Der Kommissar - The CBS Recordings
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Der Kommissar – The CBS Recordings is a primarily new wave
music album
by After the Fire
. Released 2005, it is essentially a reissue of the band's three album output for CBS. It is also the first time the entire collection has made it to CD, and benefits from bonus tracks associated with each of the original album recordings.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
music album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by After the Fire
After the Fire
After the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...
. Released 2005, it is essentially a reissue of the band's three album output for CBS. It is also the first time the entire collection has made it to CD, and benefits from bonus tracks associated with each of the original album recordings.
Track listing
All tracks by After the FireAfter the Fire
After the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...
- 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
Band
- Peter Banks — Hammond C3, mini MoogMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, Crumar Multiman, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocals - Andy PiercyAndy PiercyAndy Piercy is a singer-songwriter who came to prominence in the Christian acoustic guitar duo, Ishmael and Andy, together with Ian Smale .In 1974 he replaced John Leach as guitarist and lead vocalist in After the Fire...
— electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
s, acoustic guitars, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, lead vocals, tambourines - Nick Battle — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Ivor Twidell — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- John Russell — electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Pete King — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Release details
- 2005, UK, Edsel MEDCD 757, released 31 January 2005, double CD (with bonus tracks)