Having heard some obscure song on an evening R1 show (Richard Skinner?) by Holger Czukay and one of the fops from Japan, I was rather taken with it. Rather than write it down, I filed the name Holger Czukay in my head for the weekend. I was about 14 and earned £4.50 a week on my paper round. LP's were £3.99. Guess what I did every Saturday??

Anyway, into David's Records near the market in Bracknell and I see a 12" single by Holger Czukay called Photo Song. I pick it up and although the song didn't seem extended so the 12" was poor value, it felt rare and I bet no one else at school would have it. I spent half my weeks wages on it and rushed home.

Dropping the needle on my Fidelity UA10 turntable, the most dreary, poe faced rotten sound came out the speakers. I gave it 3 or 4 plays. It got worse. I never played it again.

It still sounds rotten now (don't be misled by the poor mans Thomas Dolby video). ->