NewsThe Shadows / The Early Years: 1959-1966 / 6CD expanded box set
Parlophone Label Group (now owned by Warner Music) will next month issue an expanded edition of The Shadows: The Early Years 1959-1966, a six-CD box set originally issued back in 1991.
This collection includes every studio title recorded by the group (and commercially released) from early 1959, right up to the very end of 1966. This new expanded edition contains 32 tracks in mono not previously available on CD, and three tracks which are released in stereo for the very first time (full track listing below).
The Early Years 1959-1966 is issued on 16 September 2013.
- • UK Pre-order: The Early Years: 1959-1966
- • USA Pre-order: The Early Years: 1959-1966
- • CANADA Pre-order: The Early Years 1959-1966
- • Germany Pre-order: The Early Years 1959-1966
‘The Early Years’ – Expanded Edition track listing:
CD 1
- 1-Feelin Fine (The Drifters)
- 2-Don’t Be A Fool (With Love) (The Drifters)
- 3-Driftin’ (The Drifters)
- 4-Jet Black (The Drifters)
- 5-Chinchilla (The Drifters)
- 6-Saturday Dance
- 7-Lonesome Fella
- 8-Bongo Blues
- 9-Apache
- 10-Quatermasster’s Stores
- 11-Man Of Mystery
- 12-The Stranger
- 13-Mustang
- 14-The Theme From ‘Shane’
- 15-Shotgun
- 16-The Theme From ‘Giant’
- 17-F.B.I. – not on original 1991 release
- 18-Midnight
- 19-The Frightened City
- 20-Back Home
- 21-Kon-Tiki
- 22-36-24-36
- 23-Shadoogie
- 24-Blue Star
- 25-Nivram
- 26-Baby My Heart
- 27-See You In My Drums
- 28-All My Sorrows
- 29-Stand Up And Say That
- 30-Gonzales
- 31-Find Me A Golden Street
- 32-Theme From A Filleted Place
CD 2
- 1-That’s My Desire
- 2-My Resistance Is Low
- 3-Sleepwalk
- 4-Big Boy
- 5-The Savage
- 6-Peace Pipe
- 7-Wonderful Land
- 8-Stars Fell On Stockton
- 9-Guitar Tango
- 10-What A Lovely Tune – not on original 1991 release
- 11-The Theme From ‘The Boys’ 2013 stereo master – not on original 1991 release
- 12-The Girls
- 13-Sweet Dreams
- 14-The Boys
- 15-The Rumble
- 16-The Bandit
- 17-Cosy
- 18-1861
- 19-Perfidia
- 20-Little ‘B’
- 21-Bo Diddley
- 22-South Of The Border
- 23-Spring Is Nearly Here
- 24-Are They All Like You?
- 25-Tales Of A Raggy Tramline
- 26-Some Are Lonely
- 27-Kinda Cool
- 28-Some Are Lonely (French Version)
- 29-Dance On
- 30-All Day
CD 3
- 1-Foot Tapper (from Summer Holiday) 2003 remaster – not on original 1991 release
- 2-Les Girls (stereo single version) – not on original 1991 release
- 3-Round And Round
- 4-Foot Tapper (stereo single version)
- 5-The Breeze And I
- 6-Atlantis
- 7-I Want You To Want Me
- 8-Granada
- 9-Adios Muchachos
- 10-Valencia
- 11-Las Tres Carabelas
- 12-Shindig
- 13-It’s Been A Blue Day
- 14-Geronimo
- 15-Shazam
- 16-Theme For Young Lovers
- 17-This Hammer
- 18-The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt
- 19-It’s A Man’s World
- 20-Chattanooga Choo Choo
- 21-Blue Shadows (new mix stereo version) – not on original 1991 release / previously unreleased
- 22-Fandango
- 23-Tonight
- 24-That’s The Way It Goes
- 25-Big ‘B’
- 26-In The Mood
- 27-The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
- 28-Dakota
- 29-French Dressing (new mix stereo version) – not on original 1991 release / previously unreleased
- 30-The High And Mighty
- 31-Don’t It Make You Feel Good
CD 4
- 1-Zambesi
- 2-Temptation
- 3-Walkin’
- 4-Rhythm And Greens
- 5-Ranka-Chank
- 6-The Main Theme From ‘Rhythm And Greens’
- 7-The Drum Number
- 8-The Lute Number
- 9-The Miracle
- 10-Genie With The Light Brown Lamp
- 11-Little Princess
- 12-Me Oh My (from Aladdin) – not on original 1991 release
- 13-Mary-Anne
- 14-Chu Chi
- 15-Friends
- 16-Stingray
- 17-Alice In Sunderland
- 18-Brazil – not on original 1991 release
- 19-The Lost City – not on original 1991 release
- 20-A Little Bitty Tear – not on original 1991 release
- 21-Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me – not on original 1991 release
- 22-Bossa Roo – not on original 1991 release
- 23-Five Hundred Miles – not on original 1991 release
- 24-Cotton Pickin’ – not on original 1991 release
- 25-Deep Purple – not on original 1991 release
- 26-Santa Ana – not on original 1991 release
- 27-The Windjammer – not on original 1991 release
- 28-Dean’s Theme – not on original 1991 release
- 29-Breakthru’ – not on original 1991 release
- 30-Let It Be Me – not on original 1991 release
- 31-National Provincial Samba – not on original 1991 release
CD 5
- 1-Don’t Make My Baby Blue
- 2-My Grandfather’s Clock
- 3-The War Lord
- 4-I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur
- 5-I Met A Girl
- 6-Late Night Set
- 7-I Only Want To Be With You – not on original 1991 release
- 8-Fourth Street – not on original 1991 release
- 9-The Magic Doll – not on original 1991 release
- 10-Stay Around – not on original 1991 release
- 11-Maid Marion’s Theme – not on original 1991 release
- 12-Benno-San – not on original 1991 release
- 13-Don’t Stop Now – not on original 1991 release
- 14-In The Past – not on original 1991 release
- 15-Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) – not on original 1991 release
- 16-Now That You’re Gone – not on original 1991 release
- 17-One Way To Love – not on original 1991 release
- 18-Razzmataz – not on original 1991 release
- 19-A Sigh (Un Sospero) – not on original 1991 release
- 20-March To Drina – not on original 1991 release
- 21-A Place In The Sun
- 22-Will You Be There
- 23-The Dreams I Dream
- 24-Scotch On The Socks (1997 stereo remaster) – not on original 1991 release
- 25-Lady Penelope (stereo mix) – not on original 1991 release / previously unreleased
- 26-Thunderbirds Theme (1997 stereo remaster) – not on original 1991 release
- 27-Zero X Theme (1997 stereo remaster) – not on original 1991 release
- 28-My Way
- 29-Spanish Music – not on original 1991 release
- 30-Finders keepers/My Way/Paella/Fiesta – not on original 1991 release
- 31-Mustang (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 32-The Theme From ‘Shane’ (mono version) – first issue on CD
CD 6 (mono versions)
- 1-Shotgun (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 2-Theme from ‘Giant’ (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 3-Back Home (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 4-The Theme from ‘The Boys’ (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 5-The Girls (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 6-Sweet Dreams (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 7-Granada (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 8-Adios Muchachos (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 9-Valencia (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 10-Les Tres Carabelas (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 11-I Want You To Want Me (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 12-It’s A Man’s World (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 13-Chu-Chi (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 14-Brazil (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 15-The Lost City (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 16-A Little Bitty Tear (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 17-Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 18-Bossa Roo (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 19-Five Hundred Miles (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 20-Cotton Pickin’ (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 21-Deep Purple(mono version) – first issue on CD
- 22-Santa Ana (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 23-The Windjammer (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 24-Dean’s Theme (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 25-Breakthru’ (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 26-Let It Be Me (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 27-National Provincial Samba (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 28-This Hammer (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 29-My Grandfather’s Clock (mono version) – first issue on CD
- 30-The Dreams I Dream (mono version) – first issue on CD
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The ‘mono’ version of Mustang on disc 5 is actually in stereo.
I had something to do with the compilation of this set. In particular, it was my suggestion that so many of the 1960s EP tracks and single B-sides should be included in their original mono mixes which had been ignored since the original vinyl releases. Additionally, the mono version of the 1965 LP “The Sound Of The Shadows” had never been re-released on CD – but this was now fixed.
The mix of “Mustang” on disc 5 is most definitely mono (and not stereo). The stereo version (included on disc of the set) could not be more different.
As a matter of interest, though, the tracks for the source EP (Mustang / Theme From Shane / Shotgum / Theme from Giant) were all produced from a single stereo master which was reduced to mono for the single-channel pressing. The EMI archives at Hayes contained a note from Norrie Paramor for the engineering branch to the effect that a mono msater tape was to be produced from the stereo master.
I have found this site today – like no doubt many others, who heard about it on R4 “You And Yours”.
Thanks Jim for these comments. Also, I’m really glad you have found this site :)
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just got the download from play.com for £12.99
For those of us tracking on amazon.co.uk, they just dumped the price down to 12.61 pounds. Ordered and heading for Detroit
Or £12.99 from Sainsbury’s. (Or £36 on Amazon Marketplace for a used copy of the original release with 46 fewer tracks!)
Bill, excellent point, Sainsburys have been very competitive on price, the problem from my perch in Michigan is that they only ship to the UK….oh well, I guess I just wait for amazon.co.uk to be a bit more competitive.
I’m onboard for Hank and The Shads. Time to play the Amazon game and lets hope that they have done a decent job with the mastering.
Foot Tapper – You betcha. cliff !!!!
£16.49 for a six cd set. Bargain!
Looks very well put together -and only £16,49 0n Amazon too