Intergalactic Sonic 7"s

by Ash

Overview

Import? Is that all for this fabulous singles LP? Are they crazy? While the last two LPs have been pretty damn great, Ash has often seemed like a punky 2000s version of a '60s pop group, where each song takes over your radio for weeks. One sugar-rush melody melts into another wall-of-guitar burner with Tim Wheeler's "infectious" happy-go-lucky vocals, and you wonder why they never had a singles LP collection before this! Really, if Northern Ireland-bred and London-based Ash is like a lesser cross between the Buzzcocks' big power and their Ulster forebears the Undertones' "chocolate and girls" sunny disposition, then who put out better singles LPs way back when than those two bands? It's hard to get the unfamiliar to shell out for import LPs when cheaper domestic ones still peek out of the bins. But anyone still undecided or unenlightened about this delightful quartet is well served by this consistent 19-song, big-hook collection. Even the rougher, merely good earlier singles, when they were a kid trio, stand up in the best light. The old likes of "Girl from Mars," "Kung Fu," and "Jack Names the Planets" (all of which they kick harder on now as a quartet), as well as the Ride-like "Oh Yeah," are like a wild boy freshly scrubbed and dressed for a wedding when surrounded by the more recent wonders of the pulsing "A Life Less Ordinary," the breakneck "Burn Baby Burn," the toe-tapping "Walking Barefoot," and the twinkling "Shining Light." And if all that isn't enough, there's Cosmic Debris, a bonus disc of 22 B-sides going back a decade, including some highly unusual picks for covers. This serves the fans and newcomers equally, so there's no argument against it. [The Sony version of Intergalactic Sonic 7"s features two additional tracks, "Get Out" and "Cherry Bomb," that are not included on the Infectious label release.] ~ Jack Rabid

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2007
Label:	Wea International
UPC:	5050466956422

Tracks

1. Burn Baby Burn
2. Envy
3. Girl From Mars
4. Shining Light
5. Life Less Ordinary
6. Goldfinger
7. Jesus Says
8. Oh Yeah
9. Jack Names The Planets
10. Sometimes
11. Kung Fu
12. Candy
13. Angel Interceptor
14. Uncle Pat
15. Wild Surf
16. Walking Barefoot
17. Petrol
18. There's A Star
19. Numbskull

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ash   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ted Young   Engineer
Chris Kimsey   Producer
James Wheeler   Composer
John Williams   Composer
Nick Brine   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant
Phil Thornalley   Producer
Rafe McKenna   Producer
Mike Walter   Engineer
Tim Wheeler   Composer
Arthur Baker   Producer
Ashley Jones   Selection
Dan Peters   Composer
Marc Waterman   Producer
Miti   Mixing,Producer
Dave Eringa   Producer
James H. Brown   Engineer
Mark Hamilton   Composer
Mark Trombino   Mixing
Charlotte Hatherley   Composer
Matt Lukin   Composer
Alan Moulder   Mixing
Butch Vig   Mixing
T.J. Wheeler   Composer
Ash   Mixing,Producer
Timothy Russell   Mixing
Barry Peak   Composer
Boyd Lowe   Composer
Sophie Howarth   Photography
Steve Turner   Composer
McLaughlin   Composer
Andrew Sanders   Selection
Martin Carden   Selection
Piers Allardyce   Photography
Julian Barton   Photography
Ian Laughton   Engineer
Jimmy Anderson   Selection
Rae Valentine   Producer
Pat Lee   Artwork
Nick Fountain   Assistant
Chris Loper   Mixing
Midori Tsukagoshi   Photography
Rick McMurray   Composer