| Master-No: | 22 029 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Country: | GER |
| Release Date: | 1961-11-16 |
| Artist: | Shadows |
| A-Side: | The Savage |
| B-Side: | Peace Pipe |
| Beschreibung: | Composer A: Norrie Paramor
Length: 2:21 Matrix No: 7 XCA 25 739 Composer B: Norrie Paramor Length: 2:10 Matrix No: 7 XCA 25 740 aus dem Film "The Young One" Location: Abbey Road Studios, London Recording Date: 1961-05-25 Musicians: Hank Marvin (lg) Bruce Welch (rg) Jet Harris (bg) Tony Meehan (drms) from: A pocket Guide to Shadow Music - Malcolm Campbell Both numbers, composed by Norrie Paramor, were featured in the massively successful ‘The Young Ones’ (in the case of the A-side, the film version was actually [499] WITCH DOCTOR, recorded a couple of days before THE SAVAGE, see entry under 1997 below). These tracks were released as a stop-gap, mainly because of the group’s heavy touring schedule, which prevented them from entering the recording studios for some time (there was practically nothing else available now that their first LP had finally been released). The group were not happy about the situation and when Norrie contacted them to register his disappointment Hank replied, “That makes five of us then, doesn’t it!”. Despite their reservations The Shadows must have been relieved to see it enter the Top 10. THE SAVAGE (original title: WITCH DOCTOR, see above — nothing to do with Don Lang or The Chipmunks!) has been famously described by noted instro expert Davy Peckett as “A vicious slice of R ’n’ R instrumental” and it certainly is a powerful, driving track — all thudding drums and pounding bass punctuated by Hank’s dazzling yet belligerent playing. The whole thing is driven along at breakneck pace by Bruce Welch’s incredible rhythm — surely one of the greatest performances of rhythm guitar (at that time) in R’n’R instrumentals. Nowadays Bruce admits that it used to cripple him to play it! In fact, he is seen to wince a number of times on screen during the stage performance of this number towards the end of ‘The Young Ones’. The visual impact of this particular clip and the ensuing ‘We Say Yeah’ cannot be underestimated in their influence on fans (particularly young male wannabe guitarists!). Mojo Magazine in 2004 expressed the point in lurid journalese: “The Shadows playing ‘The Savage’ was burnt into the eyeball retinas of every boy keen on guitars, drums and pop music there and then in 1962”. By way of contrast PEACE PIPE is one of those exquisite gentle ballads at which the group also excelled. Crystal clear playing with a sweet, delicate tone, with a marvellously resonating passage at 1:13 — very soporific. The rhythm guitar too rings out loud and clear: Bruce is seen in the film playing on a Gibson Jumbo in an arrangement that is ever so slightly different to the Single version. The number was tellingly revived for the nostalgic Final Tour of 2004/2005. |
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