Albert Bedane was found in a Berlin psychiatric institution playing a "guitar" he had made from rubber bands and a shatterproof ruler. Released shortly before the Berlin Wall came down, Bedane was found busking in the Tiergarten by an elderly Nazi sympathiser who funded this debut album with ounces of stolen Jewish gold. On his debut album, Bedane showcases his songwriting genius to full effect with cuts such as "Medic, I Need Vaseline" and "They Don't Pad The Walls Of My Heart", though the cover version of "I've Got U Babe", a moving duet with Myra Hindley (who literally phoned in her performance), is reputed to be the album's high point.
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