Orange Blossom Special/Happy Henrik’s Polka/Ol’ Man River/Nightcap/Spotnicks Theme/High Flying Scotsman/ Moonshot/The Rocket Man/Dark Eyes/My Old Kentucky Home/No Yaga Daga Blues/Amapola/I’m Going Home
Swedish guitar instrumental group The Spotnicks first album release recorded in London. Includes the minor hits Orange Blossom Special and Rocket Man but excludes their biggest chart success Hava Nagila. Out-A-Space contains tuneful instrumentals similar in style to The Shadows, let down by three dubious vocal tracks. The Spotnicks were big in Europe and Japan but this was their only UK hit album. The group was noted for their trademark space suits worn on stage. (UK:20)
“The 60s put out some good music; this defines the culture of the era of hot rods and spacey tunes. Put this in your stereo and relive the rebellious 60s once again” “You'll love some of the guitar riffs on this LP. The costumes these guys wore were a bit dorky but then it was the sixties.”
“Nobody else sounded like The Spotnicks. Not then, despite the hundreds of Joe Meek inspired space age coattail-riders, and certainly not now.”
“Give people a sound they have never heard before, a sound that can't be done better by somebody else, a sound that compels folks to keep listening. Do that for long enough and you can be The Spotnicks.”
"Bo Winberg was an outstanding lead guitarist, perhaps even the best of his day. Worthy of adding to any serious instrumental collectors set."
"Just playing Orange Blossom Special again I was transported back to my youth. Rocket Man is by far the best Spotnicks track."
"They really have all the qualities in one group to make beautiful music. The best instrumental group of the 60s. Spotnicks' music will live forever."
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