Without a single misplaced footstep in sight, 20 Golden Greats soared effortlessly to the top of the U.K.
chart, becoming the Shadows first album chart-topper since their sophomore album, back in 1962.
It was a deserved triumph -- and, perhaps, a predictable one, even at the height of punk rock.
A straightforward run through the Shadows' early- to mid-1960s singles, the peerless sequence which stretched from "Apache" in 1960 to "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964, consumes 15 of the album's 20 tracks; the remainder of the set then cherry picks the next four years to round up the lesser-heard, but equally laudable "Maroc 7," "Stingray," "The War Lord," "Genie With the Light Brown Lamp," and "A Place in the Sun." It's a dynamic collection, then, rounding up the 20 most quintessential Shadows hits, as opposed to the 20 most successful, the 20 best-known, or whatever other criteria such compilations like to be guided by.
The fact that those other standards are almost automatically encompassed by its contents simply confirms the music's immortality.
The chart success was merely the icing on the cake.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ApacheJerry Lordan | The Shadows | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Man of MysteryMichael Carr | The Shadows | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Frightened CityNorrie Paramor | The Shadows | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Guitar TangoGeorges Liferman, Norman Maine | The Shadows | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Kon-TikiMichael Carr | The Shadows | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Foot TapperHank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Genie with the Light Brown LampBrian Bennett, Hank Marvin, John Rostill, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The War LordJerome Moross | The Shadows | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | A Place in the SunPetrina Lordan | The Shadows | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | AtlantisJerry Lordan | The Shadows | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Wonderful LandJerry Lordan | The Shadows | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | F.B.I.Peter Gormley | The Shadows | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | The SavageNorrie Paramor | The Shadows | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | GeronimoHank Marvin | The Shadows | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | ShindigHank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | StingrayClaus Ogerman | The Shadows | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Theme for Young LoversBruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | The Rise and Fall of Flingel BuntBrian Bennett, Hank Marvin, John Rostill, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Maroc 7Paul Ferris | The Shadows | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Dance OnRay Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh | The Shadows | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 49 mins | 112 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Brian Bennett | Composer |
| 3 | Michael Carr | Composer |
| 4 | Paul Ferris | Composer |
| 5 | Peter Gormley | Composer |
| 6 | Georges Liferman | Composer |
| 7 | Jerry Lordan | Composer |
| 8 | Petrina Lordan | Composer |
| 9 | Norman Maine | Composer |
| 10 | Hank Marvin | Composer |
| 11 | Jerome Moross | Composer |
| 12 | Elaine Murtagh | Composer |
| 13 | Valerie Murtagh | Composer |
| 14 | Claus Ogerman | Composer |
| 15 | Norrie Paramor | Composer |
| 16 | John Rostill | Composer |
| 17 | The Shadows | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Bruce Welch | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |