Friday, January 8, 2021

The Shadows


 


















Artist:  The Shadows

Origin:  London, England

Genre:   Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, British Invasion, Early British Pop, Early Pop, Rock & Roll


Original line-up: 


The Drifters:   (1958)


Ian Samwell:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Terry Smart:  Drums


2nd line-up:


Jet Harris:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Terry Smart:  Drums


3rd line-up:


Jet Harris:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Tony Meehan:  Drums


4th line-up:  


The Shadows  (1959): 


Jet Harris:   Bass

Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar

Tony Meeham:  Drums


5th line-up:  (1962)


Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Jet Harris:  Bass

Brian "Licorice" Locking:  Bass, Harmonica

Brian Bennett:  Drums


6th line-up:  (1963)


Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

John Rostill:  Bass

Brian "Licorice" Locking:  Bass, Harmonica

Brian Bennett:  Drums



Classic line-up:


Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

John Rostill:  Bass

Brian Bennett:  Drums


The Shadows are an English Instrumental Rock Group, originally known as The Drifters are Cliff Richard's backing Band from 1958 to 1968, later was changed to The Shadows in mid-1959 to avoid a conflict with the American R&B group to be Cliff Richard & The Shadows.  The Shadows were the first backing band to emerge as stars.  As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums.  Their range covers Pop, Rock, Surf Rock, Ballads with Jazz influence.  The band's No. 1 hits include "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper", and "Dance On!".  The band also recorded occasional vocal numbers, and hit the UK Top Ten with the group-sung "Don't Make My Baby Blue" in 1965.















Title:   The Shadows:  The Final Tour  (2020)

Genre:   Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, British Invasion, Early British Pop, Early Pop, Rock & Roll

Label:   Crimson

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


Disc 1:


 1.  Apache Intro

 2.  Riders In The Sky

 3.  The Frightened City

 4.  Theme For Young Lovers

 5.  Peace Pipe

 6.  The Savage

 7.  Let Me Be The One

 8.  The Stranger

 9.  Kon-Tiki

10. Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)

11. Dance On!

12. Nivram

13. Lady Of The Morning

14. My Home Town

15. Gutar Tango

16. Geronimo

17. Sleepwalk

18. 36-24-36

19. Shazam

20. Don't Cry For Me Argentina

21. Equinoxe (Part V)


Disc 2:


 1.  Mountains Of The Moon

 2.  Shadoogie

 3.  Gonzales

 4.  Don't Make My Baby Blue

 5.  The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt

 6.  Atlantis

 7.  Shindig

 8.  Man Of Mystery

 9  Foot Tapper

10. Please Don't Tease

11. In The Country

12. I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)  

13. The Day I Met Marie

14. Gee Whizz It's You

15. Summer Holiday

16. Bachelor Boy

17. Little "B"

18. Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)

19. Wonderful Land

20. F.B.I.

21. Apache


Personnel:


Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar

Mark Griffiths:  Bass

Cliff Hall:  Keyboards

Brian Bennett:  Drums


The Shadows:  The Final Tour is live hits album by The Shadows, released on July 3, 2020 by Crimson.  41 Tracks includes "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Dance On!"and many more!.


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