Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Shanes

























Artist:  The Shanes
Origin:  Tuolluvaara, Sweden
Genre:  Rock, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Swedish Pop

Original line-up:

Tommy Wahlberg:  Guitar, Vocals
Staffan Berggren:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Svante Elfgren:  Bass
Tor-Erik Rautio:  Drums

Lennart Grahn:  Vocals
Kit Sundqvist:  Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Rolf Carvenius:  Saxophone

The Shanes were a Swedish Rock 'N' Roll Band had about Top Ten Hits in their native Sweden Between 1964 and 1967.  The Group played in variety of British and American-Influenced Style Merseybeat,   British R&B, Rock 'N' Roll, and Instrumental Pop.  Their music style counterpart  to The Yardbirds, The Who, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Shadows and Herman's Hermits.  They were very successful in their home country.  They released one single in Britain on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.   














Title:  Let Them Show You:  Anthology 1964-67   (2014)
Genre:  Rock, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Swedish Pop
Label:  RPM International
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Let Me Show You Who I Am  (2:28)
 2.  Say You Want Me  (2:07)
 3.  Come On Sally  (2:23)
 4.  The Shanegang  (2:24)
 5.  My Lover Baby  (2:07)
 6.  I Don't Want Your Love  (2:20)
 7.  Crazy County Hop  (3:18)
 8.  It's Allright Babe  (2:12)
 9.  Roadrunner  (2:20)
10. Don't Try To Make A Fool Of Me  (2:34)
11. I Won't Untie You  (3:07)
12. She's Ashamed Of Me  (2:32)
13. A Young Man  (2:50)
14. People Don't Like Me  (2:22)
15. Where Can She Be  (2:20)
16. Blue Feeling  (2:40)
17. Like Before  (2:07)
18. Why Should I Cry  (2:40)
19. When Love Is Gone  (2:32)
20. Chris Craft No. 9  (2:08)
21. You'll Never Know  (1:36)
22. I've Got It Bad  (2:40)

Let Them Show You:  Anthology 1964-67 is the compilation album by The Shanes, was released  on June 23, 2014 by RPM International.  The album is the greatest music from Scandinavia past.




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