Big Sur
~ Recording by The Thrills
Annotation
Includes elements from "Theme from The Monkees" by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Annotation last modified on 2021-10-28 16:04 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | So Much for the City | The Thrills | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 84968 2 6, CDV 2974 |
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | So Much for the City | The Thrills | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 84969 2 5 |
| 2.5 | Big Sur | 3:08 | The Thrills | Now That’s What I Call Music! 55 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | 7243 5 91653 2 5, CDNOW55 |
| 1.3 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Good Vibes: The Jingly Jangly Sound of Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD565 |
| 1.1 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Panasonic Mercury Music Prize: 2003 Album of the Year | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Prize Ltd. | MMP CD12 |
| 2.13 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | Absolute Music 43 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | AMCD 2043 |
| 1.1 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | The Best Bands… Ever! 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD538 |
| 2.5 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Absolute Hits 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVACD166 | |
| 1.7 | Big Sur | 3:03 | The Thrills | Mr Music Hits 9. 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mr Music (Swedish compilation label) | MMCD 1252 |
| 1.6 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | Music@Work: Daytime Delights 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 513703 2 |
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | So Much for the City | The Thrills | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 84968 2 6 |
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | So Much for the City | The Thrills | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 596 533 2 |
| 1.15 | Big Sur | 3:08 | The Thrills | Trójkowy Ekspres, Volume 4: Międzynarodowy Skład 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pomaton EMI (Polish division of EMI) | 7243 5 97755 2 4 |
| 2.13 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Brit Awards 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG UK & Ireland | 82876 590892 |
| 1.15 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | gotv: be part of it, Vol 01 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 515390 2 |
| 2.4 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Ultimate Acoustic | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | 5173642000, MOODCD82 |
| 2.16 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | The Best Summer ...Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 622 |
| 2.7 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | The Best Pub Jukebox... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD652 |
| 1.9 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Music From the O.C. Mix 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Sunset Records | 9362 48941 2 |
| 1.9 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Music From the O.C. Mix 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48695-2 |
| 1.5 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Alternative Pop Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as a release label!) | |
| 1.9 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Music From the OC: Mix 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362489652 |
| 1.9 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Music From the OC: Mix 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362 48941 2 |
| 1.6 | Big Sur | ?:?? | The Thrills | The Simple Life 2 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 78797 0 5 |
| 2.5 | Big Sur | 3:08 | The Thrills | The Album, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 707 |
| 1.6 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | Power Pop Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | 734 |
| 1.4 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Przekrój Muzyki: nOwy rOck | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Poland | 344591 |
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | 25 Records Presents 25 Songs, Vol. 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Lola’s World | cls 0000702 |
| 1.11 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Top of the Pops 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 206 7152 |
| 1.8 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | 101 Summer Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV | 5099922936721, VTDCDX 915 |
| 40.11 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Top of the Pops: Year by Year Collection 1964‒2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | |
| 1.11 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | The Festivals Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 227 6352 |
| 2.20 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Alternative: 118 Original Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Parlophone | [none] | |
| 2.20 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Alternative: 120 Original Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 50999 9 66495 2 7 |
| 2.13 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | 101 Indie Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 2.13 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | 101 Indie Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX 974 |
| 6.11 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Top of the Pops: 125 Original Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 50999 9 06139 2 0 |
| 2.17 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | 100 Essential Tracks: Alternative | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88697721762 |
| 3.7 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Massive Hits! Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 50999 0 94566 2 4 |
| 3.18 | Big Sur | 3:10 | The Thrills | 101 Summer Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 730169 2 2 |
| 1.11 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | One Shot 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5333624 |
| 4.14 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | 100 Hits: Alternative | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues) | DMG 100 102 |
| 2.11 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | 101 Drivetime | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | UMC10110 |
| 4.3 | Big Sur | 3:05 | The Thrills | 101 Hits: Long Hot Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum (UK label) | UMC10127 |
| 1.1 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Big Sur | The Thrills | Single | |||
| 1.10 | Big Sur | 3:01 | The Thrills | The Best of the Strawberry Alarm Clock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Big Sur | The Thrills | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-61072 |
| 1.2 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | So Much for the City | The Thrills | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 724358496925, VJCP-68501 |
| 1.4 | Big Sur | 3:10 | The Thrills | KFOG New Music Sampler 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | Momentos 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sinedín Music (owned by Rockdelux, Dancedelux & Factory) | SM-065 |
| 1.15 | Big Sur | 3:05 | The Thrills | Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio, May 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| 1.3 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Welcome to the Desert 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Filter Magazine | |
| 4.13 | Big Sur | 3:06 | The Thrills | Mastermix Festivals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | BX052 |
| 1.4 | Big Sur | 3:10 | The Thrills | 88.5 WXPN New Music Sampler | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | Big Sur | 3:09 | The Thrills | Landmark Music: Cinema | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Filter Magazine | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Big Sur | 3:07 | The Thrills | Music From the OC (Mix 2) | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Tony Hoffer |
|---|---|
| mixer: | Michael H. Brauer (engineer) |
| banjo, bass guitar and background vocals: | Pádraic McMahon Daniel Ryan (The Thrills) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Ben Carrigan (solo artist & member of Irish group ‘The Thrills’) |
| guitar: | Conor Deasy Pádraic McMahon Daniel Ryan (The Thrills) |
| harmonica and lead vocals: | Conor Deasy |
| organ, piano and synthesizer: | Kevin Horan (The Thrills) |
| vocals: | Kevin Horan (The Thrills) |
| recording of: | Big Sur |
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Related works
Big Sur
| lyricist: | Conor Deasy |
|---|---|
| writer: | Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) Bobby Hart |
| composer: | Ben Carrigan (solo artist & member of Irish group ‘The Thrills’) Conor Deasy Kevin Horan (The Thrills) Pádraic McMahon Daniel Ryan (The Thrills) |
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