Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.mp3 May 2026

Edmunds played almost all the instruments himself during the session, including the prominent slide guitar fills and the pounding, straight-quaver rhythm.

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. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.mp3

You can listen to the track on Spotify or watch the original footage (often with replaced high-quality audio) on YouTube . Edmunds played almost all the instruments himself during

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 You can listen to the track on Spotify

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 UK during the 1970 Christmas season.