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Release details
| Title | The singing detective | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Various | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCCD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCCD CDs.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC Records - BBCCD608 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc CDs | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1986 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Period View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Period. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | BBC CD 608 . MASTERED BY NIMBUS | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Enterprises Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 895 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 7758, rank in cds is 561. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
| This section shows the information I have recorded for this release. | |||||||||||
| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | A | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Peg o' my heart [Bryan / Fisher / Max Harris and his Novelty Trio] | 2.06 | |||||||||
| A2 | Limehouse blues [Furber / Braham / Ambrose and his orchestra] | 2.46 | |||||||||
| A3 | Blues in the night [Arlen / Mercer / Anne Shelton] | 3.11 | |||||||||
| A4 | Dry bones [Livingstone Gearhart / Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians] | 2.19 | |||||||||
| A5 | Rockin' in rhythm [Ellington / Carney / Mills / The Jungle band] | 3.03 | |||||||||
| A6 | Cruising down the river [Beadell / Tolleaton / Lou Preager and his orchestra] | 3.19 | |||||||||
| A7 | Don't fence me in [Cole Porter / Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters] | 3.08 | |||||||||
| A8 | It might as well be Spring [Rodgers / Hammerstein / Dick Haymes] | 3.09 | |||||||||
| A9 | Paper doll [J. Black / The Mills Brothers] | 2.54 | |||||||||
| A10 | Lili Marlene [Schultze / Leip / Connor / Lale Anderson] | 2.49 | |||||||||
| A11 | I get along without you very well [Carmichael / Lew Stone and his band] | 3.13 | |||||||||
| A12 | Do I worry? [Cowan / Worth / The Ink Spots] | 2.37 | |||||||||
| A13 | Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive [Arlen / Mercer / Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters] | 2.44 | |||||||||
| A14 | You always hurt the one you love [Roberts / Fisher / The Mills Brothers] | 3.12 | |||||||||
| A15 | After you've gone [Creamer / Layton / Al Jolson with Matty Malneck's orchestra and the Four Hits and a Miss] | 2.52 | |||||||||
| A16 | It's a lovely day tomorrow [Berlin / Jack Payne and his orchestra] | 3.11 | |||||||||
| A17 | Into each life some rain must fall [Roberts / Fisher / Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots] | 3.06 | |||||||||
| A18 | The very thought of you [Noble / Al Bowlly with the Ray Noble orchestra] | 3.33 | |||||||||
| A19 | The teddy bears' picnic [Kennedy / Henry Hall and his orchestra] | 2.53 | |||||||||
| A20 | We'll meet again [Parker / Charles / Vera Lynn with Arthur Young at the Novachord] | 3.27 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 59:32. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
| Below is all the cover (front, back, middle and inserts if applicable) and label pictures I have for this release. | |||||||||||
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
| The theme in particular for this series is great, but many of the other tracks used in the series are as well! | ||
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| My rating | 5 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
A film in six parts by Dennis Potter.StarringMichael Gambon Produced byJohn Harris Kenith Trodd Directed byJon Amiel | ||
Other versions | ||
| I have other similar versions, here is the 'primary' release in the database: | ||
| REN 608 | The singing detective | |
Other versions | ||
| I have the title track on these releases: | ||
| [cds] | PWKS 645 | The best of BBC TV's themes |
| [cds] | SPHCD 7001 | 20 top TV and movie hits |
Further information | ||
| BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected. | ||
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| Page views: 895 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 7758, rank in cds 561. |
| This page was last updated on 10-03-2024 at 22:17:13 UK local time. |
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