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 Best Of The Shadows (Limited Edition) (2026)

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

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Apache

 2.  Man Of Mystery

 3.  The Stranger

 4.  F.B.I.

 5.  Midnight

 6.  The Frightened City

 7.  Quartermaster's Stores

 8.  Back Home

 9.  Sleepwalk

Side B:

  1.  Kon-Tiki

 2.  36-24-36

 3.  The Savage

 4.  Peace Pipe

 5.  Blue Star

 6.  See You In My Drums

 7.  Gonzales

 8.  Nivram

 9.  Find Me A Golden Street

The Best Of The Shadows is the compilation album by The Shadows, released on May 15, 2026 by Vinyl Passion.  Limited Edition Coloured 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

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.

Artist:  Hank Marvin And The Shadows 

Title:  60 Essential Recordings (2020)

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

Label:  Big 3

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Apache (2:56)

 2.  Man Of Mystery (2:00)

 3.  The Stranger (2:38)

 4.  F.B.I. (2:22)

 5.  Teenage Love (2:19)

 6.  Jean Dorothy (2:19)

 7.  Feelin' Fine (1:55)

 8.  Don't Be A Fool (With Love) (2:07)

 9.  Jet Black (2:28)

10. Driftin' (2:32)

11. Saturday Dance (1:42)

12. Quatermasster's Stones (2:21)

13. Bongo Blues (1:44)

14. 36-24-35 (1:40)

15. Mustang (2:39)

16. The Theme From 'Shane' (2:22)

17. Shotgun (2:08)

18. The Theme From "Giant" (2:39)

19. Back Home (2:43)

20. See You In My Drums (2:51)  

 

Disc 2:

 1.  Wonderful Land (2:07)

 2.  The Frightened City (2:24)

 3.  The Savage (2:23)

 4.  Midnight (2:31)

 5.  Shadoogie (2:24)

 6.  Blue Star (2:45)

 7.  Nivram (3:22)

 8.  Baby, My Heart (2:15)

 9.  All My Sorrows (2:59)

10. stand Up And Say That (2:12)

11. Gonzales (2:15)

12. Find Me A Golden Street (2:50)

13. Theme From A Filleted Place (2:23)

14. My Resistance Is Low (1:58)

15. Sleepwalk (2:50)

16. Big Boy (2:08)

17. Peace Pipe (2:12)

18. Stars Fell On Stockton (2:16)

19. Rumble (1:55)

20. The Bandit (2:44)

Disc 3:

 1.  Kon-Tiki (1:56)

 2.  Dance On!(2:23)

 3.  Guitar Tango (3:00)

 4. The Theme From The Boys (2:48)

 5.  The Girls (2:24)

 6.   Sweet Dreams (1:58)

 7.  The Boys (2:36)

 8.  Cosy (3:15)

 9.  1861 (2:28)

10. Perfidiam(2:12)

11. Little "B"(5:02)

12. Bo Diddley (2:06)

13. South Of The Border (3:16)

14. Spring Is Nearly Here (3:03)

15. Are They All Like You? (2:14)

16. Tales Of A Raggy Tramline (2:19)

17. Some Are Lonely (2:22)

18. Kinda Cool (2:15)

19. All Day (2:35)

20. What A Lovely Tune (2:18)

Personnel:

The Shadows:  Disc 1:  Tracks:  1-4, 11-20, Disc 2:  1-20, Disc 3:  1-20

The Five Chesternuts:  Disc 1:  Tracks:  5, 6

The Drifters:  Disc 1:  Tracks:  7-10

60 Essential Recordings is the compilation Box Set by Hank Marvin And The Shadows, released on July 31, 2020 by Big 3.  Box Set 3 CD.  For Fans of The Shadows and Music Collectors.

Sandy Nelson

 

Artist:  Sandy Nelson

Birth Name:  Sander Lloyd Nelson

Born:  December 1, 1938.  Santa Monica, California, USA

Died:  February 14, 2022 (Aged 83).  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Surf, Jazz, Rock & Roll

Occupations:  Musician

Instrument:  Drums

Sandy Nelson was an American Drummer.  He is one of the best-known Rock and Modern Jazz Drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 Hits and released over 30 albums.  He was a session Drummer on many other well-known hits.

Title:  Drums A Go-Go (2024)

Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Surf, Jazz, Rock & Roll

Label:  Sundazed Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Drums A Go-Go (2:35)

 2.  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (2:46)

 3.  I Like It Like That (2:04)

 4.  Casbah (2:15)

 5.  Boot-Leg (2:33)

 6.  Wooly Bully (2:27)

Side Two:

 1.  You Turn Me On (2:57)

 2.  Whittier Blvd (2:32)

 3.  Do The Boomerang (2:42)

 4.  Kitty's Theme (2:21)

 5.  The Clapping Song (2:50)

 6.  Soul Drums (3:35)

Personnel:

Sandy Nelson:  Drums

Others:  Unknown

Drums A Go-Go is 1965 album by Sandy Nelson, originally released in 1965 by Imperial Records, remastered and reissued on December 3, 2024 by Sundazed Music.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.

The Pyramids

 

Artist:  The Pyramids

Origin:  Long Beach, California, USA

Genre:  Surf Rock, Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Skid Mercier:  Lead Guitar

Willie Glover:  Rhythm Guitar

Steve Leonard:  Bass

Tom Pitman:  Saxophone

Ron McMullen:  Drums

Drake Jenkins:  Drums. (replaced in 1964)

Rick Johnson:  Drums 

The Pyramids were an American Surf Rock Band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1961 by Skid Mercier (Lead Guitar), Willie Glover (Rhythm Guitar), Steve Leonard (Bass). Tom Pitman (Saxophone) and Ron McMullen (Drums).  They made the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 with their Instrumental "Penetration".  It proved to be the final major Instrumental Surf Hit.

Title:  Penetration!  The Best Of The Pyramids (2022)

Genre:  Surf Rock, Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Sundazed Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks

Side One:

 1.  Penetration (2:03)

 2.  Road Runnah (2:02)

 3.  Koko Joe (2:30)

 4.  Sticks And Skins (2:06)

 5.  Paul (2:15)

 6.  Here Comes Marsha (1:53)

 7.  Walkin The Dog (2:06)

 8.  Everybody (1:56)

 9.  Out Of Limits (2:07)

Side Two:

 1.  Contact (1:52)

 2.  Pressure (2:10)

 3.  Pyramid Stomp (2:05)

 4.  Custom Caravan (1:55)

 5.  Midnight Run (1:56)

 6.  Records Run (1:49)

 7.  Bikini Drag (1:59)

 8.  Do The Slauson (2:35)

 9.  Louie Louie (1:56)

Penetration!  The Best Of The Pyramids is the compilation album by The Pyramids, released on October 28, 2022 by Sundazed Records.  This is a Great Surf Album.   For Music Collectors.

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!.