Apache/Man Of Mystery/The Frightened City/Guitar Tango/Kon-Tiki/Foot Tapper/Genie With The Light Brown Lamp/The Warlord/A Place In The Sun/Atlantis/Wonderful Land/FBI/The Savage/Geronimo/Shindig/Stingray/ Theme For Young Lovers/The Rise & Fall Of Flingel Bunt/Maroc 7/Dance On
Improved technology during the 1970s facilitated a longer playing time for LP records. The Shadows were able to take full advantage of this with the excellent all instrumental 20 Golden Greats, bringing all their big hits together for the first time. It would have been perfect if the weak Stingray had been replaced by the much better The Stranger. (UK:1)
“Rarely ever was a compilation this well titled and this aptly assembled. The Shadows played an instrumental brand of guitar pop rock that was based in beat music (without the strong blues punch), drew from surf rock (without the aggression) and mixed it with lounge brass or string sections to make it more palatable to the masses.”
“This is where my love of guitar music began. I can still cite Hank Marvin as one of the principal motivators for my abiding love of music. Marvin is listed by many guitar gods more famous than he, as a defining influence and The Shadows sound still retains a fresh, vibrant quality.”
“I don't think anyone has come close to emulating the Shadow's sound, which when I hear it immediately takes me back to the excitement of early sixties Britain. The only small complaint is that they are not in order of release.”
“This is by far the best Shadows compilation that has been released. It hasn't been re-mastered, it hasn't been re-recorded and it’s exactly the way these singles sounded back in the sixties, only without the crackles. These are the original EMI recordings and nearly all of their top twenty singles are on here. If you want the best of The Shadows, then this is the one to get.”
“It features all their best instrumentals from the 60s and the quality is brilliant, with original recordings. If you fancy owning a Shadows album and you don't know which one to buy, then you won’t go wrong with this.”
“You cannot beat the oldies; memories are made on this album. All of the tracks are classics, and it’s nice to have them all together in one place.”
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