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The guitar-driven instrumental outfit the Shadows (formerly British popster Cliff Richards backing band) had lots of twangy hits, including "Apache," "Mustang," and "Geronimo." Those tunes, and 47 others, are included on this excellent anthology.
UK collection of all the greats from one of the world's foremost instrumental groups. Also known for their work with vocalist Cliff Richard, The Shadows remain the most influential instrumental combo in the history of British Rock 'N' Roll. Their early work inspired four lads from Liverpool named John, Paul, George and Ringo, who then took the world by storm, thus making The Shadows partially responsible for modern Rock as we know it! Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their hit, 'Apache', this compilation features all their chart successes including their instrumental interpretations of 'Nights In White Satin', 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Thunderbirds Theme' and 'God Only Knows'.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
At least one not original track,
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This review is from: 50 Golden Greats (Audio CD)
I bought this a while back from Woollies of all places before they went bust. I took it straight back after one listen through. To me some of the tracks don't seem to be originals. In particular, one of my all time favourite classic Shadows tracks 'Wonderful Land' doesn't have those great Norrie Paromor-arranged strings in the background which really make that record. I don't know what's going on with this compilation. The Shadows are one of the all time great British bands and the record company has to get any record release right. I'd go for one of the other compilations listed on Amazon. For example, The Shadows Greatest Hits (and possibly the 20 Golden Greats which seems to be better than/different to 50 Golden Greats though I couldn't swear to it). All I'd say is choose carefully before you buy.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All the classic instrumentals,
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (No. 1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: 50 Golden Greats (Audio CD)
In the early sixties, instrumental hits were a regular feature of the pop charts in Britain and America. There were several great instrumental artists around. America had Duane Eddy, Floyd Cramer, B Bumble and the Stingers and the Ventures, to name a few. Britain had the Shadows and the Tornados. While the Tornados were very successful at the time, most notably with Telstar, the Shadows remained successful for the rest of the century.The Shadows were also Cliff Richard's backing band and played on most of his hits in the fifties and sixties. Like Cliff, they made little impact in America but any Americans who enjoy the Ventures and Duane Eddy ought to give the Shadows a listen. This compilation has all their big UK instrumental hits of the sixties and seventies including Apache, Man of mystery, FBI, Wonderful land, Dance on, Foot tapper and Don't cry for me Argentina. They also experimenting by doing a few vocal tracks and some of those are included here, among them being Mary Anne (a UK top ten hit), Don't make my blue, I met a girl, Dreams I dream and Let me be the one (their 1975 Eurovision song – like so many other Brits, they came second). The vocal tracks are good but it is their instrumental skills on which their reputation is built. Most of their big hits came early in their career. In the eighties and nineties, they gave up worrying about hits and contented themselves with making albums of cover versions. A few covers selected from these albums round off this excellent collection. Among them is Albatross, an early Fleetwood Mac tune that always sounded very like a Shadows track, so it was an obvious tune for them to cover. The Shadows, like most pop groups, has had its share of line-up changes. Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch , two of the original members, remained with the group throughout. The other two original members, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, left early on, They teamed up as a duo and had some UK hits of their own including Diamonds. Of the other members that came and went, John Farrar is perhaps the most famous. He joined in 1970 but eventually had to leave because of other commitments – he became producer and songwriter for Olivia Newton John. If you enjoy guitar instrumental music of the sixties, you'll love the Shadows. This compilation contains all the essentials, though a lot of Shadows music is available on CD for those who wish to explore further.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Attractive compilation but flawed.,
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This review is from: 50 Golden Greats (Audio CD)
Wonderful compilation on a double disc album of their greatest hits, BUT..
Having compared with earlier 20 Golden Greats compilation, EMI certainly screwed up on Disc 1. Did some random track comparison and found disappointing flaws. Track 1: Apache: Over bloomed with less definition. Track 15: Foot Tapper: Sounds in mono whereas its wide stereo in the earlier compilation album. Track 19: Theme for Young lovers. Glitch at the start with double note and channels are switched. Disc 1 is certainly flawed. The guys at EMI should have paid more attention to the quality. Am disappointed with this compilation. EMI should recall and replace this double disc set.
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