Number 250 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th CenturyBig Beat / Breaks
Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Wall Of Sound · WALL LP015
№ 250 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century
History Repeating with Shirley Bassey; big beat's most charming hour
Shirley Bassey turning up on 'History Repeating' tells you how little interest Propellerheads had in purism. Decksandrumsandrockandroll has wit, hooks and enough musical personality to survive the big-beat tag. It knows the difference between being playful and being a novelty.
№ 7 on The 10 Best Big Beat and Breaks Albums
Spy-film swagger, immaculate drum programming, and Shirley Bassey talked into a duet that became a hit in several countries. The most purely enjoyable record in this field and the least embarrassed about it.
Also ranked
- Dancefloor
- № 100
- Influence
- № 250
- External poll
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Tracklist
- A1Take California
- A2Echo And Bounce
- A3Velvet Pants
- B1Better?
- B2Oh Yeah!
- B3History Repeating
- B4Winning Style
- C1Bang On!
- C2A Number Of Microphones
- C3On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- D1Bigger?
- D2Cominagetcha
- D3Spybreak!