Name: The singing detective
Brand: BBC Records
SKU: BBCCD608
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews)

The singing detective (Various)

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Label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCCD608
Title			The singing detective
Artist(s)			Various
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			A
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1986
Distributed / printed by			BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Country of origin			UK
Media type			REN 608
Media genre			Dramas - Period View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Period.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			BBC CD 608 . MASTERED BY NIMBUS
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Front cover
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Back cover

Middle of cover

Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
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.

Ratings
Reviews
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The theme in particular for this series is great, but many of the other tracks used in the series are as well!
My rating	5
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
A film in six parts by Dennis Potter. Starring Michael Gambon Produced by John Harris Kenith Trodd Directed by Jon 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.