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| 1. The Sleepwalkers. Golden Mile | |||
| 2. Bert Weedon. Lonely Guitar | |||
| 3. The Shadows. Bongo Blues | |||
| 4. Johnny Parker's Washboard Band. Canine Stomp | |||
| 5. Ken Mackintosh. Raunchy | |||
| 6. Johnny (The Gash) Gray. Big Guitar | |||
| 7. The Drifters. Driftin' | |||
| 8. Bud Ashton. Some Kind-a Earthquake | |||
| 9. The Jetstreams. Bongo Rock | |||
| 10. Winifred Atwell. Five Finger Boogie | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The John Barry Seven. Mab Mab | |||
| 2. Don Lang & his Frantic Five. Riverside Rock | |||
| 3. Ken Mackintosh. Squatty | |||
| 4. Johnny Parker's Barrelhouse Group. Hold That Thing | |||
| 5. Herbert Seiter with his Rhythm Group. Crazy Fingers | |||
| 6. The Rock 'N' Rollers. Applejack | |||
| 7. Art Baxter & his Rock 'N' Roll Sinners. Art's Theme | |||
| 8. Don Lang & his Frantic Five. Tequila | |||
| 9. Red Price. Weekend | |||
| 10. Stan Greig's Jazz Band. Skinnie Minnie | |||
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After the critical success of “Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Instrumentals” which was exclusively American, it seemed only logical to compile all the British gems which fell into this category. The latter end of the fifties saw the emergence of what some ‘purest’ aficionados consider, the first seriously good Brit Rock ‘n’ Roll in the form of instrumental hits. Certainly America was the leader in this genre, but the British caught on during the 1950’s producing a large number of highly creditable recordings, many of which are completely forgotten today. This Collection may help to set the record straight with Instrumental and Rock ‘n’ Roll fans alike finding many welcome surprises wandering through these two CD’s. This 61 track showcase lists the great names of the era such as the Shadows, Bert Weedon, John Barry and Chris Barber as well as highlighting a few we don’t quite associate with Rock ‘n’ Roll such as Winifred Atwell, not to mention Victor Silvester & his Rock ‘n’ Roll Rockets, would you believe it. It seems that even Victor Silvester was young and silly once upon a time! Tracks; CD1. The Sleepwalkers. Golden Mile / Bert Weedon. Lonely Guitar / The Shadows. Bongo Blues / Johnny Parker's Washboard Band. Canine Stomp / Ken Mackintosh. Raunchy / Johnny (The Gash) Gray. Big Guitar / The Drifters. Driftin' / Bud Ashton. Some Kind-a Earthquake / The Jetstreams. Bongo Rock / Winifred Atwell. Five Finger Boogie / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group. House Rent Stomp / Bert Weedon and George Chisholm with the Bluenotes. Honky Tonk / Keith Bird & the Birdies. Peter Gunn / Ken Mackintosh. Mojo / The Vampires. Clap Trap / The Drifters. Jet Black / Ernie Shear & the Lew Randall Band. Cannonball / Winifred Atwell. Vine Street Boogie / Bert Weedon. Guitar Boogie Shuffle / The Sleepwalkers. Sleepwalk / The Drifters. Chinchilla / Johnny Parker's Washboard Band. Up There / Bert Weedon. Big Beat Boogie / The Saints Jazz Band. Boogie Woogie Stomp / Ozzie Warlock & the Wizards. Wow / Bert Weedon and George Chisholm with the Bluenotes. D.R. Rock / Bob Cort Skiffle featuring Ken Sykora. Bouncing Around / Wee Willie Harris. Got A Match / Bud Ashton. 40 Miles of Bad Road / Steve Stannard & his Sextet. Reveille Rock / Bert Weedon. Nashville Boogie / Ozzie Warlock & the Wizards. Juke Box Fury The John Barry Seven. Rebel Rouser CD2. The John Barry Seven. Mab Mab / Don Lang & his Frantic Five. Riverside Rock / Ken Mackintosh. Squatty / Johnny Parker's Barrelhouse Group. Hold That Thing / Herbert Seiter with his Rhythm Group. Crazy Fingers / The Rock 'N' Rollers. Applejack / Art Baxter & his Rock 'N' Roll Sinners. Art's Theme / Don Lang & his Frantic Five. Tequila / Red Price. Weekend / Stan Greig's Jazz Band. Skinnie Minnie / Chris Barber's Jazz Band. Bearcat Crawl / Victor Silvester & his Rock 'N' Roll Rhythm. Society Rock / Johnny Parker's Barrelhouse Four. Mr. Freddy Blues / The John Barry Seven. Little John / Ken Mackintosh. The Swivel / Ray Sendit & his Rockey Team. Spike's Rock / The Ted Taylor Four. Son of Honky Tonk / Don Lang & his Frantic Five. The Climb / Victor Silvester & his Rock 'N' Roll Rhythm. Rockin' Rhythm Roll / Tony Crombie & his Rockets. Rex Rocks / Art Baxter & his Rock 'N' Roll Sinners. Bax to the Wall / Johnny Parker's Washboard Band. No. 69 / Herbert Seiter with his Rhythm Group. Eccentric Boogie / Don Lang & his Frantic Five. Hand Jive Boogie / Thunderclap Jones. Sound Barrier Boogie / Ray Ellington Quartet. Strip the Camshaft / Jack Parnell. The Golden Striker / Lord Rockingham's XI. Hoots Mon
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CD 1:1-Golden MileSLEEPWALKERS 2-Lonely GuitarWEEDON, Bert 3-Bongo BluesSHADOWS 4-Canine StompPARKER'S Washboard Band, Johnn 5-RaunchyMACKINTOSH, Ken 6-Big GuitarGRAY, Johnny (The Gash) 7-Driftin'DRIFTERS 8-Some Kind-a EartgquakeASHTON, Bud 9-Five Finde BoogieATWELL, Winifred 10-House Rent StompCOLYER'S Skiffle Group, Ken 11-Bongo RockJETSTREAMS 12-Honky TonkWEEDON, Bert 13-Peter GunnBIRD, Keith 14-MojoMACKINTOSH, Ken 15-Clap TrapVAMPIRES 16-Jet BlackDRIFTERS 17-CannonballSHEAR, Ernie 18-Vine Street BoogieATWELL, Winifred 19-Guitar Boogie ShuffleWEEDON, Bert 20-SleepwalkSLEEPWALKERS 21-ChinchillaDRIFTERS 22-Up TherePARKER'S Washboard Band, Johny 23-Big Beat BoogieWEEDON, Bert 24-Boogie Woogie StompSAINT JAZZ BAND 25-WowWARLOCK, Ozzie 26-D.R. RockWEEDON, Bert 27-Bouncing AroundCort, Bob 28-Got A MatchHARRIS, Wee Willie 29-40 Miles Of A Bad RoadASHTON, Bud 30-Reveille RockStennard, Steve 31-Nashville BoogieWEEDON, Bert 32-Juke Box FuryWARLOCK, Ozzie 33-Rebel RouserJOHN BERRY SEVEN CD 2:1-Mab MabJOHN BERRY SEVEN 2-Riverside RockDON LANG 3-SquattyMACKINTOSH, Ken 4-Hold That ThingPARKER'S BARRELHOUSE GROUP, J. 5-Crazy FingersSEITER, Herbert 6-ApplejackROCK N ROLLERS 7-Art's ThemeBAXTER, Art 8-TequillaDON LANG 9-WeekendPRICE, Red 10-Skinnie MinnieGREIG'S Jazz Band, Chris 11-Bearcat CrawlBARBER'S Jazz Band, Chris 12-Society RockSILVESTER, Victor 13-Mr Freddy BluesPARKER's Barrelhouse Four, J. 14-Little JohnJOHN BERRY SEVEN 15-The SwivelMACKINTOSH, Ken 16-Spike's RockSENDIT, Ray 17-Son Of Honky TonkTAYLOR FOUR, Ted 18-The ClimbDON LANG 19-Rockin' Rhythm RollSILVESTER, Victor 20-Rex RocksCROMBIE, Tony 21-Bax To The WallBAXTER, Art 22-No 69JOHNNY PARKER'S WASHBOARD BAND 23-Eccentric BoogieSEITER, Herbert 24-Hand Jive BoogieDON LANG 25-Sound Barrier BoogieDON LANG 26-Strip The CamshaftELLINGTON QUARTET, Ray 27-The Golden StrikerPARNELL, Jack 28-Hoots MonLORD ROCKINGHAM'S XI (2010/SMITH) 61 tracks 1949-59 (2010/SMITH) 61 tracks 1949-59
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This splendid 2CD set does exactly what they say on the tin. "Great British Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals Vol.1" rounds up 61 (that's sixty one!) Great British Rock 'n' Roll instrumentals, covering the period 1949 - 1959. Of course, that means that some of the tunes aren't, strictly speaking, rock 'n' roll, but that's a minor quibble on what is a fantastic collection.
Granted, the odd bit of utter rubbish creeps in, but there are so many tunes here that are impossible to track down, that you can forget the odd bit of fluff from Ray Sendit & His Rockey Team. It rounds up most of the big names you'd want and expect to hear, including the Shadows and Bert Weedon, but it's when you hear an unexpected gem like Winifred Atwell's 'Five Finger Boogie' or Don Lang & His Frantic Five's 'Hand Jive Boogie' that the enjoyment level just soars. You shouldn't think twice about buying this, especially at mid-price.
Granted, the odd bit of utter rubbish creeps in, but there are so many tunes here that are impossible to track down, that you can forget the odd bit of fluff from Ray Sendit & His Rockey Team. It rounds up most of the big names you'd want and expect to hear, including the Shadows and Bert Weedon, but it's when you hear an unexpected gem like Winifred Atwell's 'Five Finger Boogie' or Don Lang & His Frantic Five's 'Hand Jive Boogie' that the enjoyment level just soars. You shouldn't think twice about buying this, especially at mid-price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Back in the old days 1950's and 1960's when any record was listened to with great joy and the pop business was in its infancy many a single was released with an instrumental reverse side. I bought this selection with the second series and at this price and for the quantity of tracks included its a great bargain to add to your collection. If you are a serious music collector you should not miss this opportunity many tracks included i have never owned previously and just imagine how much it would cost at seven shillings a pair.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent collection, including tracks by the Shadows before they were the Shadows. Not many hits among the tracks, but plenty of nostalgia. Great to see some covers from the old Embassy label (which used to be sold through Woolworths). This is a must have for lovers of fifties rock n roll instrumentals. Informative cover notes.
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