Shadows - Complete Releases 1959-62The Shadows occupy a unique niche in British pop as by far the most successful and long lasting guitar instrumental band, rivalling US counterparts The Ventures in global popularity. The Shadows initially came to prominence as the backing band for British rock 'n' roll star Cliff Richard, known as The Drifters, but changing their name to The Shadows to avoid confusion with the American R&B vocal group. They had made their first records in their own

Calling their music post-rock meant that it still had a link with established rock music

He largely recorded the kind of material he had been performing for years on the road

Felicity Huffman

and features his versions of many of the fine melodies of the times such as "The Warsaw Concerto (The World Outside)"

and it became the electronically constructed bridge between disco and house

As with all these collections it features all the biggest hits of the year and all the biggest names in American pop of that era

this bold outing straddles that no man's land between rock power and unfettered jazz improvisation while conjuring up ethereal guitar synth sound scapes along the way

"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

Compiled by Mick Patrick and packaged with a 28-page booklet crammed with a 9

Vaughn Monroe

including the 1950 No

and a great showcase for her talents both as instrumentalist and vocalist