05: SILVER APPLES
SILVER APPLES
(KAPP LP, 1968)
Silver Apples – ‘Lovefingers’
“I think this is the most expensive record I’ve ever bought on vinyl, although I’m not into collecting super-rare records if I can find them reissued (which wasn’t the case with this one at that time). I didn’t have a clue about it when my friend Youri – who had a second-hand record shop in Paris – showed it to me. He always kept the weird stuff behind his counter, and he knew I was into weird stuff. So he popped that silver covered record out, and as soon as I put the needle on, I was blown away. I already knew a bit of krautrock back then, but this seemed much more modern, probably because it’s so minimal. It’s conceptual, but doesn’t suffer from the progressive side that afflicts many a 70s record. It’s almost like Suicide ten years early. And it’s also one of the many records that turned me into an obsessive synth and sound nerd.”
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