Decksandrumsandrockandroll

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Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Decksandrumsandrockandroll cover
Studio album by Propellerheads
Released January 26, 1998
Genre Big Beat
Length Wall of Sound – 68:56
Japanese – 99:20
DreamWorks – 67:45
Label Wall of Sound
DreamWorks Records
Producer Will White
Alex Gifford
Professional reviews

Decksandrumsandrockandroll is the first album by the British band Propellerheads, released on January 26, 1998 by Wall of Sound (UK) and DreamWorks (U.S.).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Wall of Sound

The original release of Decksandrumsandrockandroll features 13 tracks. Most tracks are instrumental pieces of big beat, breakbeat and trip-hop, sometimes with vocal samples. The exception is "History Repeating", which features vocals from veteran jazz singer Shirley Bassey. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a remake of the James Bond film's theme, and is a collaboration with composer David Arnold and his orchestra. All tracks were produced by Will White and Alex Gifford. "Take California" was the first song to be used in an iPod advertising campaign, appearing in the first commercial for the original model. "History Repeating" was used in a Pantene Pro-V shampoo commercial. "Bang On" was featured in the Nintendo 64 game Wipeout 64 and the first episode, "The Sofa", of sitcom 15 Storeys High. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" also featured in full on Tony Hawk's prominent skateboarding movie titled "The End".

  1. "Take California" – 7:23
  2. "Echo And Bounce" – 5:29
  3. "Velvet Pants" – 5:49
  4. "Better?" – 2:05
  5. "Oh Yeah?" – 5:28
  6. "History Repeating" – 4:05
  7. "Winning Style" – 6:00
  8. "Bang On!" – 5:57
  9. "A Number Of Microphones" – 0:48
  10. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" – 9:23
  11. "Bigger?" – 2:22
  12. "Cominagetcha" – 7:07
  13. "Spybreak!" – 7:00

[edit] Wall of Sound (Japanese edition)

The Japanese edition of the Wall of Sound album includes a bonus CD with the following tracks:

  1. "You Want It Back" – 6:01
  2. "360° (Oh Yeah)" – 4:29
  3. "Go Faster" – 6:12
  4. "Ron's Theory" – 6:38
  5. "Dive" – 7:04

[edit] Dreamworks

The Dreamworks label released the album in North America and South America. This edition differs from the Wall of Sound album by removing "Echo And Bounce" from the soundtrack, and adding "You Want It Back", a collaboration with the Jungle Brothers, added at the end of the CD. The version of "Oh Yeah" was retitled to "360° (Oh Yeah?)", and features vocals from De La Soul, which are absent from the WoS release.

  1. "Take California" – 7:21
  2. "Velvet Pants" – 5:46
  3. "Better?" – 2:03
  4. "360° (Oh Yeah?)" – 4:27
  5. "History Repeating" – 4:02
  6. "Winning Style" – 5:58
  7. "Bang On!" – 5:44
  8. "A Number Of Microphones" – 0:45
  9. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" – 9:20
  10. "Bigger?" – 2:20
  11. "Cominagetcha" – 7:02
  12. "Spybreak!" – 6:58
  13. "You Want It Back" – 5:59