| Master-No: | 22 243 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Country: | GER |
| Release Date: | 1962-7 |
| Artist: | Shadows |
| A-Side: | Guitar Tango |
| B-Side: | Driftin' |
| Beschreibung: | Composer A: Norman Maine - Georges Liferman
Length: Matrix No: 7 XCA 26 075 Composer B: Hank Marvin Length: Matrix No: 7 XCR 50 159 Location: Abbey Road Studios, London Date: Februar 1962 Musicians: Hank Marvin (lg) Bruce Welch (rg) Brian Locking (bg) Brian Bennett(drms) from: A pocket Guide to Shadow Music - Malcolm Campbell GUITAR TANGO (sent to The Shadows “in the post” according to Bruce Welch) was in fact written by two Frenchmen, but it has a wonderful Spanish ‘feel’ to it, conjuring up the images and grandeur of Spain. It was another disc which shocked some pundits and aroused almost as much controversy as [47] WONDERFUL LAND. It was an all- acoustic sound with a dash of flamenco bravura (“Hank bought a flamenco guitar especially for that session” Bruce Welch, Rock ’n’ Roll ... p. 147). This was Brian Locking’s debut on a Shadows’ recording. They were filming ‘Summer Holiday’ and the need for a follow-up to [47] WONDERFUL LAND was urgent. Once again, Norrie Paramor took a gamble and it paid off. He added not only another superb string arrangement but also cornets, horns and castanets. The result was another huge Top 10 smash hit. The flipside was a humorous parody on genteel courtship featuring vocal interjections and narration by Brian Bennett over a nagging, but pleasant instrumental backing: “... we ... gave it a Palm Court feel, and Brian provided the commentary in typical twenties flapper style” (Bruce Welch). Preserved in EMI’s archives are several purely instrumental (i.e. undubbed) versions of excellent quality. The apparent simplicity of this type of number is very deceptive. In a spell of self- deprecation Bruce used to say “We could hardly play at all, really, we were three- chord wonders”. Yet a close inspection of the sheet music reveals that Bruce required a working knowledge of no fewer than twenty-one chords in this ‘easy’ number. The disc ends with Brian saying “I say, what a lovely tune. I wonder who wrote it?” The answer? — Brian, Hank and Bruce. |
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