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A straightforward summary of the Shadows' first three years of habitual hit-making, opening with the pounding flurry of "Apache," then tracing through the next eight smash singles, with a handful of attendant B-sides (and one EP cut, the title track from The Boys) to round the package out. There is no denying the sheer brilliance of this early sequence. Hits like "Wonderful Land," "FBI," and "Man of Mystery" utterly rewrote the guitar's role in rock, not only musically, but culturally as well. Unquestionably, the Shadows' importance and impact diminished as the years passed, but at the outset of their career -- the period documented here -- they were untouchable. It is for that reason that The Shadows' Greatest Hits is still regarded in some quarters as the finest Shadows album of them all, an accolade which no other compilation (and goodness knows, there's been enough of them) has ever been able to dismiss. Even the sleeve screams "masterpiece."
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Jerry Lordan, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Morgan Jones, Composer - Bill Crompton, Composer - Crompton, Jones, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Harris, Composer - Hank Marvin, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Welch, Composer, Writer - Marvin, Composer, Writer - Hank Marvin, Composer - Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Arranger, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer - M Carr, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Harris, Composer - Hank Marvin, Composer - Meehan, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Jerry Lordan, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Lordan, Composer, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer - Jet Harris, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Maine, Composer - Georges Lifermann, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer - H. Marvin, B. Welch, B. Benett, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Val Murtagh, Composer - Ray Adams, Composer - Elaine Murtagh, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Trad arr Bill Shepherd, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Jerry Lordan, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Morgan Jones, Composer - Bill Crompton, Composer - Crompton, Jones, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Harris, Composer - Hank Marvin, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Welch, Composer, Writer - Marvin, Composer, Writer - Hank Marvin, Composer - Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Arranger, Writer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Carr, Composer - M Carr, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Harris, Composer - Hank Marvin, Composer - Meehan, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Jerry Lordan, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Lordan, Composer, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer - Jet Harris, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Maine, Composer - Georges Lifermann, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bruce Welch, Composer - The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Composer - Brian Bennett, Composer - H. Marvin, B. Welch, B. Benett, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Val Murtagh, Composer - Ray Adams, Composer - Elaine Murtagh, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, Performance, MainArtist - Trad arr Bill Shepherd, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
A straightforward summary of the Shadows' first three years of habitual hit-making, opening with the pounding flurry of "Apache," then tracing through the next eight smash singles, with a handful of attendant B-sides (and one EP cut, the title track from The Boys) to round the package out. There is no denying the sheer brilliance of this early sequence. Hits like "Wonderful Land," "FBI," and "Man of Mystery" utterly rewrote the guitar's role in rock, not only musically, but culturally as well. Unquestionably, the Shadows' importance and impact diminished as the years passed, but at the outset of their career -- the period documented here -- they were untouchable. It is for that reason that The Shadows' Greatest Hits is still regarded in some quarters as the finest Shadows album of them all, an accolade which no other compilation (and goodness knows, there's been enough of them) has ever been able to dismiss. Even the sleeve screams "masterpiece."
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:12
- Main artists: The Shadows
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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