I first heard this piece of music when it was used in the background of a story about a school boy called Chris who ran up enormous debts trading in stocks and shares from a phone box outside his school in Leicestershire prior to the market crash of 1987. The item was on the programme ‘Network 7’ which was a youth programme on Channel 4 on a Sunday and this music was used to emphasise the use of the telephone.
I also heard it many times used in the Mercury 1-2-1 adverts most notably in the one where Kate Moss wanted to have a 1-2-1 with Elvis which also seemed like a good idea to me too!
The piece is made up of a tape loop of a uk telephone engaged and dialling tones intercut and then overplayed with various other unusual instruments and sounds. It is not to everyone’s taste but I have to admit I love it and on finally discovering its name and who this piece was by went out and bought it.
Now listen…..
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