Der Kommissar – The CBS Recordings is a pop rock, power pop and new wave music compilation album by British rock band After the Fire released in 2005.[1] It is essentially a reissue of the band's three album output for CBS.[2] The collection also benefits from bonus tracks associated with each of the original album recordings.[1]
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Released | 31 January 2005 | |||
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Length | 159:19 | |||
Label | Edsel | |||
After the Fire chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll tracks by After the Fire
- Disk 1 - Total time 79:45
- Laser Love
- "Laser Love" – 3:29
- "Joy" – 3:17
- "Take Me Higher" – 4:30
- "Life in the City" – 4:01
- "Suspended Animation" – 4:21
- "Like The Power of a Jet" – 3:07
- "One Rule For You" – 3:25
- "Time To Think" – 3:29
- "Timestar" – 3:39
- "Check It Out" – 3:22
- Bonus tracks - associated with "Laser Love"
- "Your Love Is Alive" (Bonus track) – 3:14
- 80f
- "Listen To Me" – 3:24
- "1980-F" – 2:34
- "Love Will Always Make You Cry" – 3:34
- "Can You Face It?" – 3:18
- "Who's Gonna Love You (When You’re Old And Fat And Ugly)" – 4:10
- "Starflight" – 4:18
- "Wild West Show" – 3:34
- "Billy, Billy" – 4:37
- "It's High Fashion" – 3:11
- "Why Can't We Be Friends?" – 2:51
- "Joanne" – 4:20
- Disk 2 - Total time 79:34
- Bonus track - associated with "80F"
- "Every Mother's Son" (Bonus track) – 2:38
- Batteries not included
- "Short Change" – 3:20
- "Frozen Rivers" – 3:31
- "Sometimes" – 3:09
- "Sailing Ship" – 3:55
- "I Don't Understand Your Love" – 2:51
- "The Stranger" – 3:44
- "Rich Boys" – 3:02
- "Carry Me Home" – 3:22
- "Dancing in the Shadows" – 3:03
- "Space Walking" – 3:11
- "Gina" – 1:37
- "Stuck in Paris (Nowhere To Go)" – 2:45
- "Bright Lights" – 3:35
- Bonus tracks - associated with "Batteries not included"
- "Nobody Else But You" (Bonus track) – 3:14
- "Starflight" (live) (Bonus track) – 4:51
- "Take Me Higher" (live) (Bonus track) – 7:47
- "One Rule For You" (live) (Bonus track) – 4:30
- "Billy, Billy" (live) (Bonus track) – 6:48
- "Der Kommissar" (Bonus track) – 4:08
- "Starflight" (Re-worked Bonus track) – 4:33
Personnel
editBand
edit- Peter Banks – Hammond C3, mini Moog, Crumar Multiman, piano, vocals
- Andy Piercy – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, tambourine
- Nick Battle – bass guitar, vocals
- Ivor Twidell – drums
- John Russell – electric guitar
- Bob Price – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Pete King – drums
Release details
edit- 2005, UK, Edsel MEDCD 757, released 31 January 2005, double CD (with bonus tracks)
References
edit- ^ a b "After The Fire – Der Kommissar: The CBS Recordings". Discogs. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "The 20 Best Albums Of 2005: Tony Cummings & Mike Rimmer identify their best albums". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2024.