancefloor life buoy, but quick - you'd better get the next record ready...
20. THE MONKS - WE DU WIE DU
Julian Cope cites 'Black Monk Time' as a milestone in Krautrock history due to these US GI monk-men being stationed in Deutschland when they recorded a host of fatback pre-punk R&B tracks. The rumbling break beat and bassline intro makes this track a standout.