Product Overview
The Shadows – Rockin' With Curly Leads / BGO Records Audio CD 1990 / BGO CD 84
UPC 5017261200846
Rockin' with Curly Leads is the ninth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1973 through Columbia (EMI).
About The Shadows:
The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group. They were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968 and on numerous reunion tours. The Shadows have placed 69 UK charted singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The group, who were in the forefront of the UK beat-group boom, were the first backing band to emerge as stars. As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. Their range covers pop, rock, surf rock and ballads with a jazz influence.
The core members from 1958 to 2015 were Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch. Along with the Fender guitar, another cornerstone of the Shadows sound was the Vox amplifier. The Shadows, with Cliff Richard, dominated British popular music in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the years before the Beatles. The Shadows' number one hits included "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper" and "Dance On!". They disbanded in 1968, but reunited in the 1970s for further commercial success.
The Shadows are the fourth most successful act in the UK singles chart, behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Cliff Richard. The Shadows and Cliff Richard & the Shadows each have had four No. 1 selling EPs.
Product Details:
Tracklist:
| 1 | Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me | |
| 2 | Years Away | |
| 3 | Humbucker | |
| 4 | Deep Roots | |
| 5 | Jungle Jam | |
| 6 | Gracie | |
| 7 | Good Vibrations | |
| 8 | Turn Around And Touch Me | |
| 9 | Wide Mouthed Frog | |
| 10 |
Rockin' With Curly Leads | |
| 11 | Gutbucket | |
| 12 | Jumpin' Jack Input |
Review:
If you thought The Shadows were a twee 60,s instrumental band then give this great slice of rock a go.
Some great guitar duals between Marvin and Farrar with sublime supprt from Bruce and drums from Brian B.
This album really should have done a lot better than it did at the time(73).
Some covers as per Shads but a good chunk of this album is original material that kicks ass.
Give it a go and be really really surprised
More Details:
- Electric and acoustic guitars - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
- Drums percussion & piano — Brian Bennett
- Bass guitar — Alan Tarney
- Recording engineers — Peter Vince & Tony Clark
- Reduction engineers — Tony Clark, Peter Vince & Peter Bown
