Crime Stoppers: TV's Greatest Cop Themes [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• ASIN: B00004WHAA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,840 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dragnet

2. The Mod Squad

3. Ironside

4. Hawaii Five-O

5. The Streets of San Francisco

6. Theme from S.W.A.T.

7. Gotcha [Theme from Starsky and Hutch]

8. Baretta's Theme

9. CHiPs

10. The Hill Street Blues

11. Cop Rock (Under the Gun)

12. Theme from Police Woman

13. Crime Story

14. The Rookies

15. N.Y.P.D. - Johnny "Hammond" Smith

16. Cagney and Lacey

17. Miami Vice Theme

18. Kojak

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Crime Stops Here, June 13, 2003

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winkingtiger ";oD" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crime Stoppers: TV's Greatest Cop Themes (Audio CD)

Wow! It's another killer CD from our friends at Rhino. This a great collection of TV Cop themes from the 'Dragnet' era to the 'Miami Vice' era. As far as I can tell, these are all original versions, Rhino usually researches these things very carefully. On some tracks ('Mod Squad', 'Police Woman'), the fidelity is a little dim; perhaps these were the best available versions (try finding the original 'Mod Squad' anywhere else, and you'll see what I mean.) Other than that, I'd recommend this disc very highly, especially if you are tired of ersatz TV theme albums. Particular standouts are the long version of 'Ironside' (Quincy Jones at his coolest), 'Theme From NYPD' (an obscure 60's show, but the music is incredible), the hard-to-find 'Mod Squad', and Sammy Davis jr. warbling the 'Baretta' theme....too much! Even the 'ChiPs' theme may bring a smile (or at least a smirk) to your face, enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasing, but...., December 27, 2000

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T. Alisankus (Evansville, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crime Stoppers: TV's Greatest Cop Themes (Audio CD)

The "Dragnet" theme is fantastic--real jazzy. My biggest complaint is that while the original artists are listed, the arrangements on the c.d. are not all performed by those original artists. For example, Johnny Smith's version of the late 60's series "NYPD" doesn't hold a candle to that of the original artist. Most are close, though...

2.0 out of 5 stars Not all TV version arrangements, April 6, 2006

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M. Sellar (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crime Stoppers: TV's Greatest Cop Themes (Audio CD)

Very poor. Not all are the originl arrangements used on TV. Cagney and Lacey is not a patch on the original, sounds like someones recorded it from their bedroom. Rhino did not do their research.