PJ Harvey’s cover of ‘Red Right Hand’ premieres first-ever ‘Peaky Blinders’ soundtrack
The first-ever Peaky Blinders soundtrack has been announced with PJ Harvey’s cover of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds song ‘Red Right Hand’ being shared as the first taster.
The decision to finally release the official soundtrack comes after five hugely successful seasons created by Steven Knight since its launch in 2013. While the antics of Tommy Shelby have kept us hooked during that time, the show’s choice of music has continually earned its own plaudits which have been pinned on its decision to use Nick Cave’s iconic song as its opening gambit.
Now, for the first time in its history, the show has collected the iconic tracks used throughout the five seasons and will release it digitally, on CD and on vinyl. The CD version will also be released with a 32-page book which includes quotes from the cast, behind-the-scenes images and notes.
“The Peaky Blinders story and the music we use are twins, born at the same time,” said show creator Knight said in a statement. “It would be difficult to imagine most of the pivotal moments without the soundtrack. I’m so glad that at last we have been able to put some of the tracks together on one album, to put the atmosphere and swagger and snarl of the show into your headphones and speakers.”
To coincide with the news, the brains behind the new soundtrack release have offered up its first taster by sharing PJ Harvey’s take on Cave’s ‘Red Right Hand’ which was recorded for the show.
Elsewhere, expect the likes of Idles, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, Laura Marling, Royal Blood, David Bowie, Savages and plenty more. See the full tracklist, below.
The Peaky Blinders soundtrack tracklist is:
3 LP Vinyl Tracklist
LP1 – Side A
- Tommy: ‘It’s Not A Good Idea…’
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
- The White Stripes – St James Infirmary Blues
- Truce – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 1 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘Right I Have Bought You Hear Today…’
- Dan Auerbach – The Prowl
- Polly: ‘There’s Only One Thing…’
- Jack White – Love Is Blindness
- PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
LP1 – Side B
- Alfie: ‘I’ve Heard Very Bad, Bad, Bad Things…’
- Black Rebel Motorcycle – River Styx
- Post Irish Meeting – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 2 (Score)
- PJ Harvey – Red Right Hand
- Laura Marling – What He Wrote
- Arthur: ‘Do You Wanna Tell ‘Em…’
- Royal Blood – Come On Over
- Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
LP2 – Side A
- Tommy: ‘I Love You…’
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Breathless
- Radiohead – You And Whose Army?
- Polly: ‘A Woman Of Substance…’
- PJ Harvey – This Is Love
- Sons – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 3 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘You Can Change What You Do…’
- Queens Of The Stone Age – Burn The Witch
- The Last Shadow Puppets – Bad Habits
- David Bowie – Lazarus
LP2 – Side B
- Tommy: ‘Sex, Freedom, Whiskey Sours…’
- Savages – Adore
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat (Live From KCRW)
- Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – I Wish
- Ballad Of Polly Gray – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 4 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘I’m Not A Traitor To My Class…’
- Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes – Devil Inside Me
LP3 – Side A
- Foals – Snake Oil
- Polly: ‘It’s In Our Gypsy Blood…’
- Radiohead – Pyramid Song
- Laura Marling – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
- Ada: ‘So, Tommy Shelby, MP…’
- Black Sabbath – The Wizard
- Anna Calvi – Papi Pacify
LP3 – Side B
- Joy Division – Atmosphere
- Tommy: ‘You Need To Understand…’
- Anna Calvi – You’re Not God
- Arthur: ‘There’s A Bentley Outside…’
- Jehnny Beth – I’m The Man
- Idles – Never Fight A Man With A Perm
- Tommy: ‘I Will Continue…’
- Richard Hawley – Ballad Of A Thin Man
Peaky Blinders CD Tracklist
CD1
- Tommy: ‘It’s Not A Good Idea…’
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
- The White Stripes – St James Infirmary Blues
- Truce – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 1 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘Right I Have Bought You Hear Today…’
- Dan Auerbach – The Prowl
- Polly: ‘There’s Only One Thing…’
- Jack White – Love Is Blindness
- PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
- Alfie: ‘I’ve Heard Very Bad, Bad, Bad Things…’
- Black Rebel Motorcycle – River Styx
- Post Irish Meeting – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 2 (Score)
- PJ Harvey – Red Right Hand
- Laura Marling – What He Wrote
- Arthur: ‘Do You Wanna Tell ‘Em…’
- Royal Blood – Come On Over
- Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
- Tommy: ‘I Love You…’
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Breathless
- Radiohead – You And Whose Army?
- Polly: ‘A Woman Of Substance…’
- PJ Harvey – This Is Love
- Sons – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 3 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘You Can Change What You Do…’
- Queens Of The Stone Age – Burn The Witch
- The Last Shadow Puppets – Bad Habits
- David Bowie – Lazarus
CD2
- Tommy: ‘Sex, Freedom, Whiskey Sours…’
- 2Savages – Adore
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat (Live From KCRW)
- Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – I Wish
- Ballad Of Polly Gray – From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Original Soundtrack / Series 4 (Score)
- Tommy: ‘I’m Not A Traitor To My Class…’
- Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes – Devil Inside Me
- Foals – Snake Oil
- Polly: ‘It’s In Our Gypsy Blood…’
- Radiohead – Pyramid Song
- Laura Marling – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
- Ada: ‘So, Tommy Shelby, MP…’
- Black Sabbath – The Wizard
- Anna Calvi – Papi Pacify
- Joy Division – Atmosphere
- Tommy: ‘You Need To Understand…’
- Anna Calvi – You’re Not God
- Arthur: ‘There’s A Bentley Outside…’
- Jehnny Beth – I’m The Man
- Idles – Never Fight A Man With A Perm
- Tommy: ‘I Will Continue…’
- Richard Hawley – Ballad Of A Thin Man
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