| Master-No: | 21 879 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Country: | GER |
| Release Date: | 1961-5-4 |
| Artist: | Shadows |
| A-Side: | The Frightened City |
| B-Side: | Back Home |
| Beschreibung: | Composer A: Norrie Paramor
Length: 2:21 Matrix No: 7 XCA 25 552 Composer B: Jim Goff - Jet Harris - Bruce Welch - Hank Marvin Length: 2:40 Matrix No: 7 XCA 25 553 Location: Abbey Road Studios, London Recording Date: 1961-03-18 + 1960-09-05 Musicians: Hank Marvin (lg) Bruce Welch (rg) Jet Harris (bg) Tony Meehan (drms) from: A pocket Guide to Shadow Music - Malcolm Campbell Norrie Paramor scored the music (appearing in it in cameo as a pianist) for the British gangster film ‘The Frightened City’, starring Herbert Lom and featuring a (just) pre- 007 Sean Connery. The Shadows’ version was not the one played in the movie, though the general styling was similar. A moody, menacing track in the [14] MAN OF MYSTERY mould although more considered in style, and another Top 10 smash hit. THE FRIGHTENED CITY was a great favourite on the jukeboxes of the nation’s coffee bars during the summer of 1961. The B-side BACK HOME, penned by group members with help from artist friend Jim Goff (designer of the sleeve for the 1967 LP Jigsaw), features them in mellow mood. Only a couple of quieter pieces had been laid down the previous year. One was [21] MIDNIGHT, released as a B-side for the previous Single. The other was this, a soothing, gentle-paced instrumental featuring some deft trilling and tremolando effects from Hank. The group had, unusually, not properly rehearsed the number, and consequently at the actual recording session they (as Hank recalled) “made up the arrangement as we went along”. Producer Norrie Paramor was both horrified and incredulous when they informed him. “You’re joking!”, he retorted. It was exceptional to lay down a so-called ‘perfect’ track at the first attempt. |
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