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The Shadows - CD

Early Years: 1959-1966 The Shadows CD
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  • Artist: The Shadows
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1998, 2001
  • UPC: 077779717125
  • Item Number: MSI971712
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • 1. Feelin' Fine
  • 2. Don't Be a Fool (With Love)
  • 3. Driftin' [Studio Version]
  • 4. Jet Black [Studio Version]
  • 5. Chinchilla
  • 6. Saturday Dance
  • 7. Lonesome Fella
  • 8. Bongo Blues
  • 9. Apache
  • 10. Quartermaster's Stores
  • 11. Strangler
  • 12. Man of Mystery
  • 13. Mustang
  • 14. Shane
  • 15. Shotgun
  • 16. Theme from Giant
  • 17. F.B.I.
  • 18. Midnight
  • 19. Frightened City
  • 20. Back Home
  • 21. Kon-Tiki
  • 22. 36-24-36
  • 23. Shadoogie
  • 24. Blue Star
  • 25. Nivram
  • 26. Baby My Heart
  • 27. See You in My Drums
  • 28. All My Sorrows
  • 29. Stand Up and Say That
  • 30. Gonzales
  • 31. Find Me a Golden Street
  • 32. Theme from a Filleted Place
  • 33. That's My Desire
  • 34. My Resistance Is Low
  • 35. Sleepwalk
  • 36. Big Boy
  • 37. Savage
  • 38. Peace Pipe
  • 39. Wonderful Land
  • 40. Stars Fell on Stockton
  • 41. Guitar Tango
  • 42. Oh What a Lovely Tune
  • 43. Theme from the Boys
  • 44. Girls
  • 45. Sweet Dreams
  • 46. Boys
  • 47. Rumble
  • 48. Bandit
  • 49. Cosy
  • 50. 1861
  • 51. Perfidia
  • 52. Little "B"
  • 53. Bo Didley
  • 54. South of the Border
  • 55. Spring Is Nearly Here
  • 56. Are They All Like You?
  • 57. Tales of a Raggy Tramline
  • 58. Some Are Lonely
  • 59. Kinda Cool
  • 60. Some Are Lonely [French Version]
  • 61. Dance On
  • 62. All Day
  • 63. Foot Tapper
  • 64. Breeze and I
  • 65. Girls
  • 66. Round and Round
  • 67. Atlantis
  • 68. I Want You to Want Me
  • 69. Granada
  • 70. Adios Muchachos
  • 71. Valencia
  • 72. Tres Carabelas (Three Galleons)
  • 73. Shindig
  • 74. It's Been a Blue Day
  • 75. Geronimo
  • 76. Shazam!
  • 77. Theme for Young Lovers
  • 78. This Hammer
  • 79. Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
  • 80. It's a Man's World
  • 81. Chattanooga Choo Choo
  • 82. Blue Shadows
  • 83. Fandango
  • 84. Tonight [From West Side Story]
  • 85. That's the Way It Goes
  • 86. Big 'B'
  • 87. In the Mood
  • 88. Lonely Bull
  • 89. Dakota
  • 90. French Dressing
  • 91. High and the Mighty
  • 92. Don't It Make You Feel Good
  • 93. Zambesi
  • 94. Temptation
  • 95. Walkin'
  • 96. Rhythm and Greens
  • 97. Ranka Chank
  • 98. Main Theme
  • 99. Drum Number
  • 100. Lute Number
  • 101. Miracle
  • 102. Genie with the Light Brown Lamp
  • 103. Little Princess
  • 104. Friends
  • 105. Evening Comes
  • 106. Mary Anne
  • 107. Chu Chi
  • 108. Stringray
  • 109. Alice in Sunderland
  • 110. Don't Make My Baby Blue
  • 111. My Grandfather's Clock
  • 112. War Lord
  • 113. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur
  • 114. I Met a Girl
  • 115. Late Night Set
  • 116. Place in the Sun
  • 117. Will You Be There
  • 118. Dreams I Dream
  • 119. Scotch on the Socks
  • 120. My Way
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Early Years: 1959-1966 by The Shadows on CD


To be fair, this six-CD set is really for completists only, since the price tag is likely to put off anyone else. But if you've been hooked on the beautiful guitar work of Hank Marvin and the surprisingly muscularity of the band, delving deeper is a very good idea. Not only do you get all the big hits -- like "Apache," "F.B.I.," and "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" (or even the wonderfully named "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur") -- you get literally everything. There's the obscure "Quartermaster's Stores," the traditional tune that would have been their first single if "Apache" hadn't proved to be so popular (it was relegated to the B-side), and some stuff that might have been better off left in the vaults, like "Lonely Bull" or "That's the Way It Goes," which were really little more than album-filler from back in the days when albums consisted of a few hits and anything else to fill up 40 minutes. What's most astonishing, however, is the fact that the Shadows produced consistently high-quality material, moving beyond the twang to dip their feet in the waters of Spain ("Tres Carabeles") and even some early music ("Lute Number"). Quite how they found the time for it all while keeping up a busy schedule behind Cliff Richard is another matter. Marvin's guitar work is a joy throughout, and the British king of the whammy bar uses it wisely and well. He might not have been the fastest or most fluent player around, but he knew how to work and develop a melody and what not to play -- no wonder he was a major influence on an entire generation of guitar heroes, who learned to play by copying his records. Add on top a great sense of pun ("Theme From a Filleted Place" anyone?) and you have an enjoyable collection. Yes, it can get a bit samey if you play all six discs one after the other. But, like all things, this is to be enjoyed in moderation, to realize that during these seven years, even as rock changed around them, the Shadows remained at the height of their formidable powers. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
  • Artist: The Shadows
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1998, 2001
  • UPC: 077779717125
  • Item Number: MSI971712
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • Label: EMI, EMI Music Distribution
  • Genre: Rock
  • Style: British Invasion, Early British Pop/Rock, Instrumental Rock
  • Album Type: "Best of..." / "Greatest Hits", Box set
  • Group Member: Alan Jones, Alan Tarney, Brian Bennett, Brian Locking, Bruce Welch, Cliff Hall, Hank Marvin, Jet Harris, John Farrar, John Rostill, Tony Meehan
  • Group Disbanded: 1990

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  • Early Years: 1959-1966 The Shadows CD
Early Years: 1959-1966 The Shadows CD