Straight to Hell - Returns

Overview

The soundtrack to Alex Cox's offbeat spaghetti western involving rival gangs of caffeine junkies is almost entirely artists who also appear in the film. The Pogues, who appear as McMahon Gang (in a play on their original name, Pogue Mahone) contribute five tracks, including a dance-rock version of the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and an a cappella "Danny Boy" with Caitlan O'Riordan handling lead. Joe Strummer's "Evil Darling" is a ghostly gallop with a suitable Sergio Leone vibe to it, and "Ambush at Mystery Rock" is a breakneck instrumental. Circle Jerk Zander Schloss' "Salsa Y Ketchup" is silly and even more odd out of the context of the movie, and Pray for Rain provides two instrumentals, including "The Killers," which features a nifty martial cadence. An interesting curio, particularly for completists of the artists included, from a strange (and not very good) movie that has attained "midnight movie" status.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/06/2004
Label:	Big Beat Uk
UPC:	0029667423922
catalogNumber:	239
Rank:	58141

Tracks

1. Evil Darling
2. Long Cool Day in Hell
3. The Killers (Main Title)
4. Three Deadly Cars
5. Spoils
6. Bolero del Perro Listo (AKA Bolero)
7. Fabienne
8. Night on Bald Mountain
9. Blood Sausage
10. Ambush at Mystery Rock
11. Harmonicas
12. Widdle Binky Boo
13. Rabinga
14. Big Question Mark
15. L' Amoria
16. Obsession
17. Salsa y Ketchup
18. Quiet Day in Blanco Town
19. Sadistic Sausage (AKA Sado Sausage)
20. If I Should Fall from Grace With God
21. Danny Boy
22. Insipid Sausage
23. Shoot Out
24. Fan Out
25. Big Nothing
26. Taranta del Fuente
27. High Fives
28. Rake at the Gates of Hell

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Costello   Guitar,Vocals,Acoustic Bass,Group Member
Pogues   Track Performer
Steve Nieve   Piano,Group Member
Philip Chevron   Guitar,Piano,Vocals,Melodica,Mandola,Group Member
James Fearnley   Bass,Guitar,Mandolin,Percussion,Piano,Accordion,Pan Pipes,Group Member
Jem Finer   Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin,Percussion,Mandola,Group Member
Darryl Hunt   Bass,Group Member
Shane MacGowan   Vocals,Group Member
Cait O'Riordan   Bass,Vocals,Group Member
Andrew Ranken   Harmonica,Percussion,Drums,Vocals,Group Member
Zander Schloss   Mandolin
Spider Stacy   tin whistle,Group Member
Pete Thomas   Percussion,Tambourine,Group Member
Jim Woody   Drums,Keyboards,Group Member
Dan Wool   Guitar,Group Member
Henry Benagh   Fiddle
Ross MacManus   Trumpet,Hand Clapping,Group Member
Lauren Carter   Oboe,Emulator

Technical Credits

Pogues   Producer
Joe Strummer   Composer,Producer
Philip Chevron   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Keith Clark   Producer
Colin Fairley   Engineer
James Fearnley   Arranger,Composer
Jem Finer   Arranger,Composer
Darryl Hunt   Composer
Dave Jordan   Producer
Shane MacGowan   Arranger,Composer
Jeffrey Norman   Producer,Engineer
Cait O'Riordan   Arranger
Andrew Ranken   Arranger,Composer
Zander Schloss   Composer,Producer
Paul Scully   Producer
Spider Stacy   Composer
Pete Thomas   drum machine
Terry Woods   Arranger,Composer
Dan Wool   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Declan MacManus   Composer,Producer
Ann Fry   Producer,Engineer
Miguel Sandoval   Composer
Frederick Edward Weatherly   Composer