The Shadows (album)
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The Shadows, a 1961 rock album
by British group The Shadows
, was the first instrumental LP by a British group to reach number one in the UK charts.
Side 2
(Studio 2) between 26/10/60 and 21/6/61. It was recorded on entirely analogue equipment in real time, with each track recorded on a one-track-per-day basis with no overdubs or edits on a 2 track recording machine. Rather than having a stereo mix being mixed down into a mono version, both stereo and mono mixes were recorded simultaneously but separately within the same session. Mistakes made during recording necessitated immediate retakes, and for that reason, multiple versions for some (if not all) tracks exist in EMI's tape vaults.
All of the tracks were recorded in several sessions over an eight-month period (nine session-days), during which singles were also recorded, including "Kon-Tiki", "She Wears Red Feathers
" (unissued), "The Frightened City", "Wonderful Land", "36-24-36", "March of the Shadows" (unissued), "Peace Pipe", "The Savage", "Blues From an Unfurnished Flat" (unissued), "Happy Birthday to You" (unissued except in an overdubbed form on 21 Today, an LP by Cliff Richard.
The songs from the album were recorded in this order:
Tape
CD
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by British group The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
, was the first instrumental LP by a British group to reach number one in the UK charts.
Track listing
Side 1- "Shadoogie" (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan)
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) - "Nivram" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Jet Harris)
- "Baby My Heart" (Sonny CurtisSonny CurtisSonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
) – (Vocal: Hank Marvin) - "See You in My Drums" (Tony Meehan) - Drum solo
- "All My Sorrows" (Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds) – (Vocal: Jet Harris)
- "Stand Up and Say That" (Hank Marvin)
Side 2
- "Gonzales" (McGlynn alias Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)
- "Find Me a Golden Street" (Norman PettyNorman PettyNorman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
) - "Theme From a Filleted Place" (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris)
- "That's My DesireThat's My Desire (1931 song)"That's My Desire" is a 1931 popular song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday.The highest-charting version of the song was recorded by the Sammy Kaye orchestra in 1946, although a version of the song recorded by Frankie Laine has become better known over the years, being one of...
" (Helmy Krease, Carroll Loveday) – (Vocal: Bruce Welch) - "My Resistance is Low" (Hoagy CarmichaelHoagy CarmichaelHoward Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
) - "Sleepwalk" (Ann Farina, Santo Farina, Johnny Farina, Don Wolf)
- "Big Boy" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)
Chart positions
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1961 | 1 |
Personnel
- Hank MarvinHank MarvinHank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
– Lead guitar, Piano. - Bruce WelchBruce WelchBruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...
– Rhythm guitar. - Jet HarrisJet HarrisJet Harris, MBE was an English musician. He was the bass guitarist of The Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as a duo with the drummer Tony Meehan....
– Bass guitar. - Tony MeehanTony MeehanDaniel Joseph Anthony "Tony" Meehan was a founder member of the British group The Shadows with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch...
– Drums. - Norrie ParamorNorrie ParamorNorrie Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor.Although the term "producer" was not in circulation at the time Paramor started producing records , he effectively began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Director for EMI's Columbia...
- Producer. - Malcolm Addey - Engineer.
Instruments
- Lead Guitar - Fender Stratocaster(Red Fiesta), Gretsch Country Gentleman.
- Rhythm guitar - Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Stratocaster(Red Fiesta), Gretsch 6120.
- Bass Guitar - Fender Precision Bass(4 string).
- Drums - Gretsch, Trixnam.
- Amplifier - Vox AC30 x 3.
- Piano - from EMI Abbey Road studios.
Recording
The album was recorded at Abbey Road StudiosAbbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
(Studio 2) between 26/10/60 and 21/6/61. It was recorded on entirely analogue equipment in real time, with each track recorded on a one-track-per-day basis with no overdubs or edits on a 2 track recording machine. Rather than having a stereo mix being mixed down into a mono version, both stereo and mono mixes were recorded simultaneously but separately within the same session. Mistakes made during recording necessitated immediate retakes, and for that reason, multiple versions for some (if not all) tracks exist in EMI's tape vaults.
All of the tracks were recorded in several sessions over an eight-month period (nine session-days), during which singles were also recorded, including "Kon-Tiki", "She Wears Red Feathers
She Wears Red Feathers
"She Wears Red Feathers" is a popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1952....
" (unissued), "The Frightened City", "Wonderful Land", "36-24-36", "March of the Shadows" (unissued), "Peace Pipe", "The Savage", "Blues From an Unfurnished Flat" (unissued), "Happy Birthday to You" (unissued except in an overdubbed form on 21 Today, an LP by Cliff Richard.
The songs from the album were recorded in this order:
- Gonzales - recorded 26 October 1960
- Baby My Heart - recorded 27 January 1961
- Find Me a Golden Street - recorded 27 January 1961
- Theme From a Filleted Place - recorded 1 June 1961
- Blue Star - recorded 18 February 1961
- Shadoogie - recorded 20 April 1961
- Sleepwalk - recorded 20 April 1961
- That's My Desire - recorded 20 April 1961
- Big Boy - recorded 12 May 1961
- See You in My Drums - recorded 1 June 1961
- All My Sorrows - recorded 13 June 1961
- Nivram - recorded 13 June 1961
- Stand Up and Say That - recorded 13 June 1961
- My Resistance is Low - recorded 21 June 1961
Formats
Vinyl- 1961: 1st - (Stereo)Light Green, and (Mono)Dark Green Columbia label
- 1963: 2nd - (Stereo)Blue/Black Green Columbia label
- 1970: 3rd - (Stereo)Black/Silver EMI label
Tape
- 1961: Reel to reel tape.
- 1973: Cassette and 8 Track cartridge 2fer ("The Shadows As Was!"): The Shadows/Out of the Shadows. EMI Double Executive Series label
- 1980: Cassette. (MFP Label)
CD
- 1991: Normal. 2fer(2-4-1) CD: The Shadows/Out of the Shadows. Jewel case.
- 1997: Remastered. 2fer(2-4-1) CD: (Mono and Stereo albums). Jewel case.
See also
- The Shadows discographyThe Shadows discographyThis article presents the discography of British pop group The Shadows. For releases with Cliff Richard see the Cliff Richard discography.-Studio albums:-Live albums:Remastered live albums...
- Hank MarvinHank MarvinHank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
- Bruce WelchBruce WelchBruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...
- Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
- Jet HarrisJet HarrisJet Harris, MBE was an English musician. He was the bass guitarist of The Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as a duo with the drummer Tony Meehan....
- Tony MeehanTony MeehanDaniel Joseph Anthony "Tony" Meehan was a founder member of the British group The Shadows with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch...
- Norrie ParamorNorrie ParamorNorrie Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor.Although the term "producer" was not in circulation at the time Paramor started producing records , he effectively began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Director for EMI's Columbia...