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A–Z Series

April 10, 2024

For the series of street atlases, see Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas.

The A–Z Series is a series of singles released by Northern Irish rock band Ash. Consisting of 26 singles, each represented by a letter of the alphabet, the singles were first released on a fortnightly basis from 12 October 2009 until 27 September 2010 on 7-inch vinyl and by download.[1] Along with the 26 primary singles the series also includes 21 B-sides, 13 remixes, 7 acoustic tracks and 2 live tracks which were sporadically released in various formats. The series was later released in various other formats, including two compilation CDs Volume 1 (singles A–M) released on 19 April 2010 and Volume 2 (singles N–Z) released on 11 October 2010, a compilation of all 26 tracks on three vinyl LPs was released on 6 November 2012 through Noyes Records and finally a compact cassette featuring 15 of the band's favourite tracks from the series was released for Cassette Store Day, titled Letters from Alphabet City.[2]

A–Z Series
The complete A–Z Series front and back covers mosaic
Box set by
Ash
Released12 October 2009 – 27 September 2010 (one single every two weeks)
Recorded2007–2010
StudioAtomic Heart (New York City)
Genre
Length112:50 (excluding B-sides)
LabelAtomic Heart
Producer
  • Ash
  • Claudius Mittendorfer
Ash chronology
Twilight of the Innocents
(2007) 		A–Z Series
(2009) 		The Best of Ash
(2011)
Volume 1 compilation cover
Singles A–M
Released 19 April 2010
Volume 2 compilation cover
Singles N–Z
Released 27 September 2010
A–Z Series complete compilation
Singles A–Z Noyes Records Vinyl Compilation
Released 6 November 2012

The series spawned 6 radio singles; "Return of White Rabbit", "True Love 1980", "Space Shot",[3] "War with Me",[4] "Binary",[5] and "Carnal Love".[6]

Background and recording edit

The way people listen to music has changed, with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks. It hasn't helped that most people have forgotten how to make a decent album. I'm constantly disappointed with records I buy

– Tim Wheeler, June 2007

Split from Infectious Records edit

The band's final conventional record, Twilight of the Innocents, was released on 29 June 2007. From this the band members themselves formed Atomic Heart Records, setting up headquarters in New York City, calling their new studio Atomic Heart. Band members Tim and Mark both moved to New York; "It was a dream of mine, ever since our first American tour in the mid-1990s, to live in New York", whilst drummer Rick resided in Edinburgh's Craiglockhart, commuting to the New York Studio on a regular basis and working in "intensive bursts". The announcement itself of the band's boycott on the album format came at the time of release for Twilight of the Innocents, which the band called "their final album"—sparking rumours over the possibility of Ash splitting up.[7]

Recording at Atomic Heart Studio edit

Upon entering the studio, the band recorded "Survivor", later titled "Ichiban", "Coming Around Again" a cover of Carly Simon, a Beach Boys cover of "Do You Wanna Dance?". Soon after several early titles of tracks surfaced on the band's official website, including "Survivor"—now titled "Ichiban", "Prypiat" which was written originally for Twilight of the Innocents, however wasn't finished in time to make the album, "Return of White Rabbit" which at the time Tim Wheeler supposedly joked about being their comeback single, "Nouvelle Adventures" which features both Tim and Mark on bass guitar, "No Face (Jesus Christ)", "Daedalus", as well as "Hospital Song" and "Lay Down Your Arms" which were both originally intended for Twilight of the Innocents.[8] Soon after more titles were leaked, including "Space Shot" and "Tracer (Without You)".[9]

In NME, vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler stated "We wanted to be the first people to do it like this" also saying, "I think it'll be great for our fans waiting every two weeks knowing they're going to get a song and wondering what it'll be like. It'll be fun".[10] Bassist Mark Hamilton also spoke of the merits of releasing in an alternative way; "we thought we'd come up with a different model where we never really had to be actually be away, that might work better. That was one of the reasons. We had the freedom when launching our own label as well, to try something different, so we're going to give it a go. I think if it works, a lot of people might copy it."[11]

 
Custom "Return of White Rabbit" artworks; 'playing cards' by drummer Rick McMurray, 'apocalyptic bunny rabbit' by vocalist/guitarist Tim Wheeler and 'day-glo stencil' by bassist Mark Hamilton[12][13]

Artwork edit

Each single is assigned a specific colour and letter A–Z, prequel track "Return of White Rabbit" features the upside down stylized as ʁ, representing the rabbit. The front of each single simply shows the letter followed by the band's logo below, whilst on the back the track name is shown. The coloured artwork has also been used for the promotion of their A–Z Tour, with each colour representing a place and a letter of the alphabet, similarly the band through their forum 16 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine and the assistance of their webmaster have allowed fans to create their own avatars and use emoticons in the A–Z style.[14] Almost all of the artwork for the series was created by Post 98 Design and Modo Productions, with the exception of the cassette Letters from Alphabet City which was created by Elisa Dalla Tor and handmade "Return of White Rabbit" and "War with Me" CD singles which were created by the band.[15][16]

Release edit

The 26 singles of the A–Z Series were released once every two weeks through both digital download and 7" limited edition vinyl. The opening to the series was a free download "Return of White Rabbit", released on 18 May 2009, promoting the track were three music videos, an animated one created by Big Button,[17] a home-made one — following the 'White Rabbit' around New York City,[18] and a live footage video, filmed by fans at Thekla in Bristol.[19] The first single to be announced for release was "True Love 1980", opening the series on 12 October 2009, with subscription to the series itself opening on 5 October 2009.

The band in October 2009 confirmed that only the first half of the A–Z Series were "set in stone", with mastering taking place, and the artwork, pressing and release dates confirmed, however the second half of the series would at the time be decided once the series had been launched, with the band holding a then total of 44 tracks recorded, and plans to re-enter the recording studio again in late 2009, "the first six months are set in stone, but the second half is still flexible. It's nice to have that kind of freedom".[11]

Digital downloads edit

The digital subscription for the A–Z Series is offered worldwide, however the United Kingdom service differs to the rest of the world. The subscription service in the United Kingdom is provided by 7digital, with the fortnightly single released on a Monday, and other non-subscription UK downloads through 7digital, Amazon, Play.com, HMV, iTunes and other download services providing the tracks on the day before subscribers.[20] The rest of the world service is provided by Topspin, the band have not used Topspin in the UK as they wanted each single to be chart eligible.[21]

The digital subscription service was set to launch originally on 5 October 2009, however was delayed and launched two days later on 8 October 2009.[22] A free download of 'pre-A-Z' single "Return of White Rabbit" was launched digitally on 18 May 2009, whilst the A–Z Series was celebrated on 14 October by the release of the original 'extended mix' and an 'Atomic Heart' mix of "Return of White Rabbit", available for free download through .[23]

Limited 7" vinyl edit

Our vinyls [sic] are strictly limited collectors items and are something we really wanted to do as we've always demanded our singles are released on 7". Even when previous labels didn't want to release them we forced their hand. The box when complete is worth it's [sic] price, it's a very sexy piece.

We always said we were going to do A–Z compilations. Those who feel duped / ripped off can get off their soapboxes, my heart bleeds for you... We're just past the 1/3 mark of the A–Z and the bonus tracks are only just starting to trickle out to subscribers. We've publicized the sheer quantity of tracks that have been recorded. These are all going to get used. This has been the most prolific writing / recording period of our career and we love the diversity of the output. We're under no illusions that not everyone's going to like every song / direction but hopefully we'll cover all bases by the series' end.

– Mark Hamilton on the subject of release format, February 2010[24]

Subscription for the 7" singles opened on 6 October 2009; the vinyl, whilst costly for both the band and customer, was something the band demanded, as with previous singles whilst still signed, the band ensured all their singles were released on 7-inch vinyl. The singles were each limited to 1000 copies and were each collectors' items; the complete vinyl subscription cost £130, or £140 including a special box to store them all in. The vinyl subscription service was provided by Recordstore.co.uk, whilst other retailers would also be given a small number of the singles, to sell at each release.[25] Steve Wheeler of Recordstore commented on the partnership with Ash as "being chosen by an innovative and popular band like Ash is testament to the quality service that Recordstore.co.uk provide forward-thinking labels and artists"[26]

Compilation CD edit

The band released two compilation CDs of the series: Volume 1 covered the letters A-M and Volume 2 the letters N-Z. The compilations were released on CD, limited CD/DVD and digitally.[27] Some fans criticized the band's choice to release a CD, pointing out its similarity to an album, but bassist Mark Hamilton responded that it was always their intention and it was about making the A–Z Series available for everyone.[28]

On 24 February the Japanese version of Volume 1 was announced, featuring two disks, unlike the standard UK one-disc version, with the first disc holding the A–M singles and 7 B-sides; "Return of the White Rabbit", "Coming Around Again", "The Creeps", "CTRL-ALT-DEL", "Do You Feel It?" and exclusively "Kamakura" and "Disenchanted" with the second disc featuring 14 remixes, acoustics and already digitally released B-sides "Lay Down Your Arms" and "Gallows Hill". The CD was released earlier than the UK version, on 7 April 2010.[29]

On 28 July 2010 RecordStore.co.uk announced the second compilation—A–Z Volume 2 for a release on 11 October 2010. The release unlike Volume 1 did not include any acoustic tracks, remixes or a DVD, and only had three bonus tracks as opposed to the previous five due to the length of Single Y "Sky Burial".[30] The full track listing was revealed on 6 August 2010, with the three new B-sides being "Spellbound", "Nightfall" and David Bowie track "Teenage Wildlife". The Japanese Volume 2 also included two exclusive B-sides—"Running to the Ocean" and "Midnight in the Garden".[31]

 
The band's line-up for the touring and recording of the A–Z Series; bassist Mark Hamilton, drummer and backing vocalist Rick McMurray and vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler

A is for Ash edit

A is for Ash is a film documentary of the band's A–Z 2009 tour from Aldershot to Zennor. It was directed by Josh Klezkin and produced by the members of Ash. The documentary features interviews from Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray of Ash, as well as featuring BBC DJ Steve Lamacq, Emmy The Great & Ian Wright amongst others, as well as live performances on the A–Z tour of Spaceshot and Arcadia, acoustic performances, the final days of recording the A–Z Series in New York and behind the scenes at some of the TV, radio and other media appearances.

The documentary was released onto Region 0 DVD, limited to 5000 copies, released on 19 April 2010 in the A–Z Volume 1 CD compilation.[32]

During the course and after the A–Z tour the band released four short webisodes onto YouTube and NME.com, which acted as promotions for the complete documentary, featuring some footage that would be used in A Is For Ash, and some exclusive content.[33] The trailer for the complete documentary was released on 3 March 2010.[34]

Other releases edit

Amongst the core 26 singles were a large number of studio B-sides, which were sporadically released over the course of the A–Z Series.[35] The first three radio singles from the A–Z Series—"Return of White Rabbit", "True Love 1980" and "Spaceshot"—were each accompanied by a digital EP—The Rehash EP and Space Reshot EP, both of which were collections of remixes by Snitch Brothers, Jaymo & Andy George, Pete Doyle, Timothy Allen, Loverush UK.[36][37] An acoustic EP, featuring 7 of the A–Z singles, was also made available on 19 April 2010.[38]

Promotion edit

Video edit

The band worked with a number of directors and companies to produce music videos for the A–Z Series, a selection of the singles—the radio singles were given higher budgets for promotion and consequently the band worked with such people as Nico Jones on "Return of White Rabbit" and "Binary"[39]—who also directed the initial A–Z teaser trailer which previewed many of the upcoming singles.[40][41] Director Daniel Garcia worked on the music videos for "True Love 1980" and "Space Shot"[42] whilst Alex Turvey directed "Carnal Love"[43] and Alex Beck directed "War with Me".[44][45] Many of the non-radio singles also have low budget videos for them—Josh Kletzkin directed "Joy Kicks Darkness", "Arcadia" and "Tracers", KINo sequenced the video for "Neon",[46] whilst singles such as "Pripyat" and "Ichiban" use material not specifically created for Ash.[47]

From 7 October 2009 Ash used NME.com to host a four-part web series of tour videos, directed by Josh Kletzkin. The videos would serve as tasters for the DVD release 'A is for Ash'. Episode 1 featured rehearsals in London, behind the scenes at Live from Studio Five, amongst other interviews. Episode 2 shows the A–Z Tour, from Aldershot to Carlisle, with Episode 3 taking Dundee through to Jersey, and Episode 4 covering the remaining dates.[48][49]

Competition edit

Throughout the A–Z Series the band orchestrated various competitions on both their NME content area and on their official website.[50] One of the first competitions launched coincided with the release of"Return of White Rabbit", the band asked fans to come up with a back-story to the song's title, "where is the white rabbit returning from?"—which would then be judged by the band, with the winner receiving a rare "Return of White Rabbit" handmade promo CD.[51] "Why has the White Rabbit been away?" was the basis for the second competition[52] and the final of the three "Return of White Rabbit" competitions to win handmade promos asked fans to design White Rabbit related art/photos and videos.[53]

The opportunity to win "True Love 1980" test 7"s and handmade "Return of White Rabbit" CD promos began with the release of "True Love 1980".[50] Later in November, NME offered the chance to win more test prints of "True Love 1980", "Joy Kicks" and "Arcadia"[54] followed in January 2010 with "Space Shot" test vinyl.[55] NME also offered the chance to win a free subscription to the A–Z Series.[56] Similarly a free subscription to the A-Z Series was offered every night of the A–Z Tour in 2009—with show fliers containing a unique code—a raffle would then take place and the winning flier holder would be given a free subscription—giving the fliers value.[57][58]

Opportunities to win tickets to all varieties of Ash performances were also given—including exclusive radio sessions with Kerrang! Radio[59] XFM[60] and tickets for Absolute Radio on 15 April 2010—tickets were also offered in a Music-News.com competition.[61] Festival appearances such as Hop farm festival[62] and Truck Festival 2009.[63] Tickets to dates on the 2009 A–Z tour were also offered, as well as 2010 European dates.[64]

Merchandise competitions included a Valentines day t-shirt draw,[65] a chance to win a "Return of White Rabbit" t-shirt,[55] an exclusive limited Atomic Heart Studios staff t-shirt[66] and the opportunity to design a t-shirt which would be sold throughout all of the 2010 shows around the world, and have their winning design sent to them in a special frame.[67] Other creative competitions included remixing single "Binary"[68] the band choose the Argyle Raver Pornographic as the winning remix,[69] and to direct a music video for B-sides to the A–Z Series.[70]

With the 2009 A–Z Tour the opportunity for a one-on-three meet and greet was given for fans[50] similarly in 2010 the chance for fans to win a dinner-date with the band at any stop on the UK tour was given.[71] On the same tour the chance for local bands to support Ash was given—asking that those interested emailed a Myspace link and list of gigs previously played.[72][73]

Press attention edit

The band gained significant media attention surrounding the A–Z Series. With interviews and other coverage running through newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, The Herald,[74] M Is for Music,[75] News of the World, Billboard,[76][77] Kerrang!,[78][79] NME, East Mag,[80] TUFS,[81] culturedeluxe.com,[82] Sport.co.uk,[83] Randomville,[84] Media Wales,[85] MusicRadar,[86] Counteract Magazine,[87] Stereoboard,[88] and Bunch.tv.[89][90]

Radio sessions and interviews included Kerrang!,[59] XFM,[60] Absolute,[61] and BBC 6 Music.[91][92] Televised appearances included appearances on Live from Studio Five broadcast on Five on 15 October 2009,[93] BBC E24,[94] The Friday Show,[95] Children In Need and Sky Sports Soccer AM.[96] Several songs of the A–Z Series were also used on various TV adverts—"Physical World" was used for BBC's coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying, whilst "Spheres" was used on Film4 and "There Is Hope Again" was used during Sky Sports coverage of England vs Hungary on 11 August 2010.

Live edit

 
Tim Wheeler, Rick McMurray and Mark Hamilton performing live at O2 ABC in Glasgow in April 2010

The band embarked on a 4 date UK tour consisting of performances at Brighton Concorde 2 on 3 June, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms the following day and two dates at the London Bloomsbury Ballroom on 6 and 7 June 2009. At the performances they showcased new material, including "Space Shot", "True Love 1980" and "Return of White Rabbit".[97][98]

Most notably of the band's touring antics during the A–Z Series was their 2009 A–Z Tour. The tour consisted of 26 dates across the United Kingdom, with each tour location based around the alphabet, choosing towns, cities and villages which correspond with letters A–Z.[99] The tour began in Aldershot and ended in Zennor, gaining significant press coverage because of its uniqueness. Planning the tour bassist Mark Hamilton told that the band looked for alternatives to the usual places they would visit on tour; "We told our agent that we don't want to go to the cities we would usually hit on a regular tour. Then he came back with a bunch of dates, but he had quite a lot of work to do on this. But that was good; it was good to make him actually work." going on to say "There were a number of venues we told him to change, saying, 'We usually play there, so get us something different".[11]

In 2009 the band also played dates in their native Ireland—Dublin and Belfast.[100] It wasn't until March 2010 that the band began touring again, playing dates in Tokyo, Japan[101] New York, USA and eventually onto a conventional UK tour circuit.[102][103]

The band announced a full UK tour soon after, scheduled from 13 May 2010 in Paris, France through Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Neuhausen ob Eck and Berlin in Germany, Oslo in Norway, Aarhus in Denmark, Vienna in Austria, Zurich in Switzerland, Brussels in Belgium and ending at Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel on 20 June 2010. Parts of this tour were rescheduled, however the majority of dates were completely canceled, with the band citing personal reasons for this decision which they did not take lightly.[104]

After originally being rumored to be playing a number of dates with The Automatic,[105] it was instead announced that Ash and We Are Scientists would be playing a number of co-headline shows in Australia.[106]

Reception edit

Singles A–M (Volume 1) edit

Volume 1
Singles A-M
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH[112]     
Gigwise.com[113]     
BBC[114](positive)
Q[115]     
News of the World     
Drowned in Sound[116]          
Contactmusic.com[117](positive)
AllMusic[118]     

The first single from the series "Return of White Rabbit" received fairly mixed reactions, with the band showcasing a more unfamiliar electronic side of the band, however NME reacted positively "a weirdly effective funk-pop song"[119] Kerrang! also praised the release saying; "they're only doing singles now, if this new humdigger of a tune is anything to go by, then it will be a decision well made"[120] whilst The Irish Times rated the track 3/5, whilst The Times said regarding the single "...this revelatory rump-shaker, triggering pleasure sensors we didn't even know we had".[121]

Bands such as New Found Glory and Young Guns have criticized the band in Rock Sound magazine, with New Found Glory posting an apology after Rock Sound supposedly twisted their words.[122]

Mark Beaumont wrote on BBC Music "they've lost none of their melodic punch since Girl From Mars fell to Earth" and praised the consistency of singles A-M "the most remarkable thing about the A–Z project is that, thus far, every track really is worthy of being a single."[114] David Welsh of MusicOMH poked fun at the similarities between the conventional album of compilation, however was very positive of the release as a whole "Their subsequent fresh approach and retreat from the album formula appears to have reinvigorated the Downpatrick threesome with a new sense of purpose and, quite curiously, resulted in one of the best albums of their long and illustrious career"[112]

Paul Brown at Drowned in Sound described the release format as "While they haven't quite reinvented the wheel with these songs, they have certainly pumped up its tyres and given it some shiny new hubcaps", speaking with praise of singles A ("True Love 1980") through till H ("Space Shot"); "So great are the high points of the collection that it's a shame that it starts to run out of steam slightly towards the end", yet with final single of the half M ("War with Me") he believed it "revives things at the death with a grand piano motif and yet another mega chorus".[116] Ben Walton of Contactmusic.com believed the singles lack of cohesion as a compilation was the A–Z Series' main strength; "Ash have been set free to sprawl however they see fit across genre boundaries" going onto favor tracks such as "Arcadia" and "Neon", also calling "Dionysian Urge" "one of the best songs Ash have ever delivered".[117]

Phil Mongredien of Q magazine criticized the similarity between a compilation of singles and the conventional album, writing; "it's not obvious how this format differs from the peaks and troughs of a regular album, high points largely canceled out by the more workaday material", however noted the albums merits as "Arcadia" and "Joy Kicks Darkness",[115] Jon Bye of Gigwise.com was critical of the direction taken in some of the singles which use synthesizer parts advising the band to "stick to the rock and roll you're good at" however praised the synth laced "Arcadia", comparing it to Muse.[113]

Singles N–Z (Volume 2) edit

Volume 2
Singles N-Z
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!KKKK[123]
Q     [124]

Mark Griffiths of Kerrang! magazine rated the compilation of singles N-Z 4/5 praising "they've lost none of their melodic abrasive songwriting genius" recommending the highlights of the 2nd half to the series as "Sky Burial", "Binary" and "Physical World".[123] Andy Fyfe of Q magazine recommended "Binary", "Dare to Dream" and "Carnal Love", rating it 3/5—the same rating given to Volume 1.[124]

Sales and chart performance edit

As of December 2009 the vinyl subscription sold out, with only limited amounts of past and future singles available on the band's official website and other various stores.[125] Despite much publicity, none of the singles reached the UK Top 40, with only "Instinct" reaching the UK Top 75, at No.65. But the singles performed better on the UK Indie Singles Chart, with 15 of them reaching the top ten of that chart.

Releases edit

There is a total of 26 singles in the A–Z Series, and 21 B-sides. Not all of the singles are radio singles; the ones that are, were accompanied by a music video. The title of each release was revealed the Wednesday after the previous release and was referred to as 'Ash Wednesday'.[126]

Letter
and
Colour 		Song
and
Length 		Release Details Video
ʁ "Return of White Rabbit"
3:56[127]		 18 May 2009
Free digital download, handmade limited CD
8 June 2009 – 1000 limited vinyl
14 October 2009 – Extended and remix versions[128]		 Three different artworks were made available, each individual piece of artwork has been hand created by the band themselves,[129] Rick's pack of playing cards, Tim's apocalyptic bunny rabbits and Mark's day-glo stencils. The single was released as a free download on ash-official.com on 18 May.[130] The track itself was penned by bassist Mark Hamilton.[131] The band confirmed that the track is a 'prequel' to the series itself.[132] On 14 October the band released the original full version of "Return of White Rabbit" which lasts for 6:24, as opposed to the original 3:56 cut, along with this was an 'Atomic Heart' remix, both were made available as free downloads on .[128] The music video for ROWR debuted on 12 June, the was conceived by 'Big Button' and has an animated story to it; a boy who becomes jealous of another boy making advances on a girl he has feelings for, struggling to contain his feelings he eventually acts, crashing a car, taking his and the other boys life in the process. "Ash wanted to get away from the standard performance video in favour of something a little more interesting. As a result, Big Button was given free reign [sic] and concocted a dark tale of jealousy and horror wrapped in an accessible cartoon coating"[133][134] The second video created for ROWR titled 'NYC Rabbit' was directed by Karen Lord and features Nickolas Kimbrell as 'the white rabbit', the video shows what a "typical night in NYC is like for a jolly ol' rabbit",[135] the third video promotion for ROWR is a live version of the track, filmed at Thekla, Bristol were the band asked their audience to film the track on personal cameras.[136][137]
A "True Love 1980"
4:06[138]		 12 October 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital download[139]		 Confirmed on 20 May by NME that the series would begin in September, giving the band the chance to promote the series, 'Return of the White Rabbit' was intended as a prequel to the series itself.[10] The track is reported to be heavily centred around the use of synthesizers and keyboards.[140] The track was premiered live on the band's June 2009 tour dates.[141] A remix by Tiësto was released onto Myspace prior to the tracks actual release on 22 July 2009[142][143] The track itself was premiered on Steve Lamacq's 6Music radio show on Monday 24 August[144] The band shot the music video for "True Love 1980" in Portland, Oregon, the video was directed by Daniel Garcia, with acting from Meredith Adelaide.[145][146][147] The video was added to music video stations NMETV and Bliss on 9 September 2009,[148] and was added to the band's official website on 15 September, whilst a making of video was added to NME on 12 October 2009.[149][150]
B "Joy Kicks Darkness"
5:55[151]		 26 October 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		The track was announced as the third single in the series on 14 October on the band's official website.[151] A 30 second clip of the track was added to amazon.co.uk on 17 October, whilst the track was premiered live on 19 October, at their performance in Aldershot.[152] The video was filmed across the A–Z tour, using live and behind the scenes footage. It was directed by Josh Kletzkin.
C "Arcadia"
4:02 		9 November 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Announced on 4 November 2009 as 'C'. A budget music video was filmed on the A–Z Tour, the video features various Arcade games being played by the band. The video was directed by Josh Kletzkin.[153] After the single was voted as the fan favourite of the entire series a second music video for the track was released on 5 October 2010, directed by Nico Jones for Big Button.[154]
D "Tracers"
3:31 		23 November 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Originally titled "World Without You". The track was notable performed acoustically with Emmy The Great at a number of tour dates in 2009.[155] Two budget music videos were shot for Tracers, both directed by Josh Kletzkin. The first music video features guitarist & vocalist Tim Wheeler playing besides a beach, with a funfair and pier. The second music video is a live acoustic video of Tim and Emma-Lee Moss of Emmy The Great performing the song in a small room.
E "The Dead Disciples"
3:46 		7 December 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		One of the heaviest A–Z singles thus far, comparable to material from the band's album Meltdown, the song is also the first Ash song to use a double-kick drum. The Dead Disciples was written on a festival trip in September 2007 to Córdoba, Spain, with the lyrics making references to Irish writer and poet James Joyce and Greek myth Daedalus.[156] A music video for The Dead Disciples has been created however has yet to be released.[157]
F "Pripyat"
4:21 		21 December 2009
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		The song's title is a reference to Prypiat, Ukraine, an abandoned city after the events of the Chernobyl disaster, which lyricist of the song Tim Wheeler describes as a lost citadel and the loneliest place on the planet.[158] Prypiat was written and demoed originally for previous album Twilight of the Innocents.[159] The music video samples photographs from Robert Polidori's book 'Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl'.[160]
G "Ichiban"
3:09 		4 January 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Ichiban was the first A–Z track to be performed live, appearing at concerts in 2008 for the band's 1977 shows.[161][162] The music video contains footage from the British 1961 monster film Gorgo.
H "Space Shot"
4:14 		18 January 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		The track was performed live for the first time at Brighton Concorde 2 in June 2009. For Children in Need "Spaceshot" was televised on 20 November 2009, along with "Shining Light" and "True Love 1980", and was confirmed as letter 'H' on Jonathan Ross' radio show on 28 November. The single will be the second 'radio single' from the A–Z series.[163] Daniel Garcia, director of the video for previous radio single "True Love 1980", returned to direct. The video has a science fiction narrative, making reference to Star Wars, following a pilot escaping with a blindfolded person, pursued by soldiers and soon by space craft.[164] The video was premiered on Myspace on 10 December 2009.[165]
I "Neon"
4:08 		1 February 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Neon was the 27th song written in the A–Z series.[166] It is considered the spiritual successor to earlier A–Z track "Arcadia". Neon is described as a song about chance.[167] "Neon" was remixed by Beat Cave, which was released exclusively on the Japanese A–Z Volume 1 CD. "Neon" was performed in studio for Livestream and The Music Slut two days after release on 3 February 2010 for the first time.[168] Without a fourth member present in the band the synthesizer and piano parts in Neon are provided by a prerecorded backing track. The music video uses photographs taken and sequenced by KINo of the band in their New York studio, whilst a woman journeys around New York City.
J "Command"
2:35 		15 February 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Command was acoustically covered in the A–Z Volume 1 acoustic bundle.[169]
K "Song of Your Desire"
3:36 		1 March 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital
L "Dionysian Urge"
4:06 		15 March 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital
M "War with Me"
3:33 		29 March 2010
1000 limited vinyl
90 Handmade limited CD[170]
Digital 		The song was premiered on BBC6Music's 'Ash Wednesday' celebrations on 17 February, and was the 3rd 'radio single' of the A–Z Series. The band handmade 90 limited edition CD single versions of the track, 50 of which were awarded to new subscribers, whilst the rest were given away in a competition.[171] The video was shot sporadically over 3 weeks, in China Town on 6 February 2010 and The Hamptons. Tim Wheeler was originally meant to be in the back of a 60s Mercedes in one of the scenes, however it broke down en route to the shoot, instead they used a Jaguar. The video was directed by Alex Beck.[44][45]
N "Dare to Dream"
5:05 		12 April 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Dare to Dream was premiered on 11 April 2010 on the band's website. The track was remixed by Mogwai; 1000 limited remix singles were also made available to celebrate Record Store Day. The remix was available digitally to all those who had subscribed by 12 April 2010, free of charge.[172]
O "Mind Control"
2:52 		26 April 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital
P "Insects"
3:49 		10 May 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital
Q "Binary"
4:06 		24 May 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Binary was announced on 14 April, and played for the first time on Rory McConnell's BBC Radio 1 show. Binary is the 5th radio single from the A–Z Series.[173] A Facebook campaign was created to try to get 'Binary' into the UK Top 40.[174][175] Bloc Party member and at-the time Ash touring guitarist Russell Lissack remixed the track under the alias CO-PILOTS. It was made available on 25 May 2010.[176] The first music video was directed by Nico Jones of production company Big Button – who also produced 'Return of White Rabbit' and 'The A–Z Series Trailer'. The video was shot in New York on green screen and then sent over the Atlantic to Birmingham for editing and post-production. The video has a science fiction inspired theme.[177] The video was released on 27 April 2010 and has received airplay on Q and NME TV.[178] A second music video was released on 20 May 2010, exclusively on YouTube the video features long awaited footage from Slashed – an independent horror flick[179] starring Ash, Coldplay and Dave Grohl, amongst others. It was originally shot in 2002, but was unreleased due to never being finished.[180][181]
R "Physical World"
2:48 		7 June 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Physical World was announced on 26 May 2010, it was originally coloured green, but later changed to light pink.[182]
S "Spheres"
6:08 		21 June 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Spheres is the only track in the A–Z series where the singles letter – S – corresponds with the title. It was mentioned originally in April 2009 by Mark Hamilton,[183] and later in June 2009 when a photo of Tim recording the track's piano part was posted on ash-official.com.[184]
T "Instinct"
3:52 		5 July 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Instinct was officially announced on 23 June 2010 and was originally a light blue as opposed to brown.[185] It was the highest charting of the A-Z series, peaking at #65 in the UK Singles Chart.
U "Summer Snow"
3:30 		19 July 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Summer Snow was announced on 1 July 2010 by Recordstore.co.uk.[186] It originally corresponded with the colour purple. Summer Snow was first mentioned in a studio update by Tim in June 2009.[187]
V "Carnal Love"
4:01 		2 August 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Carnal Love was the sixth radio single from the series, it was announced on 25 June 2010.[188] Originally 'V' had a lime-green artwork colour.[189] Preview photographs of the video shoot were posted on the band's website on 22 July 2010.[190] On 22 July 2010 an interview was posted on the band's YouTube with director Alex Turvey talking about the upcoming video. The music video was made available on 27 July.[191] The video was intended by Tim and director Alex to have a perverse theme, using a lot of visual references to sex.[192] Lily Vanilli was hired to prepare the cakes for the video shoot. It features sexually shaped deserts being prepared and served to Tim, who slowly eats course after course, before being covered in custard, fruits and rubbed up and down.[191]
W "Embers"
4:21 		16 August 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Embers was announced on 18 July 2010,[193] along with its re-imagined artwork colour, originally a light grey it was changed to orange.[194] Embers is one of the more punk-guitar driven tracks of the later half of the A–Z series.[195] It looked set to hit an all-time high for an A–Z single in terms of chart positions, hitting number 23 in the UK midweek official chart update, before finishing at number 79.
X "Change Your Name"
3:20 		30 August 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Change Your Name was announced on 18 July 2010, with a sample available on Amazon.co.uk the same day.[196] The track was written by drummer Rick McMurray, and first mentioned on the band's website on 18 May 2009.[197] The song charted at number one in the UK Rock Chart.
Y "Sky Burial"
10:16 		13 September 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		Sky Burial was announced on 18 July 2010. An instrumental, it is the longest track of the entire A–Z series standing at 10:18, and will be comparable to previous album's title track "Twilight of the Innocents".[198] It charted at number two in the UK Rock Chart.
Z "There Is Hope Again"
3:48 		27 September 2010
1000 limited vinyl
Digital 		There Is Hope Again was announced on 18 July 2010. A 30 second sample was added to Amazon.co.uk the same day. It was hinted on the band's website ash-official.com that fans should keep an eye on Sky Sports regarding the final single.[199][200]

B-sides edit

Song Date Release Details
"Lay Down Your Arms" 22 December 2009 Free digital download Free digital download for all those subscribed to the A–Z Downloads and Vinyl collection. The track was written and demoed for Twilight of the Innocents, however never made the record stage.[159] The track was given as a thank you to fans for subscribing and bearing with the band through the various problems with releasing earlier singles in the A–Z Series, including postal strikes and the band's distribution supplying various online retailers with the incorrect audio files, resulting in some fans experiencing sound quality issues.[201] It lasts 3:43
"Gallows Hill" 15 January 2010 Free digital download Second free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before 14 January 2010. The song is named after Gallows Hill in Downpatrick.[202] It lasts 3:43
"Night Terrors" 2 March 2010 Free digital download Third free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before 25 February 2010. Ash's official site describes the track as: "Musically this dark and menacing memorial merges spiky new-wave punk guitars with uptempo disco beats, overdriven synthesizers and a chorus hook that would kick Dr. Who into a parallel universe."[203] It lasts 3:50
"Empire of Sand" 27 March 2010 Free digital download Fourth free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight Thursday 25 March 2010. It is described on the band's official site as: Strap yourself in for a haunting ghost ride through the nihilistic mind of Richard Wilson McMurray. Empire of Sand is a deeply honest introspection of the crushing void experienced as one's foundations crumble around a devastating life event.[171] It lasts 3:18
"Coming Around Again" 19 April 2010 A–Z Volume 1 CD Cover of Carly Simon, the Ash version was premiered on East Village Radio on 30 March 2010.[204]
"The Creeps"
"CTRL-ALT-DEL" Written by Rick McMurray
"Do You Feel It?"
"Kamakura" 7 April 2010 A–Z Volume 1 CD (Japanese edition) The two track were made available for free at UK April/May 2010 performances on limited handmade CDs, they were not made available online due to contract reasons.[205]
"Disenchanted"
"Pirates Are So 2004" 4 May 2010 Free digital download Fifth free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 29 April 2010.[206]
"No Heartbreaker" 1 June 2010 Free digital download Sixth free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 1 June 2010. In addition, released as a free download on 10 November 2010 as part of the Shepherd's Bush Empire Free Download EP[207]
"Lights Out" 6 July 2010 Free digital download Seventh free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 6 July 2010.[208]
"Midnight Militia" 28 July 2010 Free digital download Eighth free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 28 July 2010.
"Replicants" 24 August 2010 Free digital download Ninth free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 24 August 2010.
"Nouvelles Aventures" 22 September 2010 Free digital download Tenth (and final) free B-side to the A–Z Series, released to all those subscribed to the A–Z Series before midnight 22 September 2010.
"Teenage Wildlife" 11 October 2010 A–Z Volume 2 CD
"Spellbound"
"Nightfall"
"Running to the Ocean" 11 October 2010 A–Z Volume 2 CD (Japanese edition)
"Midnight in the Garden"

Remixes edit

Song Date Release Details
"Return of the White Rabbit" (Jaymo & Andy George Remix) 12 October 2009
digital download
7 April 2010
CD 		Rehash EP
A–Z Volume 1 CD (Japanese edition)
"True Love 1980" (Loverush UK! Remix)
"True Love 1980" (Pete Doyle's Rocksolid Remix)
"True Love 1980" (Timothy Allan Remix)
"Space Reshot" (Pete Doyle's Rocksolid Vocal Mix) 18 January 2010
digital download
7 April 2010
CD 		Space Reshot EP
A–Z Volume 1 CD (Japanese edition)[209]
"Space Reshot" (Snitch Brothers Vocal Remix)
"Space Reshot" (Snitch Brothers Instrumental Remix)
"Space Reshot" (Loverush UK! Dubstrumental)
"Space Reshot" (Pete Doyle's Rocksolid Instrumental Mix)
"Space Reshot" (Loverush UK! Club Mix)
"Neon" (Beatcave Remix) 7 April 2010 A–Z Volume 1 CD (Japanese edition)
"True Love 1980" (Vince Clarke Remix)
"Dare to Dream" (Mogwai Remix) 12 April 2010 1000 limited vinyl
Free digital download 		1000 vinyl copies were pressed to celebrate Record Store Day, it was also made available for free for subscribers of the A–Z Series.[210]

Acoustic edit

Song Date Release Details
"True Love 1980" (acoustic) 19 April 2010
digital download 		A–Z Acoustic download EP Acoustic studio tracks
"Joy Kicks Darkness" (acoustic)
"Arcadia" (acoustic)
"Tracers" (acoustic) (featuring Emmy the Great)
"Spaceshot" (acoustic)
"Command" (acoustic)
"War with Me" (acoustic)

Live tracks edit

Song Date Release Details
"Space Shot" (live) 17 April 2010
digital download 		Free digital download Live tracks recorded on the band's 2009 A–Z Tour, used in the "A for Ash" tour documentary on A–Z Volume 1.[211][212]
"Arcadia" (live)

Personnel edit

Over the course of the A–Z Series Tim Wheeler took on much of the production work himself, assisted by Cladius Mittendorfer who worked with the band on previous albums "Meltdown" and "Twilight of the Innocence" as a studio engineer and later a producer, and Ash members Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray.[213] Musically the band collaborated with few others; a saxophone player–Daniel Rouleau on "Do You Feel It?" a B-side released on A–Z Volume 1,[214] Pete Moses, James Levy and Eric Feigenbaum who provided backing vocals on "Return of White Rabbit" and "Ichiban", and later Emma-Lee Moss of Emmy The Great on an acoustic studio re-recording of single "D"–"Tracers".[215][216]

 
Emmy the Great collaborated with Ash on an acoustic version of "Tracers" released on the band's A–Z Volume 1 compilation, whilst Russell Lissack of Bloc Party joined the band on their US, Japanese and UK tour dates in 2010 as a guitarist and synthesizer player.
Ash

Production edit

  • Tim Wheeler – Producer, additional engineer
  • Cladius Mittendorfer – Co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mark Hamilton – Co-producer
  • Rick McMurray – Co-producer
  • Brain Thorn – Piano assistant
  • Kabir Hermon – Piano assistant
  • Mike Marsh – Mastering

Additional musicians edit

  • Eric Feigenbaum – backing vocals on "Return of White Rabbit" and "Ichiban"
  • James Levy – backing vocals on "Return of White Rabbit"
  • Pete Moses – backing vocals on "Ichiban"
  • Daniel Rouleau – saxophone on "Do You Feel It?"
  • Emma-Lee Moss – guitar, vocals on "Tracers" (acoustic)
Art
  • Nico Jones – A–Z Volume 1 photography
  • Post 98 – A–Z Volume 1 design and layout
  • Modo Production Ltd – A–Z Volume 1 design and layout
  • Steve Timmis – web development and maintenance; digital distribution

Live edit

For 2009 live performances, many new tracks simply used a backing track, instead of enlisting another member, however the band had not ruled out either recruiting a completely new member, or reuniting with former guitarist Charlotte Hatherley in the future, with Tim stating "I do miss her as a friend on tour" as well as stating "It could be good to get someone in for extra guitar and keyboards and add some layers"[217] whilst Charlotte in interview with NME simply said it would be a "possibility in the future" and that her and Tim regularly talk despite her having left the band in 2006.[218]

Tim Wheeler and Emmy The Great performed the track "Tracers" acoustically on a number of occasions in 2009, and for the 2010 release of A–Z Volume 1 an acoustic re-recording of "Tracers" was included featuring Emma-Lee Moss.[219] The collaboration came after Emmy The Great covered "Burn Baby Burn" as a B-side to the single "First Love", famously including the backing vocals "shit! You're a shit! You're not a shit! Lick my shit".[220][221]

On 16 March Russell Lissack was announced as the band's touring guitarist and synthesizer player for their tour dates in New York, Japan and the United Kingdom, Tim Wheeler stated on the band's website; "We first met at the South By South West in 2005, we'd heard he and Kele Okereke met when Russell was playing Ash songs at a party, so we've always felt that connection with him. We've loved Bloc Party since their first single and have always really admired his guitar playing."[222] This came after Russell's band Bloc Party went on hiatus at the end of 2009, NME quoted Russell saying "as soon as they called me I was really excited".[223]

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  141. ^ True Love 1980 & Spaceshot Videos 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine walking-barefoot.com, June 2009
  142. ^ Love Rush 19 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine loverushuk, myspace August 2009
  143. ^ Tiesto Supporting Loverush UK! Remix of ASH – True Love 1980 (Loverush UK! Remix) 19 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, dhm, 22 July 2009
  144. ^ True Love 1980 Exclusive on 6Music 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 20 August 2009
  145. ^ The Secret Ariat – Daniel Garcia 20 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine thesecretariat.tv, 2 September 2009
  146. ^ Meredith Adelaide 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine modelmayhem.com, 2 September 2009
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  148. ^ True Love 1980 Video 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 11 September 2009
  149. ^ Exclusive Behind the Scenes 'making of' True Love 1980 video 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 12 October 2009
  150. ^ Ash True Love 1980[permanent dead link] thesecretariat.tv
  151. ^ a b B – Title Announced 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Joy Kicks Darkness! ash-official.com, 14 October 2009
  152. ^ A is for Aldershot 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, gashed blog, 20 October 2009
  153. ^ Arcadia Video 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 24 November 2009
  154. ^ "ARCADIA VOTED #1 A-Z SERIES SINGLE!". ash-official.com. 2 November 2010. from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  155. ^ Ash – Tracers (Official Video) with Emmy the Great. Directed by Josh Kletzkin. 6 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine YouTube, 17 December 2009
  156. ^ The Dead Disciples Lyrics 17 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 7 December 2009
  157. ^ The Dead Disciples Fan Video 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 9 December 2009
  158. ^ Pripyat lyrics 8 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 22 December 2009
  159. ^ a b NYC Trip/New Material 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine gashed blog, ash-official.com, 12 August 2008
  160. ^ Pyipyat video 25 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 22 December 2009
  161. ^ Ash – Ichiban (Live @ The Astoria 2008) 10 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine official Ash YouTube, 13 July 2009
  162. ^ Ichiban Lyrics 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 4 January 2010
  163. ^ Children in Need Northern Ireland 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 20 November 2009
  164. ^ Ash – Space Shot (Official Video) Directed by Daniel Garcia 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine YouTube, 16 December 2009
  165. ^ Ash – Space Shot. Directed by Daniel Garcia Ash, Myspace, 10 December 2009
  166. ^ Tim is writing Lyrics to song #27. Working title – Neon Part 2 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 28 March 2009
  167. ^ Neon Lyrics 6 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 31 January 2010
  168. ^ Live Show and Interview Broadcast – Watch Again Now! 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 30 January 2010
  169. ^ Command (acoustic) 26 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 19 April 2010
  170. ^ War With Me CD competition 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 18 April 2010
  171. ^ a b Purchase Digital Subscription Now For Free Bonus Track and Handmade Artwork 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 16 March 2010
  172. ^ Purchase Digital Subscription now for free Mogwai remix of 'Dare to Dream 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 25 March 2010
  173. ^ Q- Binary 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 14 April 2010
  174. ^ Let's get Binary by Ash into the top 40 19 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine facebook.com, April 2010
  175. ^ join the Facebook group to get "Binary" into the top 40 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 29 April 2010
  176. ^ NEW REMIX AVAILABLE NOW! 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 25 May 2010
  177. ^ Ash: Binary 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine bigbutton.tv, 27 April 2010
  178. ^ Q – Binary 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 27 April 2010
  179. ^ Ash Release Slasher Flick 30 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine XFM, 27 May 2010
  180. ^ Ash release DIY slasher movie featuring Coldplay and Charlotte Hatherley – video 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NME, 27 May 2010
  181. ^ Slashed ash-official.com, 24 May 2010
  182. ^ R – Physical World 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, forum, 26 May 2010
  183. ^ Creeping closer to GO TIME! 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 17 April 2010
  184. ^ Tim recording 'Spheres' (18/06/09) 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 18 June 2010
  185. ^ Instinct 9 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 15 September 2010
  186. ^ ash-official.com, forum, 1 July 2010 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  187. ^ June Gloom 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine 23 June 2010
  188. ^ CARNAL LOVE 30 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 25 June 2010
  189. ^ The A-Z Series Subscriptions 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 29 September 2009
  190. ^ Carnal Love Video Shoot Photos 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 22 July 2010
  191. ^ a b Carnal Love Video 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.co.uk, 22 July 2010
  192. ^ Carnal Love Video: The Making Of Interview – Watch Now 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.co.uk, 22 July 2010
  193. ^ W – Embers 20 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 15 September 2010
  194. ^ W-Z Titles // Subscription Bonus Tracks // Final Colours 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 18 July 2010
  195. ^ W – Embers 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com – forum, 18 July 2010
  196. ^ X – Change Your Name 2 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 15 September 2009
  197. ^ astral conversation sans ethanol 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, Rick Mcmurray blog, 18 May 2009
  198. ^ Y – Sky Burial 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 15 September 2009
  199. ^ Z – There Is Hope Again 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 15 September 2009
  200. ^ Z – There Is Hope Again 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com forum, 18 July 2010
  201. ^ Lay Down Your Arms (A-Z Series Bonus Track) 13 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 22 December 2009
  202. ^ Gallows Hill (A-Z Series Bonus Track) 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 5 January 2010
  203. ^ Ash Wednesday: Subscribe to the A-Z Series Now and Receive Free Bonus Track 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 16 February 2010
  204. ^ First Play of 'Coming Around Again' Plus DJ Set and Interview – Listen Now 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 30 March 2010
  205. ^ Kamakura and Disenchanted (aka the Japanese exclusives) 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, forum, 18 April 2010
  206. ^ Pirates Are So 2004 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 16 April 2010
  207. ^ Subscribe to ASH – A-Z Series. Exclusive new bonus track 'No Heartbreaker' released 01/06 for subscribers only 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 12 May 2010
  208. ^ Subscribe to ASH – A-Z Series and get 8 exclusive bonus tracks for subscribers only 30 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 23 June 2010
  209. ^ Space Reshot Global Download release 18 January 2010 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 7 December 2009
  210. ^ Purchase Digital Subscription now for free Mogwai remix of 'Dare to Dream' – Winners Announced 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 25 March 2010
  211. ^ Arcadia & Space Shot Live 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 16 April 2010
  212. ^ ASH CHAOS!!!! 30 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 17 April 2010
  213. ^ Interview with Claudius Mittendorfer 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com
  214. ^ Johann Sebastian, Bach to the future 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 11 April 2009
  215. ^ Ash – ROWR In The studio 9 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine YouTube, 24 August 2008
  216. ^ New Song Synopsis: Return Of White Rabbit 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com 20 May 2009
  217. ^ Ash: taking to the road less travelled 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine heraldscotland.com, 27 October 2009
  218. ^ NME Magazine, interview with Charlotte Hatherley, June 2009
  219. ^ Tracers Video with Emmy the Great 26 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 17 December 2009
  220. ^ Emmy the Great – Burn Baby Burn Cover 15 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 30 January 2010
  221. ^ Track of the day: Emmy The Great Burn Baby Burn 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Clash 15 October 2008
  222. ^ ASH to be joined by Russell Lissack (Bloc Party/Pin Me Down) for UK Tour 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash-official.com, 16 March 2010
  223. ^ Bloc Party's Russell Lissack to join Ash for UK tour 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NME, 16 March 2010

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For the series of street atlases see Geographers A Z Street Atlas The A Z Series is a series of singles released by Northern Irish rock band Ash Consisting of 26 singles each represented by a letter of the alphabet the singles were first released on a fortnightly basis from 12 October 2009 until 27 September 2010 on 7 inch vinyl and by download 1 Along with the 26 primary singles the series also includes 21 B sides 13 remixes 7 acoustic tracks and 2 live tracks which were sporadically released in various formats The series was later released in various other formats including two compilation CDs Volume 1 singles A M released on 19 April 2010 and Volume 2 singles N Z released on 11 October 2010 a compilation of all 26 tracks on three vinyl LPs was released on 6 November 2012 through Noyes Records and finally a compact cassette featuring 15 of the band s favourite tracks from the series was released for Cassette Store Day titled Letters from Alphabet City 2 A Z SeriesThe complete A Z Series front and back covers mosaicBox set by AshReleased12 October 2009 27 September 2010 one single every two weeks Recorded2007 2010StudioAtomic Heart New York City GenreIndie rock alternative rock power popLength112 50 excluding B sides LabelAtomic HeartProducerAsh Claudius MittendorferAsh chronologyTwilight of the Innocents 2007 A Z Series 2009 The Best of Ash 2011 Volume 1 compilation coverSingles A MReleased 19 April 2010Volume 2 compilation coverSingles N ZReleased 27 September 2010A Z Series complete compilationSingles A Z Noyes Records Vinyl CompilationReleased 6 November 2012The series spawned 6 radio singles Return of White Rabbit True Love 1980 Space Shot 3 War with Me 4 Binary 5 and Carnal Love 6 Contents 1 Background and recording 1 1 Split from Infectious Records 1 2 Recording at Atomic Heart Studio 2 Artwork 3 Release 3 1 Digital downloads 3 2 Limited 7 vinyl 3 3 Compilation CD 3 4 A is for Ash 3 5 Other releases 4 Promotion 4 1 Video 4 2 Competition 4 3 Press attention 4 4 Live 5 Reception 5 1 Singles A M Volume 1 5 2 Singles N Z Volume 2 5 3 Sales and chart performance 6 Releases 6 1 B sides 6 2 Remixes 6 3 Acoustic 6 4 Live tracks 7 Personnel 7 1 Production 7 2 Additional musicians 7 3 Live 8 References 9 External linksBackground and recording editThe way people listen to music has changed with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks It hasn t helped that most people have forgotten how to make a decent album I m constantly disappointed with records I buy Tim Wheeler June 2007 Split from Infectious Records edit The band s final conventional record Twilight of the Innocents was released on 29 June 2007 From this the band members themselves formed Atomic Heart Records setting up headquarters in New York City calling their new studio Atomic Heart Band members Tim and Mark both moved to New York It was a dream of mine ever since our first American tour in the mid 1990s to live in New York whilst drummer Rick resided in Edinburgh s Craiglockhart commuting to the New York Studio on a regular basis and working in intensive bursts The announcement itself of the band s boycott on the album format came at the time of release for Twilight of the Innocents which the band called their final album sparking rumours over the possibility of Ash splitting up 7 Recording at Atomic Heart Studio edit Upon entering the studio the band recorded Survivor later titled Ichiban Coming Around Again a cover of Carly Simon a Beach Boys cover of Do You Wanna Dance Soon after several early titles of tracks surfaced on the band s official website including Survivor now titled Ichiban Prypiat which was written originally for Twilight of the Innocents however wasn t finished in time to make the album Return of White Rabbit which at the time Tim Wheeler supposedly joked about being their comeback single Nouvelle Adventures which features both Tim and Mark on bass guitar No Face Jesus Christ Daedalus as well as Hospital Song and Lay Down Your Arms which were both originally intended for Twilight of the Innocents 8 Soon after more titles were leaked including Space Shot and Tracer Without You 9 In NME vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler stated We wanted to be the first people to do it like this also saying I think it ll be great for our fans waiting every two weeks knowing they re going to get a song and wondering what it ll be like It ll be fun 10 Bassist Mark Hamilton also spoke of the merits of releasing in an alternative way we thought we d come up with a different model where we never really had to be actually be away that might work better That was one of the reasons We had the freedom when launching our own label as well to try something different so we re going to give it a go I think if it works a lot of people might copy it 11 nbsp Custom Return of White Rabbit artworks playing cards by drummer Rick McMurray apocalyptic bunny rabbit by vocalist guitarist Tim Wheeler and day glo stencil by bassist Mark Hamilton 12 13 Artwork editEach single is assigned a specific colour and letter A Z prequel track Return of White Rabbit features the upside down stylized as ʁ representing the rabbit The front of each single simply shows the letter followed by the band s logo below whilst on the back the track name is shown The coloured artwork has also been used for the promotion of their A Z Tour with each colour representing a place and a letter of the alphabet similarly the band through their forum Archived 16 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine and the assistance of their webmaster have allowed fans to create their own avatars and use emoticons in the A Z style 14 Almost all of the artwork for the series was created by Post 98 Design and Modo Productions with the exception of the cassette Letters from Alphabet City which was created by Elisa Dalla Tor and handmade Return of White Rabbit and War with Me CD singles which were created by the band 15 16 Release editThe 26 singles of the A Z Series were released once every two weeks through both digital download and 7 limited edition vinyl The opening to the series was a free download Return of White Rabbit released on 18 May 2009 promoting the track were three music videos an animated one created by Big Button 17 a home made one following the White Rabbit around New York City 18 and a live footage video filmed by fans at Thekla in Bristol 19 The first single to be announced for release was True Love 1980 opening the series on 12 October 2009 with subscription to the series itself opening on 5 October 2009 The band in October 2009 confirmed that only the first half of the A Z Series were set in stone with mastering taking place and the artwork pressing and release dates confirmed however the second half of the series would at the time be decided once the series had been launched with the band holding a then total of 44 tracks recorded and plans to re enter the recording studio again in late 2009 the first six months are set in stone but the second half is still flexible It s nice to have that kind of freedom 11 Digital downloads edit The digital subscription for the A Z Series is offered worldwide however the United Kingdom service differs to the rest of the world The subscription service in the United Kingdom is provided by 7digital with the fortnightly single released on a Monday and other non subscription UK downloads through 7digital Amazon Play com HMV iTunes and other download services providing the tracks on the day before subscribers 20 The rest of the world service is provided by Topspin the band have not used Topspin in the UK as they wanted each single to be chart eligible 21 The digital subscription service was set to launch originally on 5 October 2009 however was delayed and launched two days later on 8 October 2009 22 A free download of pre A Z single Return of White Rabbit was launched digitally on 18 May 2009 whilst the A Z Series was celebrated on 14 October by the release of the original extended mix and an Atomic Heart mix of Return of White Rabbit available for free download through sneakattackmedia com 23 Limited 7 vinyl edit Our vinyls sic are strictly limited collectors items and are something we really wanted to do as we ve always demanded our singles are released on 7 Even when previous labels didn t want to release them we forced their hand The box when complete is worth it s sic price it s a very sexy piece We always said we were going to do A Z compilations Those who feel duped ripped off can get off their soapboxes my heart bleeds for you We re just past the 1 3 mark of the A Z and the bonus tracks are only just starting to trickle out to subscribers We ve publicized the sheer quantity of tracks that have been recorded These are all going to get used This has been the most prolific writing recording period of our career and we love the diversity of the output We re under no illusions that not everyone s going to like every song direction but hopefully we ll cover all bases by the series end Mark Hamilton on the subject of release format February 2010 24 Subscription for the 7 singles opened on 6 October 2009 the vinyl whilst costly for both the band and customer was something the band demanded as with previous singles whilst still signed the band ensured all their singles were released on 7 inch vinyl The singles were each limited to 1000 copies and were each collectors items the complete vinyl subscription cost 130 or 140 including a special box to store them all in The vinyl subscription service was provided by Recordstore co uk whilst other retailers would also be given a small number of the singles to sell at each release 25 Steve Wheeler of Recordstore commented on the partnership with Ash as being chosen by an innovative and popular band like Ash is testament to the quality service that Recordstore co uk provide forward thinking labels and artists 26 Compilation CD edit The band released two compilation CDs of the series Volume 1 covered the letters A M and Volume 2 the letters N Z The compilations were released on CD limited CD DVD and digitally 27 Some fans criticized the band s choice to release a CD pointing out its similarity to an album but bassist Mark Hamilton responded that it was always their intention and it was about making the A Z Series available for everyone 28 On 24 February the Japanese version of Volume 1 was announced featuring two disks unlike the standard UK one disc version with the first disc holding the A M singles and 7 B sides Return of the White Rabbit Coming Around Again The Creeps CTRL ALT DEL Do You Feel It and exclusively Kamakura and Disenchanted with the second disc featuring 14 remixes acoustics and already digitally released B sides Lay Down Your Arms and Gallows Hill The CD was released earlier than the UK version on 7 April 2010 29 On 28 July 2010 RecordStore co uk announced the second compilation A Z Volume 2 for a release on 11 October 2010 The release unlike Volume 1 did not include any acoustic tracks remixes or a DVD and only had three bonus tracks as opposed to the previous five due to the length of Single Y Sky Burial 30 The full track listing was revealed on 6 August 2010 with the three new B sides being Spellbound Nightfall and David Bowie track Teenage Wildlife The Japanese Volume 2 also included two exclusive B sides Running to the Ocean and Midnight in the Garden 31 nbsp The band s line up for the touring and recording of the A Z Series bassist Mark Hamilton drummer and backing vocalist Rick McMurray and vocalist and guitarist Tim WheelerA is for Ash edit A is for Ash is a film documentary of the band s A Z 2009 tour from Aldershot to Zennor It was directed by Josh Klezkin and produced by the members of Ash The documentary features interviews from Tim Wheeler Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray of Ash as well as featuring BBC DJ Steve Lamacq Emmy The Great amp Ian Wright amongst others as well as live performances on the A Z tour of Spaceshot and Arcadia acoustic performances the final days of recording the A Z Series in New York and behind the scenes at some of the TV radio and other media appearances The documentary was released onto Region 0 DVD limited to 5000 copies released on 19 April 2010 in the A Z Volume 1 CD compilation 32 During the course and after the A Z tour the band released four short webisodes onto YouTube and NME com which acted as promotions for the complete documentary featuring some footage that would be used in A Is For Ash and some exclusive content 33 The trailer for the complete documentary was released on 3 March 2010 34 Other releases edit Amongst the core 26 singles were a large number of studio B sides which were sporadically released over the course of the A Z Series 35 The first three radio singles from the A Z Series Return of White Rabbit True Love 1980 and Spaceshot were each accompanied by a digital EP The Rehash EP and Space Reshot EP both of which were collections of remixes by Snitch Brothers Jaymo amp Andy George Pete Doyle Timothy Allen Loverush UK 36 37 An acoustic EP featuring 7 of the A Z singles was also made available on 19 April 2010 38 Promotion editVideo edit The band worked with a number of directors and companies to produce music videos for the A Z Series a selection of the singles the radio singles were given higher budgets for promotion and consequently the band worked with such people as Nico Jones on Return of White Rabbit and Binary 39 who also directed the initial A Z teaser trailer which previewed many of the upcoming singles 40 41 Director Daniel Garcia worked on the music videos for True Love 1980 and Space Shot 42 whilst Alex Turvey directed Carnal Love 43 and Alex Beck directed War with Me 44 45 Many of the non radio singles also have low budget videos for them Josh Kletzkin directed Joy Kicks Darkness Arcadia and Tracers KINo sequenced the video for Neon 46 whilst singles such as Pripyat and Ichiban use material not specifically created for Ash 47 From 7 October 2009 Ash used NME com to host a four part web series of tour videos directed by Josh Kletzkin The videos would serve as tasters for the DVD release A is for Ash Episode 1 featured rehearsals in London behind the scenes at Live from Studio Five amongst other interviews Episode 2 shows the A Z Tour from Aldershot to Carlisle with Episode 3 taking Dundee through to Jersey and Episode 4 covering the remaining dates 48 49 Competition edit Throughout the A Z Series the band orchestrated various competitions on both their NME content area and on their official website 50 One of the first competitions launched coincided with the release of Return of White Rabbit the band asked fans to come up with a back story to the song s title where is the white rabbit returning from which would then be judged by the band with the winner receiving a rare Return of White Rabbit handmade promo CD 51 Why has the White Rabbit been away was the basis for the second competition 52 and the final of the three Return of White Rabbit competitions to win handmade promos asked fans to design White Rabbit related art photos and videos 53 The opportunity to win True Love 1980 test 7 s and handmade Return of White Rabbit CD promos began with the release of True Love 1980 50 Later in November NME offered the chance to win more test prints of True Love 1980 Joy Kicks and Arcadia 54 followed in January 2010 with Space Shot test vinyl 55 NME also offered the chance to win a free subscription to the A Z Series 56 Similarly a free subscription to the A Z Series was offered every night of the A Z Tour in 2009 with show fliers containing a unique code a raffle would then take place and the winning flier holder would be given a free subscription giving the fliers value 57 58 Opportunities to win tickets to all varieties of Ash performances were also given including exclusive radio sessions with Kerrang Radio 59 XFM 60 and tickets for Absolute Radio on 15 April 2010 tickets were also offered in a Music News com competition 61 Festival appearances such as Hop farm festival 62 and Truck Festival 2009 63 Tickets to dates on the 2009 A Z tour were also offered as well as 2010 European dates 64 Merchandise competitions included a Valentines day t shirt draw 65 a chance to win a Return of White Rabbit t shirt 55 an exclusive limited Atomic Heart Studios staff t shirt 66 and the opportunity to design a t shirt which would be sold throughout all of the 2010 shows around the world and have their winning design sent to them in a special frame 67 Other creative competitions included remixing single Binary 68 the band choose the Argyle Raver Pornographic as the winning remix 69 and to direct a music video for B sides to the A Z Series 70 With the 2009 A Z Tour the opportunity for a one on three meet and greet was given for fans 50 similarly in 2010 the chance for fans to win a dinner date with the band at any stop on the UK tour was given 71 On the same tour the chance for local bands to support Ash was given asking that those interested emailed a Myspace link and list of gigs previously played 72 73 Press attention edit The band gained significant media attention surrounding the A Z Series With interviews and other coverage running through newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian The Herald 74 M Is for Music 75 News of the World Billboard 76 77 Kerrang 78 79 NME East Mag 80 TUFS 81 culturedeluxe com 82 Sport co uk 83 Randomville 84 Media Wales 85 MusicRadar 86 Counteract Magazine 87 Stereoboard 88 and Bunch tv 89 90 Radio sessions and interviews included Kerrang 59 XFM 60 Absolute 61 and BBC 6 Music 91 92 Televised appearances included appearances on Live from Studio Five broadcast on Five on 15 October 2009 93 BBC E24 94 The Friday Show 95 Children In Need and Sky Sports Soccer AM 96 Several songs of the A Z Series were also used on various TV adverts Physical World was used for BBC s coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying whilst Spheres was used on Film4 and There Is Hope Again was used during Sky Sports coverage of England vs Hungary on 11 August 2010 Live edit nbsp Tim Wheeler Rick McMurray and Mark Hamilton performing live at O2 ABC in Glasgow in April 2010The band embarked on a 4 date UK tour consisting of performances at Brighton Concorde 2 on 3 June Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms the following day and two dates at the London Bloomsbury Ballroom on 6 and 7 June 2009 At the performances they showcased new material including Space Shot True Love 1980 and Return of White Rabbit 97 98 Most notably of the band s touring antics during the A Z Series was their 2009 A Z Tour The tour consisted of 26 dates across the United Kingdom with each tour location based around the alphabet choosing towns cities and villages which correspond with letters A Z 99 The tour began in Aldershot and ended in Zennor gaining significant press coverage because of its uniqueness Planning the tour bassist Mark Hamilton told eastmagazine co uk that the band looked for alternatives to the usual places they would visit on tour We told our agent that we don t want to go to the cities we would usually hit on a regular tour Then he came back with a bunch of dates but he had quite a lot of work to do on this But that was good it was good to make him actually work going on to say There were a number of venues we told him to change saying We usually play there so get us something different 11 In 2009 the band also played dates in their native Ireland Dublin and Belfast 100 It wasn t until March 2010 that the band began touring again playing dates in Tokyo Japan 101 New York USA and eventually onto a conventional UK tour circuit 102 103 The band announced a full UK tour soon after scheduled from 13 May 2010 in Paris France through Amsterdam in the Netherlands Cologne Hamburg Munich Stuttgart Frankfurt am Main Neuhausen ob Eck and Berlin in Germany Oslo in Norway Aarhus in Denmark Vienna in Austria Zurich in Switzerland Brussels in Belgium and ending at Hurricane Festival in Scheessel on 20 June 2010 Parts of this tour were rescheduled however the majority of dates were completely canceled with the band citing personal reasons for this decision which they did not take lightly 104 After originally being rumored to be playing a number of dates with The Automatic 105 it was instead announced that Ash and We Are Scientists would be playing a number of co headline shows in Australia 106 Tour dates of the A Z SeriesDate Town City Country Venue Support19 October 2009 Aldershot England West End Centre Panama Kings20 October 2009 Bradford The Gasworks21 October 2009 Carlisle Cumbria The Brickyard23 October 2009 Dundee Scotland Fat Sam s24 October 2009 East Grange Forres The Loft25 October 2009 Falkirk Behind the Wall27 October 2009 Gloucester Gloucestershire England Guildhall28 October 2009 Hastings East Sussex Crypt30 October 2009 Ipswich Suffolk Corn Exchange31 October 2009 Saint Helier Jersey St Helier Havana Club2 November 2009 Kingston upon Thames London England The Peel3 November 2009 Loughborough Charnwood Leicestershire University4 November 2009 Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire Pitz Club6 November 2009 Newport Wales Tjs7 November 2009 Oldham Greater Manchester England Castle8 November 2009 Plymouth Devon Hippo10 November 2009 Queen s Park London Corrib Rest11 November 2009 Rotherham South Yorkshire The Vault12 November 2009 Swansea Wales Wales Sin City14 November 2009 Tunbridge Wells Kent England Forum16 November 2009 Upper Norwood London Gipsy Hill Tavern17 November 2009 Ventnor Isle of Wight Winter Gardens19 November 2009 Worcester Worcestershire Dive Bar21 November 2009 Exmouth East Devon Pavilion22 November 2009 Yeovil Somerset Orange Box23 November 2009 Zennor Cornwall Village Hall 107 108 25 November 2009 Dublin Ireland Button Factory Panama Kings26 November 2009 Belfast Belfast Spring and Airbrake18 December 2009 Darlington England Inside Out20 March 2010 Dublin Ireland 7UP St Andrews Lane Republic of Loose3 April 2010 New York City America Santos Party House6 April 2010 101 Tokyo Japan Daikanyama UNIT7 April 2010 109 Shibuya Tokyo Tower Records17 April 2010 London England Record Store Day Acoustic session Rough Trade East 110 19 April 2010 Southampton Acoustic HMV session19 April 2010 102 103 Southampton Southampton University El Raccoon20 April 2010 Cambridge Acoustic Fopp session20 April 2010 Cambridge Junction Violet Bones21 April 2010 Norwich Acoustic HMV session21 April 2010 Norwich Waterfront Blighters23 April 2010 Birmingham Irish Centre The Parlotones 111 24 April 2010 Leeds Metropolitan25 April 2010 Newcastle O2 Academy27 April 2010 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC What the Heroes Say28 April 2010 Manchester England O2 Academy 2 The Parlotones30 April 2010 Bristol O2 Academy1 May 2010 Brighton Concorde2 May 2010 Oxford O2 Academy4 May 2010 London Electric Ballroom5 May 2010 Northampton Roadmenders6 May 2010 London Koko Infadels13 May 2010 Paris France Point FMR14 May 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Sugar Factory15 May 2010 Cologne Germany Luxor16 May 2010 Hamburg Logo17 May 2010 Berlin C Club19 May 2010 Oslo Norway John Dee20 May 2010 Aarhus Denmark Vox Hall22 May 2010 Munich Germany 59 123 May 2010 Vienna Austria Flex25 May 2010 Zurich Switzerland Abart26 May 2010 Stuttgart Germany Roehre27 May 2010 Frankfurt am Main Batschkapp28 May 2010 Brussels Belgium Botanique18 June 2010 Neuhausen ob Eck Germany Southside Festival20 June 2010 Scheessel Hurricane Festival27 June 2010 Glastonbury England Glastonbury Festival John Peel Stage1 July 2010 Bwcle Wales The Tivoli The Hutts amp Revurb6 July 2010 Barrow in Furness England The Nines Switchboard Spectacular7 July 2010 Preston England 53 Degrees11 July 2010 Perth and Kinross Scotland T In The Park Red Bull Bedroom Jam Futures Stage1 August 2010 Queensland Australia Splendour in the Grass30 July 2010 Naeba Japan Fuji Rock Festival3 August 2010 Sydney Australia Metro We Are Scientists co headline 4 August 2010 Melbourne Billboard17 August 2010 Belfast Northern Ireland Belsonic 201019 August 2010 Gampel Switzerland Gampel Festival21 August 2010 Kempische Steenweg Kiewit Belgium Pukkelpop26 August 2010 Manchester England Manchester Academy 327 August 2010 Leeds England Reading and Leeds Festivals28 August 2010 Reading England Reading and Leeds FestivalsReception editSingles A M Volume 1 edit Volume 1Singles A MReview scoresSourceRatingMusicOMH 112 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gigwise com 113 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BBC 114 positive Q 115 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp News of the World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Drowned in Sound 116 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Contactmusic com 117 positive AllMusic 118 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The first single from the series Return of White Rabbit received fairly mixed reactions with the band showcasing a more unfamiliar electronic side of the band however NME reacted positively a weirdly effective funk pop song 119 Kerrang also praised the release saying they re only doing singles now if this new humdigger of a tune is anything to go by then it will be a decision well made 120 whilst The Irish Times rated the track 3 5 whilst The Times said regarding the single this revelatory rump shaker triggering pleasure sensors we didn t even know we had 121 Bands such as New Found Glory and Young Guns have criticized the band in Rock Sound magazine with New Found Glory posting an apology after Rock Sound supposedly twisted their words 122 Mark Beaumont wrote on BBC Music they ve lost none of their melodic punch since Girl From Mars fell to Earth and praised the consistency of singles A M the most remarkable thing about the A Z project is that thus far every track really is worthy of being a single 114 David Welsh of MusicOMH poked fun at the similarities between the conventional album of compilation however was very positive of the release as a whole Their subsequent fresh approach and retreat from the album formula appears to have reinvigorated the Downpatrick threesome with a new sense of purpose and quite curiously resulted in one of the best albums of their long and illustrious career 112 Paul Brown at Drowned in Sound described the release format as While they haven t quite reinvented the wheel with these songs they have certainly pumped up its tyres and given it some shiny new hubcaps speaking with praise of singles A True Love 1980 through till H Space Shot So great are the high points of the collection that it s a shame that it starts to run out of steam slightly towards the end yet with final single of the half M War with Me he believed it revives things at the death with a grand piano motif and yet another mega chorus 116 Ben Walton of Contactmusic com believed the singles lack of cohesion as a compilation was the A Z Series main strength Ash have been set free to sprawl however they see fit across genre boundaries going onto favor tracks such as Arcadia and Neon also calling Dionysian Urge one of the best songs Ash have ever delivered 117 Phil Mongredien of Q magazine criticized the similarity between a compilation of singles and the conventional album writing it s not obvious how this format differs from the peaks and troughs of a regular album high points largely canceled out by the more workaday material however noted the albums merits as Arcadia and Joy Kicks Darkness 115 Jon Bye of Gigwise com was critical of the direction taken in some of the singles which use synthesizer parts advising the band to stick to the rock and roll you re good at however praised the synth laced Arcadia comparing it to Muse 113 Singles N Z Volume 2 edit Volume 2Singles N ZReview scoresSourceRatingKerrang KKKK 123 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 124 Mark Griffiths of Kerrang magazine rated the compilation of singles N Z 4 5 praising they ve lost none of their melodic abrasive songwriting genius recommending the highlights of the 2nd half to the series as Sky Burial Binary and Physical World 123 Andy Fyfe of Q magazine recommended Binary Dare to Dream and Carnal Love rating it 3 5 the same rating given to Volume 1 124 Sales and chart performance edit As of December 2009 the vinyl subscription sold out with only limited amounts of past and future singles available on the band s official website and other various stores 125 Despite much publicity none of the singles reached the UK Top 40 with only Instinct reaching the UK Top 75 at No 65 But the singles performed better on the UK Indie Singles Chart with 15 of them reaching the top ten of that chart Letter Title Chart positions Radio singleUK UKIND UKDANʁ Return of White Rabbit 31 nbsp YA True Love 1980 148 12 31 nbsp YB Joy Kicks Darkness 171 16 C Arcadia 114 13 D Tracers 140 8 E The Dead Disciples 139 11 F Pripyat 165 17 G Ichiban 176 18 H Space Shot 129 16 22 nbsp YI Neon 120 11 J Command 131 12 K Song of Your Desire 104 6 L Dionysian Urge 106 8 M War with Me 114 9 nbsp Y Letter Title Chart Positions Radio singleUK UKIND UKDAN UKROCKN Dare to Dream 87 8 O Mind Control 101 5 P Insects 99 8 Q Binary 103 7 nbsp YR Physical World 96 7 S Spheres 91 9 T Instinct 65 5 U Summer Snow 91 7 V Carnal Love 78 5 nbsp YW Embers 79 7 X Change Your Name 84 10 1Y Sky Burial 87 14 2Z There Is Hope Again 92 14 Releases editThere is a total of 26 singles in the A Z Series and 21 B sides Not all of the singles are radio singles the ones that are were accompanied by a music video The title of each release was revealed the Wednesday after the previous release and was referred to as Ash Wednesday 126 LetterandColour SongandLength Release Details Videoʁ Return of White Rabbit 3 56 127 18 May 2009Free digital download handmade limited CD8 June 2009 1000 limited vinyl14 October 2009 Extended and remix versions 128 Three different artworks were made available each individual piece of artwork has been hand created by the band themselves 129 Rick s pack of playing cards Tim s apocalyptic bunny rabbits and Mark s day glo stencils The single was released as a free download on ash official com on 18 May 130 The track itself was penned by bassist Mark Hamilton 131 The band confirmed that the track is a prequel to the series itself 132 On 14 October the band released the original full version of Return of White Rabbit which lasts for 6 24 as opposed to the original 3 56 cut along with this was an Atomic Heart remix both were made available as free downloads on Sneak Attack Media 128 The music video for ROWR debuted on 12 June the music video was conceived by Big Button and has an animated story to it a boy who becomes jealous of another boy making advances on a girl he has feelings for struggling to contain his feelings he eventually acts crashing a car taking his and the other boys life in the process Ash wanted to get away from the standard performance video in favour of something a little more interesting As a result Big Button was given free reign sic and concocted a dark tale of jealousy and horror wrapped in an accessible cartoon coating 133 134 The second video created for ROWR titled NYC Rabbit was directed by Karen Lord and features Nickolas Kimbrell as the white rabbit the video shows what a typical night in NYC is like for a jolly ol rabbit 135 the third video promotion for ROWR is a live version of the track filmed at Thekla Bristol were the band asked their audience to film the track on personal cameras 136 137 A True Love 1980 4 06 138 12 October 20091000 limited vinylDigital download 139 Confirmed on 20 May by NME that the series would begin in September giving the band the chance to promote the series Return of the White Rabbit was intended as a prequel to the series itself 10 The track is reported to be heavily centred around the use of synthesizers and keyboards 140 The track was premiered live on the band s June 2009 tour dates 141 A remix by Tiesto was released onto Myspace prior to the tracks actual release on 22 July 2009 142 143 The track itself was premiered on Steve Lamacq s 6Music radio show on Monday 24 August 144 The band shot the music video for True Love 1980 in Portland Oregon the video was directed by Daniel Garcia with acting from Meredith Adelaide 145 146 147 The video was added to music video stations NMETV and Bliss on 9 September 2009 148 and was added to the band s official website on 15 September whilst a making of video was added to NME on 12 October 2009 149 150 B Joy Kicks Darkness 5 55 151 26 October 20091000 limited vinylDigital The track was announced as the third single in the series on 14 October on the band s official website 151 A 30 second clip of the track was added to amazon co uk on 17 October whilst the track was premiered live on 19 October at their performance in Aldershot 152 The video was filmed across the A Z tour using live and behind the scenes footage It was directed by Josh Kletzkin C Arcadia 4 02 9 November 20091000 limited vinylDigital Announced on 4 November 2009 as C A budget music video was filmed on the A Z Tour the video features various Arcade games being played by the band The video was directed by Josh Kletzkin 153 After the single was voted as the fan favourite of the entire series a second music video for the track was released on 5 October 2010 directed by Nico Jones for Big Button 154 D Tracers 3 31 23 November 20091000 limited vinylDigital Originally titled World Without You The track was notable performed acoustically with Emmy The Great at a number of tour dates in 2009 155 Two budget music videos were shot for Tracers both directed by Josh Kletzkin The first music video features guitarist amp vocalist Tim Wheeler playing besides a beach with a funfair and pier The second music video is a live acoustic video of Tim and Emma Lee Moss of Emmy The Great performing the song in a small room E The Dead Disciples 3 46 7 December 20091000 limited vinylDigital One of the heaviest A Z singles thus far comparable to material from the band s album Meltdown the song is also the first Ash song to use a double kick drum The Dead Disciples was written on a festival trip in September 2007 to Cordoba Spain with the lyrics making references to Irish writer and poet James Joyce and Greek myth Daedalus 156 A music video for The Dead Disciples has been created however has yet to be released 157 F Pripyat 4 21 21 December 20091000 limited vinylDigital The song s title is a reference to Prypiat Ukraine an abandoned city after the events of the Chernobyl disaster which lyricist of the song Tim Wheeler describes as a lost citadel and the loneliest place on the planet 158 Prypiat was written and demoed originally for previous album Twilight of the Innocents 159 The music video samples photographs from Robert Polidori s book Zones of Exclusion Pripyat and Chernobyl 160 G Ichiban 3 09 4 January 20101000 limited vinylDigital Ichiban was the first A Z track to be performed live appearing at concerts in 2008 for the band s 1977 shows 161 162 The music video contains footage from the British 1961 monster film Gorgo H Space Shot 4 14 18 January 20101000 limited vinylDigital The track was performed live for the first time at Brighton Concorde 2 in June 2009 For Children in Need Spaceshot was televised on 20 November 2009 along with Shining Light and True Love 1980 and was confirmed as letter H on Jonathan Ross radio show on 28 November The single will be the second radio single from the A Z series 163 Daniel Garcia director of the video for previous radio single True Love 1980 returned to direct The video has a science fiction narrative making reference to Star Wars following a pilot escaping with a blindfolded person pursued by soldiers and soon by space craft 164 The video was premiered on Myspace on 10 December 2009 165 I Neon 4 08 1 February 20101000 limited vinylDigital Neon was the 27th song written in the A Z series 166 It is considered the spiritual successor to earlier A Z track Arcadia Neon is described as a song about chance 167 Neon was remixed by Beat Cave which was released exclusively on the Japanese A Z Volume 1 CD Neon was performed in studio for Livestream and The Music Slut two days after release on 3 February 2010 for the first time 168 Without a fourth member present in the band the synthesizer and piano parts in Neon are provided by a prerecorded backing track The music video uses photographs taken and sequenced by KINo of the band in their New York studio whilst a woman journeys around New York City J Command 2 35 15 February 20101000 limited vinylDigital Command was acoustically covered in the A Z Volume 1 acoustic bundle 169 K Song of Your Desire 3 36 1 March 20101000 limited vinylDigitalL Dionysian Urge 4 06 15 March 20101000 limited vinylDigitalM War with Me 3 33 29 March 20101000 limited vinyl90 Handmade limited CD 170 Digital The song was premiered on BBC6Music s Ash Wednesday celebrations on 17 February and was the 3rd radio single of the A Z Series The band handmade 90 limited edition CD single versions of the track 50 of which were awarded to new subscribers whilst the rest were given away in a competition 171 The video was shot sporadically over 3 weeks in China Town on 6 February 2010 and The Hamptons Tim Wheeler was originally meant to be in the back of a 60s Mercedes in one of the scenes however it broke down en route to the shoot instead they used a Jaguar The video was directed by Alex Beck 44 45 N Dare to Dream 5 05 12 April 20101000 limited vinylDigital Dare to Dream was premiered on 11 April 2010 on the band s website The track was remixed by Mogwai 1000 limited remix singles were also made available to celebrate Record Store Day The remix was available digitally to all those who had subscribed by 12 April 2010 free of charge 172 O Mind Control 2 52 26 April 20101000 limited vinylDigitalP Insects 3 49 10 May 20101000 limited vinylDigitalQ Binary 4 06 24 May 20101000 limited vinylDigital Binary was announced on 14 April and played for the first time on Rory McConnell s BBC Radio 1 show Binary is the 5th radio single from the A Z Series 173 A Facebook campaign was created to try to get Binary into the UK Top 40 174 175 Bloc Party member and at the time Ash touring guitarist Russell Lissack remixed the track under the alias CO PILOTS It was made available on 25 May 2010 176 The first music video was directed by Nico Jones of production company Big Button who also produced Return of White Rabbit and The A Z Series Trailer The video was shot in New York on green screen and then sent over the Atlantic to Birmingham for editing and post production The video has a science fiction inspired theme 177 The video was released on 27 April 2010 and has received airplay on Q and NME TV 178 A second music video was released on 20 May 2010 exclusively on YouTube the video features long awaited footage from Slashed an independent horror flick 179 starring Ash Coldplay and Dave Grohl amongst others It was originally shot in 2002 but was unreleased due to never being finished 180 181 R Physical World 2 48 7 June 20101000 limited vinylDigital Physical World was announced on 26 May 2010 it was originally coloured green but later changed to light pink 182 S Spheres 6 08 21 June 20101000 limited vinylDigital Spheres is the only track in the A Z series where the singles letter S corresponds with the title It was mentioned originally in April 2009 by Mark Hamilton 183 and later in June 2009 when a photo of Tim recording the track s piano part was posted on ash official com 184 T Instinct 3 52 5 July 20101000 limited vinylDigital Instinct was officially announced on 23 June 2010 and was originally a light blue as opposed to brown 185 It was the highest charting of the A Z series peaking at 65 in the UK Singles Chart U Summer Snow 3 30 19 July 20101000 limited vinylDigital Summer Snow was announced on 1 July 2010 by Recordstore co uk 186 It originally corresponded with the colour purple Summer Snow was first mentioned in a studio update by Tim in June 2009 187 V Carnal Love 4 01 2 August 20101000 limited vinylDigital Carnal Love was the sixth radio single from the series it was announced on 25 June 2010 188 Originally V had a lime green artwork colour 189 Preview photographs of the video shoot were posted on the band s website on 22 July 2010 190 On 22 July 2010 an interview was posted on the band s YouTube with director Alex Turvey talking about the upcoming video The music video was made available on 27 July 191 The video was intended by Tim and director Alex to have a perverse theme using a lot of visual references to sex 192 Lily Vanilli was hired to prepare the cakes for the video shoot It features sexually shaped deserts being prepared and served to Tim who slowly eats course after course before being covered in custard fruits and rubbed up and down 191 W Embers 4 21 16 August 20101000 limited vinylDigital Embers was announced on 18 July 2010 193 along with its re imagined artwork colour originally a light grey it was changed to orange 194 Embers is one of the more punk guitar driven tracks of the later half of the A Z series 195 It looked set to hit an all time high for an A Z single in terms of chart positions hitting number 23 in the UK midweek official chart update before finishing at number 79 X Change Your Name 3 20 30 August 20101000 limited vinylDigital Change Your Name was announced on 18 July 2010 with a sample available on Amazon co uk the same day 196 The track was written by drummer Rick McMurray and first mentioned on the band s website on 18 May 2009 197 The song charted at number one in the UK Rock Chart Y Sky Burial 10 16 13 September 20101000 limited vinylDigital Sky Burial was announced on 18 July 2010 An instrumental it is the longest track of the entire A Z series standing at 10 18 and will be comparable to previous album s title track Twilight of the Innocents 198 It charted at number two in the UK Rock Chart Z There Is Hope Again 3 48 27 September 20101000 limited vinylDigital There Is Hope Again was announced on 18 July 2010 A 30 second sample was added to Amazon co uk the same day It was hinted on the band s website ash official com that fans should keep an eye on Sky Sports regarding the final single 199 200 B sides edit Song Date Release Details Lay Down Your Arms 22 December 2009 Free digital download Free digital download for all those subscribed to the A Z Downloads and Vinyl collection The track was written and demoed for Twilight of the Innocents however never made the record stage 159 The track was given as a thank you to fans for subscribing and bearing with the band through the various problems with releasing earlier singles in the A Z Series including postal strikes and the band s distribution supplying various online retailers with the incorrect audio files resulting in some fans experiencing sound quality issues 201 It lasts 3 43 Gallows Hill 15 January 2010 Free digital download Second free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before 14 January 2010 The song is named after Gallows Hill in Downpatrick 202 It lasts 3 43 Night Terrors 2 March 2010 Free digital download Third free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before 25 February 2010 Ash s official site describes the track as Musically this dark and menacing memorial merges spiky new wave punk guitars with uptempo disco beats overdriven synthesizers and a chorus hook that would kick Dr Who into a parallel universe 203 It lasts 3 50 Empire of Sand 27 March 2010 Free digital download Fourth free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight Thursday 25 March 2010 It is described on the band s official site as Strap yourself in for a haunting ghost ride through the nihilistic mind of Richard Wilson McMurray Empire of Sand is a deeply honest introspection of the crushing void experienced as one s foundations crumble around a devastating life event 171 It lasts 3 18 Coming Around Again 19 April 2010 A Z Volume 1 CD Cover of Carly Simon the Ash version was premiered on East Village Radio on 30 March 2010 204 The Creeps CTRL ALT DEL Written by Rick McMurray Do You Feel It Kamakura 7 April 2010 A Z Volume 1 CD Japanese edition The two track were made available for free at UK April May 2010 performances on limited handmade CDs they were not made available online due to contract reasons 205 Disenchanted Pirates Are So 2004 4 May 2010 Free digital download Fifth free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 29 April 2010 206 No Heartbreaker 1 June 2010 Free digital download Sixth free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 1 June 2010 In addition released as a free download on 10 November 2010 as part of the Shepherd s Bush Empire Free Download EP 207 Lights Out 6 July 2010 Free digital download Seventh free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 6 July 2010 208 Midnight Militia 28 July 2010 Free digital download Eighth free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 28 July 2010 Replicants 24 August 2010 Free digital download Ninth free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 24 August 2010 Nouvelles Aventures 22 September 2010 Free digital download Tenth and final free B side to the A Z Series released to all those subscribed to the A Z Series before midnight 22 September 2010 Teenage Wildlife 11 October 2010 A Z Volume 2 CD Spellbound Nightfall Running to the Ocean 11 October 2010 A Z Volume 2 CD Japanese edition Midnight in the Garden Remixes edit Song Date Release Details Return of the White Rabbit Jaymo amp Andy George Remix 12 October 2009digital download7 April 2010CD Rehash EPA Z Volume 1 CD Japanese edition True Love 1980 Loverush UK Remix True Love 1980 Pete Doyle s Rocksolid Remix True Love 1980 Timothy Allan Remix Space Reshot Pete Doyle s Rocksolid Vocal Mix 18 January 2010digital download7 April 2010CD Space Reshot EPA Z Volume 1 CD Japanese edition 209 Space Reshot Snitch Brothers Vocal Remix Space Reshot Snitch Brothers Instrumental Remix Space Reshot Loverush UK Dubstrumental Space Reshot Pete Doyle s Rocksolid Instrumental Mix Space Reshot Loverush UK Club Mix Neon Beatcave Remix 7 April 2010 A Z Volume 1 CD Japanese edition True Love 1980 Vince Clarke Remix Dare to Dream Mogwai Remix 12 April 2010 1000 limited vinylFree digital download 1000 vinyl copies were pressed to celebrate Record Store Day it was also made available for free for subscribers of the A Z Series 210 Acoustic edit Song Date Release Details True Love 1980 acoustic 19 April 2010digital download A Z Acoustic download EP Acoustic studio tracks Joy Kicks Darkness acoustic Arcadia acoustic Tracers acoustic featuring Emmy the Great Spaceshot acoustic Command acoustic War with Me acoustic Live tracks edit Song Date Release Details Space Shot live 17 April 2010digital download Free digital download Live tracks recorded on the band s 2009 A Z Tour used in the A for Ash tour documentary on A Z Volume 1 211 212 Arcadia live Personnel editOver the course of the A Z Series Tim Wheeler took on much of the production work himself assisted by Cladius Mittendorfer who worked with the band on previous albums Meltdown and Twilight of the Innocence as a studio engineer and later a producer and Ash members Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray 213 Musically the band collaborated with few others a saxophone player Daniel Rouleau on Do You Feel It a B side released on A Z Volume 1 214 Pete Moses James Levy and Eric Feigenbaum who provided backing vocals on Return of White Rabbit and Ichiban and later Emma Lee Moss of Emmy The Great on an acoustic studio re recording of single D Tracers 215 216 nbsp Emmy the Great collaborated with Ash on an acoustic version of Tracers released on the band s A Z Volume 1 compilation whilst Russell Lissack of Bloc Party joined the band on their US Japanese and UK tour dates in 2010 as a guitarist and synthesizer player AshTim Wheeler Vocals guitar piano and programming Mark Hamilton Bass synthesizer backing vocals on Ichiban and Return of White Rabbit Rick McMurray Drums and percussionProduction edit Tim Wheeler Producer additional engineer Cladius Mittendorfer Co producer engineer mixing Mark Hamilton Co producer Rick McMurray Co producer Brain Thorn Piano assistant Kabir Hermon Piano assistant Mike Marsh MasteringAdditional musicians edit Eric Feigenbaum backing vocals on Return of White Rabbit and Ichiban James Levy backing vocals on Return of White Rabbit Pete Moses backing vocals on Ichiban Daniel Rouleau saxophone on Do You Feel It Emma Lee Moss guitar vocals on Tracers acoustic ArtNico Jones A Z Volume 1 photography Post 98 A Z Volume 1 design and layout Modo Production Ltd A Z Volume 1 design and layout Steve Timmis web development and maintenance digital distributionLive edit For 2009 live performances many new tracks simply used a backing track instead of enlisting another member however the band had not ruled out either recruiting a completely new member or reuniting with former guitarist Charlotte Hatherley in the future with Tim stating I do miss her as a friend on tour as well as stating It could be good to get someone in for extra guitar and keyboards and add some layers 217 whilst Charlotte in interview with NME simply said it would be a possibility in the future and that her and Tim regularly talk despite her having left the band in 2006 218 Tim Wheeler and Emmy The Great performed the track Tracers acoustically on a number of occasions in 2009 and for the 2010 release of A Z Volume 1 an acoustic re recording of Tracers was included featuring Emma Lee Moss 219 The collaboration came after Emmy The Great covered Burn Baby Burn as a B side to the single First Love famously including the backing vocals shit You re a shit You re not a shit Lick my shit 220 221 On 16 March Russell Lissack was announced as the band s touring guitarist and synthesizer player for their tour dates in New York Japan and the United Kingdom Tim Wheeler stated on the band s website We first met at the South By South West in 2005 we d heard he and Kele Okereke met when Russell was playing Ash songs at a party so we ve always felt that connection with him We ve loved Bloc Party since their first single and have always really admired his guitar playing 222 This came after Russell s band Bloc Party went on hiatus at the end of 2009 NME quoted Russell saying as soon as they called me I was really excited 223 References edit Michaels Sean 21 May 2009 Ash to Release 26 Singles in One Year The Guardian Archived from the original on 12 March 2017 Retrieved 14 December 2016 THE COMPLETE A Z SERIES 3 X 12 VINYL AVAILABLE NOW ash official com Ash 29 November 2012 Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 Retrieved 18 March 2015 Spaceshot Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 18 January 2010 New Ash Video War With Me Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine NME 16 March 2010 Q Binary Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 14 April 2010 Carnal Love Video Archived 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 22 July 2010 Ash deny they re splitting Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NME 12 June 2007 NYC Trip New Material Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 12 August 2008 Last night dmh came round Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 12 August 2009 a b Ash to release 26 new singles in a year Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NME 20 May 2009 a b c INTERVIEW Ash Archived 12 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine eastmagazine co uk 1 October 2009 Watch out there s a rabbit about Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 30 April 2009 Rick is sick of drawing rabbits Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 19 February 2008 Ash A Z Series Promotion Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ash official com forum LETTERS FROM ALPHABET CITY LTD EDITION CASSETTE RELEASE ash official com Ash 12 October 2014 Archived from the original on 1 March 2015 Retrieved 19 March 2015 Ash Limited edition vinyl 7 boxed set of 27 record sleeves and merchandise to coincide with the bands A Z tour post98design co uk Archived from the original on 19 March 2015 Retrieved 19 March 2015 Return of White Rabbit Archived 7 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 24 June 2009 Return Of White Rabbit NYC Archived 7 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 16 September 2009 Return of White Rabbit Thekla Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 9 September 2009 A Z Series Store UK Archived 12 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com Ash Debuts A Z Singles Series Archived 19 November 2020 at 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2010 Ash A Z Volume 2 Signed Pre order Recordstore co uk Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Record Store announcement ash official co uk forum 2 July 2010 Ash to release part 2 of their A Z singles compilation Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NME 6 August 2010 A Z Volume 1 Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 19 April 2010 A Z Tour Video Episode One The Gathering Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 October 2010 A FOR ASH Trailer Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine YouTube 3 March 2010 Ash A Z Series Archived 3 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 2009 2010 The Rehash EP Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 5 October 2009 Space Reshot Archived 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 7 December 2009 A Z Acoustic Download EP Archived 20 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 1 March 2010 Ash Binary Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine bigbutton tv 6 August 2010 The A Z Series Archived 8 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine bigbutton tv 6 August 2010 The A Z Series Subscription available from 5 October Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 30 September 2009 Ash True Love 1980 Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Vimeo 9 June 2010 Ash Carnal Love Archived 31 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Vimeo 19 July 2010 a b Ash War With Me Archived 27 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine youtube com 13 March 2010 a b War With Me Lyrics Archived 5 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 29 March 2010 Neon Video Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 3 March 2010 Ichiban Video Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 11 January 2010 A Z Tour Video Episode One The Gathering Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 October 2009 Ash take over NME com Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 8 October 2009 a b c Meet and Greet Ash with NME com Ash Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 9 October 2009 ROWR Promo Competition 1 Winner amp Competition 2 Question Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 12 May 2009 ROWR Promo Competition 2 Winner Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 June 2010 Final chance to win ROWR Competition 3 Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 June 2010 Win the A Z Series Digital Downloads amp Signed Rare Test Print 7 Vinyls Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 16 November 2009 a b Win Rare Ash Goodies Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 19 January 2010 Win an A Z Series Subscription and Rare Test Press Vinyl With NME Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 June 2010 Ash A Z Tour Diary Episode 2 Archived 18 April 2016 at 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Heart Studios Staff Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 4 March 2010 Design Ash A Tour T shirt Competition Archived 2 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 9 March 2010 Ash Remix Contest Binary Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 12 June 2010 Binary Remix Contest Winner Announced Archived 2 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 10 August 2010 Ash Wednesday Subscribers Competition Be the Next Ash Video Star Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 16 February 2010 Hungry for more ASH Win a Dinner Date With Them Winner Announced Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 27 March 2010 WIN THE CHANCE TO SUPPORT ASH Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 24 May 2010 Support Band Competition Winners Announced Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ash official com 21 June 2010 Ash taking to the road less 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