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The Shadows is the debut studio album by British instrumental rock group The Shadows, released in September 1961. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart.




Track listing


Side 1
"Shadoogie" (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan)
"Blue Star" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
"Nivram" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Jet Harris)
"Baby My Heart" (Sonny Curtis) – (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)
"Find Me a Golden Street" (Norman Petty)
"Theme from a Filleted Place" (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris)
"That's My Desire" (Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday) – (Vocal: Bruce Welch)
"My Resistance Is Low" (Hoagy Carmichael)
"Sleepwalk" (Ann Farina, Santo Farina, Johnny Farina, Don Wolf)
"Big Boy" (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)




Chart positions






Personnel


Hank Marvin – lead guitar, piano, vocals
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar, vocals
Jet Harris – bass guitar, vocals
Tony Meehan – drums, percussion
Norrie Paramor – Producer
Malcolm Addey – Engineer
The sleeve notes were written by Cliff Richard.




Instruments


Lead guitar: Fender Stratocaster, Gretsch Country Gentleman
Rhythm guitar: Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Stratocaster, Gretsch 6120, Gibson J-200
Bass guitar: Fender Precision Bass
Drums: Gretsch, Trixon
Amplifier: Vox AC30 × 3
Piano: from EMI Abbey Road studios




Recording


The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) between 26 October 1960 and 21 June 1961. 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:

"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
Some of the songs were rereleased on The Shadows No. 2 and The Shadows No. 3 EPs.




Formats


Vinyl
1961: 1st – (Stereo) Light Green, and (Mono) Dark Green Columbia label
1963: 2nd – (Stereo) Blue/Black Columbia label
1970: 3rd – (Stereo) Black/Silver EMI label
Tape
1961: Reel to reel tape
1973: Cassette and 8 Track cartridge 2-fer ("The Shadows As Was!"): The Shadows/Out of the Shadows. EMI Double Executive Series label
1980: Cassette (MFP Label)
CD
1991: Normal. 2-fer (2-4-1) CD: The Shadows/Out of the Shadows. Jewel case
1997: Remastered. 2-fer (2-4-1) CD: (Mono and Stereo albums). Jewel case




Live performances


Only Shadoogie, Nivram, All My Sorrows and Sleepwalk were used "live on stage" to promote this album in 1961-2. Nivram has been used as 1st choice Shadows bass solo for live concerts from 1962 right through to 2010. The track Gonzales was played live on a radio performance (late 1960) but never on stage until belatedly included on the final tour live set in 2004.




See also


The Shadows discography
Hank Marvin
Bruce Welch
Jet Harris
Tony Meehan
Norrie Paramor




Bibliography


Books
That Sound (From Move It on, the story of the magic sound of The Shadows), by R.Pistolesi, M.Addey & M.Mazzini. Publ: Vanni Lisanti. June 2000.
Rock 'n' Roll - I gave you the best years of my life, Autobiography by Bruce Welch. Publ. Viking Penguin Inc., London. 1989. ISBN 0-670-82705-3




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