At long last legendary producer Martin Hannett’s wild dedications to Delia Derbyshire and her work at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop is revealed to the world at large thanks to Dandelion Records, who’ve previously issued Hannett’s unreleased studio outtakes with Joy Division. If you were into Hannett and Steve Hopkins’ The Invisible Girls album or, indeed, anything by Delia Derbyshire; you need to check this one!

The 18 tracks of Hannett’s Electronic Recordings - Homage To Delia Derbyshire were sourced from sessions at the hallowed Strawberry Studios in Stockport filed under that title by Hannett and range from kooky electronic bachelor lounge miniatures to some really cranky space rock and one absolutely unhinged 10 minute part of alien madness that’s worth price of admission alone. And it’s total speculation on our behalf, but some of the languid guitar pieces bear a striking resemblance to Vini Reilly’s Durutti Column sound. Just saying.

  1. Martin On Synths, Keyboards Etc. (Track A)
  2. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 2
  3. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 3
  4. Martin Plays Bass
  5. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 5
  6. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 6
  7. Martin On Synths, Keyboards Etc. (Track C)
  8. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 8
  9. Martin On Syndrums
  10. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 10
  11. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 11
  12. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 12
  13. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 13
  14. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 14
  15. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 15
  16. Martin On Synths, Metronome, Etc.
  17. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 17
  18. Homage to Delia Derbyshire, Pt. 18