| Product Summary | | Label: Phantom Sound & Vision | | UPC: 00602527012988 | | Release Date: 5/26/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211164090 | | Item#: M4NKHF | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654 | Format:  CD |
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Song Listing
| Disc 1 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Stay with Me Baby | ------ | | 2. All Day and All of the Night | ------ | | 3. Elenore | ------ | | 4. Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) | ------ | | 5. Dancing in the Street (Single Version) | ------ | | 6. Wouldn't It Be Nice | ------ | | 7. Ooo Baby Baby | ------ | | 8. This Guy's in Love with You | ------ | | 9. Crimson and Clover | ------ | | 10. Hi Ho Silver Lining | ------ | | 11. I Can See for Miles | ------ | | 12. With a Girl Like You | ------ | | 13. Letter, The | ------ | | 14. I'm Alive | ------ | | 15. Yesterday Man | ------ | | 16. I've Been a Bad Bad Boy | ------ | | 17. Silence Is Golden | ------ | | 18. End of the World, The | ------ | | Disc 2 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Friday on My Mind | ------ | | 2. My Generation | ------ | | 3. I Feel Free | ------ | | 4. Wind Cries Mary, The | ------ | | 5. Whiter Shade of Pale, A | ------ | | 6. These Arms of Mine | ------ | | 7. Cleo's Mood | ------ | | 8. Happening, The | ------ | | 9. She'd Rather Be with Me | ------ | | 10. 98.6 | ------ | | 11. Sunny Afternoon | ------ | | 12. Father and Son | ------ | | 13. Nights in White Satin | ------ | | 14. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me | ------ | | 15. Stay with Me Baby | ------ | | 16. Hang on Sloopy | ------ | | 17. This Old Heart of Mine | ------ | | 18. Let's Dance | ------ |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | The soundtrack to Richard Curtis' salute to British pirate radio doesn't quite have the crazed, maverick spirit of legend, partially due to the song selection and partially due to the passage of time. Back in the late '60s, hearing the Who and Hendrix intercut with Motown and Dusty Springfield had a dangerous thrill, especially in the U.K. where this was only heard on pirate radio, not the BBC, but in 2009, having all these sounds on one compilation can't help but feel a little commonplace, since there have been 25 years of reissues that cover similar ground. That said, this is a tremendously entertaining set that does a good job of balancing the very familiar ("I Can See for Miles," "The Letter," "Crimson and Clover," "My Generation," etc.) with some left-field choices like "Yesterday Man," "I've Been a Bad Boy," and "The Happening." If this leans just a little bit too heavily on the familiar, well, that's just an indication that this soundtrack isn't for those who actually experienced pirate radio (or U.S. radio) in the '60s, it's for those who wish they had been there. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/26/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : 848056 | | Label : Mercury | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602527012988 |
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