The High Flying Birds mainman credits Amorphous Androgynous with expanding his knowledge of the band, founded by late singer Demis Roussos and keyboard maestro Vangelis.

Gallagher - who's previously listed Aphrodite's Child classic Four Horsemen among his top ten tracks of all time - tells The Quietus: "I f***ing love them. Four Horsemen was a staple Mancunian classic.

"When I met the Amorphous Androgynous fellas, they played me some other stuff like Funky Mary and the It's Five O'Clock album, which is really brilliant.