Channel 4 Tour theme

Salsiccia

Yes, I know this has been done to death, but I was browsing through Amazon today and I came across these:

clicky #1 - track 15

clicky #2 - track 29

Has anybody heard or even bought these? Is the first one close to authentic? As for the second one, a review reckons these are the original tracks, so is it the Channel 4 theme from the 80's?

If no-one knows, then I will be forced to buy both of them...

Richie1964

Not original. It's credited to the New World Orchestra. The original was by Pete Shelley. Yes he of the Buzzcocks.

heavymental

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QD5lR1AQnKg

This may be of interest. I think i preferred the more recent pared down version but still good to hear that du du du de daaa du du du de daaa bit again!

heavymental

Pared down like the start of this vid infact!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CEQ3NwgbHsI

shockedsoshocked

Heavymental wrote:

Pared down like the start of this vid infact!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CEQ3NwgbHsI

Wow!! That brings back some memorys. Chiapucci (used to love him as a kid!), Ekimov, Rooks, Yates, Jalabert, Indurain all spring to mind when I see that. Ah, happy times.

plusgourmande

here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1Eh3BH-To
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QO9CfgoZ5c[url][/url]

Salsiccia

Thanks everyone.

I 've seen the clips on Youtube and that's what made me look for a copy of the theme!

It is a Pete Shelley track called 'Give it to me' which was a B side to another track, but the version used for the Tour coverage was a different mix, so I was hoping one of these may be that version. I saw the first one was credited to New World Orchestra but wondered how faithful a version to the original it might be.

I'm probably going to have a punt on the second one in the hope it is the one we've all searched for!

owaingibby

Let us know if it is the one.

shockedsoshocked

Just downloaded the original, and the actual part used for the Tour theme is only used once, for about 5 seconds