Release Date: 19 November 2012
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 604988020526
Genres: Rock 'N' Roll Easy Listening
Description
With lead guitarist Hank B. Marvin's twangy, melodious Stratocaster The Shadows provided the template and inspiration for a thousand copycat groups worldwide and were the most influential and successful British instrumental group of all time.
This compilation comprises everything they recorded between 1958 (when they were originally known as The Drifters) and the end of 1961, including an unfeasibly-rare South African EP.
Also includes a pre-Drifters single featuring Hank B. Marvin and Bruce Welch. When they were with The Five Chesternuts. Features their worldwide hits: "Apache" (a UK No. 1); "Man of Mystery"; "The Stranger", "F.B.I." (their signature tune); "The Frightened City"; "Kon-Tiki" (their second UK No. 1) and "Peace Pipe".
Also includes their chart-topping EPs "Shadows" and "Shadows to the Fore", as well as their chart-topping LP "The Shadows".
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
The Shadows
Various Artists
The Shadows
The Shadows
