A straightforward summary of the Shadows' first three years of habitual hit-making, opening with the pounding flurry of "Apache," then tracing through the next eight smash singles, with a handful of attendant B-sides (and one EP cut, the title track from The Boys) to round the package out.
There is no denying the sheer brilliance of this early sequence.
Hits like "Wonderful Land," "FBI," and "Man of Mystery" utterly rewrote the guitar's role in rock, not only musically, but culturally as well.
Unquestionably, the Shadows' importance and impact diminished as the years passed, but at the outset of their career -- the period documented here -- they were untouchable.
It is for that reason that The Shadows' Greatest Hits is still regarded in some quarters as the finest Shadows album of them all, an accolade which no other compilation (and goodness knows, there's been enough of them) has ever been able to dismiss.
Even the sleeve screams "masterpiece.".
| 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 StrangerBill Crompton, Stan Jones | The Shadows | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | F.B.I.Peter Gormley | The Shadows | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | MidnightHank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Frightened CityNorrie Paramor | The Shadows | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Kon-TikiMichael Carr | The Shadows | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The SavageNorrie Paramor | The Shadows | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Peace PipeNorrie Paramor | The Shadows | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Wonderful LandJerry Lordan | The Shadows | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Stars Fell on StocktonBrian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Guitar TangoGeorges Liferman, Norman Maine | The Shadows | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | The BoysBrian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Dance OnRay Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh | The Shadows | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | 36-24-36 | The Shadows | Play | 01:44 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Brian Bennett | Composer |
| 3 | Michael Carr | Composer |
| 4 | Bill Crompton | Composer |
| 5 | Peter Gormley | Composer |
| 6 | Jet Harris | Composer |
| 7 | Stan Jones | Composer |
| 8 | Georges Liferman | Composer |
| 9 | Jerry Lordan | Composer |
| 10 | Norman Maine | Composer |
| 11 | Hank Marvin | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 12 | Tony Meehan | Composer |
| 13 | Elaine Murtagh | Composer |
| 14 | Valerie Murtagh | Composer |
| 15 | Norrie Paramor | Composer |
| 16 | The Shadows | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Bruce Welch | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 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). |