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Without a single misplaced footstep in sight, 20 Golden Greats soared effortlessly to the top of the U.K. chart, becoming the Shadows first album chart-topper since their sophomore album, back in 1962. It was a deserved triumph -- and, perhaps, a predictable one, even at the height of punk rock. A straightforward run through the Shadows' early- to mid-1960s singles, the peerless sequence which stretched from "Apache" in 1960 to "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964, consumes 15 of the album's 20 tracks; the remainder of the set then cherry picks the next four years to round up the lesser-heard, but equally laudable "Maroc 7," "Stingray," "The War Lord," "Genie With the Light Brown Lamp," and "A Place in the Sun." It's a dynamic collection, then, rounding up the 20 most quintessential Shadows hits, as opposed to the 20 most successful, the 20 best-known, or whatever other criteria such compilations like to be guided by. The fact that those other standards are almost automatically encompassed by its contents simply confirms the music's immortality. The chart success was merely the icing on the cake.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Jerry Lordan, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Arranger, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Maine, Composer - Georges Lifermann, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer - M Carr, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company.
Norrie Paramor, Producer, Produced by - Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Hank Marvin, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer, Produced by - John Rostill, Composer - Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Jerome Moross, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Petrina Lordan, Composer - P. Lordan, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Lordan, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Lordan, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Lordan, Composer, Writer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Harris, Composer - Hank Marvin, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer, Produced by - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company.
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer, Writer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - KLAUS OGERMANN, Composer - Guenther Heigel, Composer - G. Heigel, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Bnruce Welch, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Rostill, Composer - Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Paul Ferris, Composer - P Ferris, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Val Murtagh, Composer - Ray Adams, Composer - Elaine Murtagh, Composer
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Without a single misplaced footstep in sight, 20 Golden Greats soared effortlessly to the top of the U.K. chart, becoming the Shadows first album chart-topper since their sophomore album, back in 1962. It was a deserved triumph -- and, perhaps, a predictable one, even at the height of punk rock. A straightforward run through the Shadows' early- to mid-1960s singles, the peerless sequence which stretched from "Apache" in 1960 to "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964, consumes 15 of the album's 20 tracks; the remainder of the set then cherry picks the next four years to round up the lesser-heard, but equally laudable "Maroc 7," "Stingray," "The War Lord," "Genie With the Light Brown Lamp," and "A Place in the Sun." It's a dynamic collection, then, rounding up the 20 most quintessential Shadows hits, as opposed to the 20 most successful, the 20 best-known, or whatever other criteria such compilations like to be guided by. The fact that those other standards are almost automatically encompassed by its contents simply confirms the music's immortality. The chart success was merely the icing on the cake.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:34
- Main artists: The Shadows
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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