Six By Seven were frequently on or near my stereo when I was at university and I bought many of their releases, singles and albums, around the turn of the last decade. I even saw them play on a bill with The Delgados at the Union Chapel in London, a few years before I moved to Scotland.

Anyway…here are three covers that they did:

First up, David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ which Bowie also sang in German, covered in German. Bowi’e German version is heard in both Christiane F and Radio On, if you enjoy cult arthouse films…Six By Seven recorded this for a Peel session.

Six By Seven -‘Helden (David Bowie cover).’ mp3

This cover of the Delgados ‘Pull the Wires From the Wall’ was only ever available (as far as I know) on a Fierce Panda 7″ single, which featured a picture of Jamie Oliver (yes, the chef) which Peel played round about March or April 2001.

Six By Seven -‘Pull the Wires From The Wall (Delgados cover).’ mp3

Finally, the Soft boys’ awesome ‘I Wanna Destroy You’ gets the Six By Seven treatment. This was a b-side (‘I.O.U. Love’ I think).

Six By Seven -‘I Wanna Destroy You (Soft Boys cover).’ mp3

If this has whetted your appetite, start with Six By Seven’s debut The Things We Make.