Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.mp3 -

Edmunds originally planned to cover Wilbert Harrison’s "Let’s Work Together," but after Canned Heat released their version first, he used the same 12-bar backing arrangement he had already developed to record "I Hear You Knocking" instead. Availability & Media

Edmunds played almost all the instruments himself during the session, including the prominent slide guitar fills and the pounding, straight-quaver rhythm. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.mp3

A defining characteristic of the track is Edmunds’ "out-of-phase" vocal sound. This was achieved by recording his vocals through a telephone line , giving it a distant, mechanical quality that stood out on 1970s radio. This was achieved by recording his vocals through

Vintage vinyl copies and CD collections like EMI Gold are available through retailers like Thursday's Golden Goodies or eBay. The song held the top spot in the

The track was a personal favorite of John Lennon, who praised it as "one of the great records of all time" and a prime example of the "simple rock" he loved.

The song held the top spot in the UK during the 1970 Christmas season.