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Ashes To Ashes
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Fantasic 80s Compilation
Review date: 2008-04-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
A good variety of songs from the show, including some classics. Definitely worth a look. Too bad they're not all on there though
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Reviews
citrus headed excelence
Review date: 2008-04-12 Rating: 8 out of 10
get this album if your into citrus based fruit heads i.e karl pilkington. a must buy.
evocative, nostalgic, fantastic.
Review date: 2008-04-12 Rating: 10 out of 10
Playing this in the car is amazing. There is something iconic about "Vienna"- played to death in the 80s, but a seismic classic these days. There are beautiful songs too that I'd almost forgotten, especially track 7- "Souvenir" by OMD, and the typically eighties "Fade to Grey" by Visage, and of course, the incomparable David Bowie to kick off with the eponymous "Ashes to Ashes". There are two bits of dialogue inserted to remind you where the compilation came from in the first place. The first bit is Keeley Hawes' voice over intro "My name is Alex Drake and I have just been shot"etc. It sounds a bit weird in amongst the music but I didn't really mind it. Then you have the Gene Genie himself arresting some hapless criminal with a succint "You're nicked speech" which gave me a laugh every time I hear it sandwiched between tracks. All in all a great album, and a good mixture of styles and tracks which brought back fond memories of a top quality and much missed TV drama. Not to mention memories of the decade that style forgot. Or did it? That white leather jacket started to look quite good to me!
Great complilation, shame about the case
Review date: 2008-04-12 Rating: 6 out of 10
Thought the songs on the album were great, but disappointed in the case, was expecting a plasic case but its just a card type one
Ace ashes to ashes
Review date: 2008-03-23 Rating: 10 out of 10
Brilliant CD great songs to dance round the kitchen to.Only wish they'd made it a double album and put the rest of the songs that was on the TV programme.
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
The Soundtrack
Recording label: SonyBMG
Manufacturer: SonyBMG
EAN: 0886972907628
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Soundtrack,
Release date: 2008-03-17
Universal product code (UPC): 886972907628
Number of discs: 1
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Introduction - Dialogue: Alex Drake
2. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
3. Visage - Fade To Grey
4. The Human League- Love Action
5. Duran Duran - Girls On Film
6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
7. OMD - Souvenir
8. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
9. The Clash - I Fought The Law
10. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing
11. Interlude - Dialogue: You're Nicked
12. Edmund Butt - Gene Genie (Gene Hunt's theme from `Ashes To Ashes')
13. The Passions - In Love With A German Film Star
14. Altered Images - Happy Birthday
15. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
16. Flying Lizards - Money
17. The Beat - Doors Of Your Heart
18. The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys
19. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
20. Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
21. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
22. Ultravox - Vienna
23. Edmund Butt - Title Music from `Ashes To Ashes'
24. Epilogue: Dialogue: Fandabydozy
Publishers: SonyBMG