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Album Savings: £33.81 compared to buying all songs
- Original Release Date: 3 Mar 2003
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Play | 1. Apache | 2:57 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Man Of Mystery | 2:02 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. The Stranger | 2:42 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. F.B.I. | 2:21 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Midnight | 2:30 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. The Frightened City | 2:22 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Kon-Tiki | 1:54 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. The Savage | 2:24 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Shadoogie | 2:25 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. Wonderful Land | 2:09 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Sleepwalk | 2:48 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Guitar Tango | 3:00 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 13. The Boys | 2:35 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 14. Dance On | 2:22 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 15. Foot Tapper | 2:33 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 16. Atlantis | 2:47 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 17. Shindig | 2:18 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 18. Geronimo | 2:20 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 19. Theme For Young Lovers | 2:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 20. Perfidia | 2:13 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 21. Mustang | 2:40 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 22. Cosy | 3:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 23. Nivram | 3:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 24. Little 'B' | 5:01 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 25. The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt | 2:46 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 26. Rhythm And Greens | 2:21 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 27. Genie With The Light Brown Lamp | 2:39 | £0.89 | ||
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
| Play | 1. Mary-Anne | 2:25 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Stingray | 2:27 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Don't Make My Baby Blue | 2:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. The War Lord | 2:16 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. The 'Thunderbirds' Theme | 2:20 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. I Met A Girl | 2:15 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. A Place In The Sun | 2:15 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. The Dreams I Dream | 2:15 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Maroc 7 | 2:44 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue | 5:26 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 11. Something | 2:45 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Let Me Be The One | 2:49 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 13. Don't Cry For Me Argentina | 3:34 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 14. The Theme From 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina) | 3:26 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 15. Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez | 3:27 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 16. Riders In The Sky | 3:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 17. God Only Knows | 2:41 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 18. Going Home | 3:31 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 19. Albatross | 3:16 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 20. Nights In White Satin | 4:25 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 21. A Whiter Shade Of Pale | 5:00 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 22. Imagine/Woman (Medley) | 3:33 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 23. Memory | 3:57 | £0.89 | ||
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another Superb C.D.
I purchased this C.D.also "The Shadows Greatest Hits" to ensure that all my favourites were included.I think that these great C.D.s are a must for all Shadows fans!
Published 5 days ago by janeAnn
brings back memories
a quick and easy buying experience and a quick download, good price too.
the music tracks are well known and get your feet tapping away to some very memoriable tunes.
the music tracks are well known and get your feet tapping away to some very memoriable tunes.
Published 1 month ago by vinny
A SUPER CD
I bought this because I love The Shadows music and I now have this on my mobile to take with me when ever I go out especially on Holiday when I am not able to listen to the rest of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. McEvilly
SHADOWS GOLDEN GREATS CD
THIS SHADOWS CD IS A MUST FOR ALL GUITARISTS. ALTHOUGH THE CD HAS QUITE A FEW OF THE LESSER KNOWN AND PERHAPS BLAND RECORDINGS - IT ALSO HAS THE GOLDEN GREATS. Read more
Published 3 months ago by geoff webber
50 golden greats
I found it helpful to be able to listen to parts of the songs before i purchased the download the music was a fair price and just as described in the review
Published 5 months ago by mike
The Shadows
l download this album as l love the shadows. This compilation has all their big UK instrumental hits its is well worth having if you like the shadows
Published 8 months ago by James Brennan
Some - but not 50 - golden greats
The album "The Shadows: 50 Golden Greats" was released in the year 2000. It is a double CD with 27 tracks on disc # 1 and 23 tracks on disc # 2. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Torben Retboll
A stringless "Wonderful Land" - Shurely Shome Mishtake?
This is OK because it's the Shads, but as remarked elsewhere, has been put through the bland-o-matic cleanup machine, leaving flat, thin, stuff to wash over our ears. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Mrs. W. G. Krouwel
Criminal
I wish I had read earlier reviews more carefully before buying this. Whoever re-mastered 'Wonderful Land' and took all the strings out should be shot. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Davelin
50 Greats but still lacking!
I bought a couple of these items one for myself and one for friends here in Italy, and while I adore the Shadows and what they did, I was quite surprised that 'Blue Star' and 'All... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Robert Gray
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