The Dead 60s (album)

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The Dead 60s
Studio album by The Dead 60s
Released	31 May 2005
Recorded	The Ranch, Liverpool and Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Genre	Rock
Length	38:19
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Central Nervous System
Professional reviews
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The Dead 60s chronology
	The Dead 60s (2005)

The Dead 60s is the eponymous debut album by British rock band The Dead 60s. It was first released in the United States on 31 May 2005.

Contents 1 Track listings 2 Album release details 3 Extended Copy Protection 4 Miscellanea 5 Singles 6 External links

[edit] Track listings

All tracks written by The Dead 60s.

U.S. version ('Yellow Album')

1. "Riot Radio"
2. "A Different Age"
3. "Nowhere"
4. "Red Light"
5. "Just Another Love Song"
6. "Control This"
7. "Loaded Gun"
8. "Nationwide"
9. "We Get Low"
10. "Horizontal"
11. "New Town Disaster"
12. "The Last Resort"
13. "You're Not the Law"

    Bonus tracks on the Japan CD:

14. "Control This" [Dub]
15. "TV & Magazines"
16. "Cold Soul"

EU Album ('Red Album')

1. "Riot Radio"
2. "A Different Age"
3. "Train to Nowhere"
4. "Red Light"
5. "We Get Low"
6. "Ghostfaced Killer"
7. "Loaded Gun"
8. "Control This"
9. "Soul Survivor"
10. "Nationwide"
11. "Horizontal"
12. "The Last Resort"
13. "You're Not the Law"

"Space Invader" Bonus Dub Album

1. "Too Much TV Dub"
2. "Invader Dub"
3. "D-60 Fights the Evil Force"
4. "No Control Dub"
5. "Tower Block Dub"
6. "CNS Lazer Attack D-60"
7. "Police Radio Dub"
8. "Flight Mission Dub"
9. "No Good Town Dub"
10. "Game Over"

Bonus DVD
A bonus, 3-video DVD was given out with initial sales of the American CD at indie record shops, and was also distributed at US gigs. It includes the music videos for the band's first 2 singles, plus a video montage of their Japan tour.

1. "Riot Radio"
2. "You're Not the Law"
3. "Japan in Dub"

[edit] Album release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Cover Colour	Catalog Number
US	31 May 2005	Epic	CD (with XCP)	Yellow	EK94453
Japan	8 Jun. 2005	Sony Music Japan	CD (Limited Edition)	Yellow	EICP517
Japan	10 Aug. 2005	Sony Music Japan	CD	Yellow	EICP548
UK	26 Sep. 2005	Deltasonic	CD	Red	DLTCD038
UK	26 Sep. 2005	Deltasonic	2CD	Red	DLTCDLE038
UK	26 Sep. 2005	Deltasonic	2LP	Red	DLTLPLE038
US	22 Nov. 2005	Epic	CD (without XCP)	Yellow	82876776752
Japan	21 Dec. 2005	Sony Music Japan	2CD	Red	EICP586~7

[edit] Extended Copy Protection

In November 2005, it was revealed that the US CD contained Extended Copy Protection (XCP), a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc. The CD was withdrawn and a new version without XCP was issued on November 22, 2005.

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Riot Radio" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Revenge.
• The office building on the album cover is Concourse House, which currently stands next to Liverpool Lime Street railway station. It has been proposed for demolition as part of plans to regenerate the area around the station.

[edit] Singles

"You're Not the Law"
Released May 10, 2004	"You're Not the Law" was the first single off the album and was released in limited edition. 1,000 copies of each format were sold.
	Chart positions
	Did not chart
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT021)/CD (DLTCD021): "You're Not the Law" "Too Much TV (Dub)"
"Riot Radio"
Released October 4, 2004	This is the official second single from the album. It was re-released later in 2005 again. The 7" single came signed. It charted at #30 and dropped to #59 in the next week.
	Chart positions
	#30 (UK)
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT025): "Riot Radio" "No Good Town" [Dub] CD (DLTCD025): "Riot Radio" "Soul Survivor" "No Good Town" [Dub] "Riot Radio" [Video]
"The Last Resort"
Released March 28, 2005 Producer(s) Central Nervous System	The third single off the album. It's their highest peaking single from the whole album. It charted at #24 in the UK and dropped to #49 the next week, dropping out of the chart after.
	Chart positions
	#24 (UK)
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT032): "The Last Resort" "Lawnmower Dub" CD (DLTCD032): "The Last Resort" "Invader Dub" CD (DLTCD2032): "The Last Resort" "Saturday Night Dub" "Do You Receive Me?" [Dub] "The Last Resort" [Video]
"Loaded Gun"
Released June 13, 2005	The single was the fourth single off the album. It charted at #28 in the UK and dropped to #61 in the next week.
	Chart positions
	#28 (UK)
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT037): "Loaded Gun" "Control This Dub" CD (DLTCD037): "Loaded Gun" "Seven Nation Army" CD (DLTCD2037): "Loaded Gun" "TV & Magazines" "Cold Soul" "Loaded Gun" [Video]
"Riot Radio (re-release)"
Released Sept 12, 2005	The "Riot Radio" singles was re-released in 2005 after gaining some recognition. However the recognition, the singles charted at #30 in the UK again and dropped to #58 in the next week, almost the same as the original single.
	Chart positions
	#30 (UK)
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT041): "Riot Radio" "New Town Disaster" CD 1 (DLTCD041): "Riot Radio" "Car Crash Party" CD 2 (DLTCD2041): "Riot Radio" "New Town Disaster" "Satellite Receiver Dub" "Riot Radio" [Video]
"Ghostfaced Killer"
Released November 21, 2005 Producer(s) Central Nervous System	It was officially not on the original album, however later included on the red colored albun.
	Chart positions
	#25 (UK)
	Tracklist
	7" (DLT1042): "Ghostfaced Killer" "Ghostfaced Killer" [CNS Hip Hop Remix] 7" (DLT2042): "Ghostfaced Killer" "D-60 Fights the Evil Force" CD (DLTCD042): "Ghostfaced Killer" "Riot Radio" [Live in New York] "You're Not the Law" [Live at Leeds] "Ghostfaced Killer" [CNS Horrorcore Remix] "Ghostfaced Killer" [Video]

[edit] External links

• Sony BMG XCP Help Page.
• Listen to samples of "The Dead 60s".