Shadows

Formed 1958, London, UK
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Jet Harris (bs); Tony Meehan (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Jerry Lordan
DB 4484 Apache 16 Jul 1960 35-14-15-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-8-9-16-19-23-25-31-44-30 Pts: 745
    sales: 250000  
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Michael Carr
DB 4530 Man Of Mystery/The Stranger 5 Nov 1960 25-7-7-5-5-7-9-9-13 Pts: 231
    sales: 250000  
    14 Jan 1961 8-26-28-49-42 Pts: 59
SEG 8061 The Shadows EP 14 Jan 1961 4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-6-3-5-3-3-5-4-5-9-15-xx-20-19-16 Pts: 449
    13 Jan 1962 8-3-8-9-4-11-13-12-13-16-10-13-8-15-9-8-8-7-5-8-9-10-17-16-14-10-13-15-13-14-17-17-19-19-17 Pts: 128
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Jet Harris (bs); Tony Meehan (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Peter Gormley
DB 4580 F. B. I. 4 Feb 1961 22-6-6-7-8-6-7-11-7-8-8-13-20-20-25-22-33-35-45 Pts: 385
    sales: 250000  
Writers: Norrie Paramor
DB 4637 Frightened City 6 May 1961 19-9-4-3-3-3-6-6-9-10-14-12-19-26-25-25-26-30-43-46 Pts: 437
    sales: 250000  
SEG 8094 Shadows To The Fore EP 3 Jun 1961 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-2 Pts: 341
    24 Nov 1962 20 Pts: 2
    13 Jan 1962 2-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-4-1-2-5-4-5-4-5-3-5-4-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-5-7-7-10-6-8-12-13-14-11-12-10-11-20-12-xx-14 Pts: 341
    12 Jan 1963 8-5-6-6-7-10-9-4-10-13-10-13-12-16-12-11-11-13-14-13-12-17-xx-18-16-xx-18-17-18-17-19-xx-xx-xx-19-16-18 Pts: 111
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Jet Harris (bs); Tony Meehan (drms)
33SX 1374 The Shadows LP 2 Sep 1961 4-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-4-5-7-4-5-6-6-11-18-6 Pts: 259
    13 Jan 1962 5-4-5-5-5-6-8-7-8-6-9-7-6-7-7-11-8-6-12-10-9-8-8-10-9-12-9-10-7-9-6-7-9-9-9-9-9-13 Pts: 313
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Michael Carr
DB 4698 Kon-Tiki 2 Sep 1961 24-7-5-4-1-3-3-10-21-19-xx-39-37 Pts: 340
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Jet Harris (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Writers: Norrie Paramor
DB 4726 The Savage 11 Nov 1961 26-13-10-11-12-16-23-20 Pts: 140
SEG 8135 Spotlight On The Shadows EP 3 Feb 1962 16-7-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-2-3-3-7-8-9-9-9-12-11-15-11-10-14-9-12-12-xx-xx-xx-17-14-16-18-20-xx-17-18-19-9-7 Pts: 270
    12 Jan 1963 12-12-13-10-11-14-12-20-18-14-18-19-19-17 Pts: 41
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Jet Harris (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Jerry Lordan
DB 4790 Wonderful Land 24 Feb 1962 20-9-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-6-9-8-15-26-32-49 Pts: 865
    sales: 250000  
SEG 8148 Shadows No.2 EP 2 Jun 1962 19-15-18-20-19-17-15-16-20-xx-12-13-18-12-16-15-17 Pts: 46
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Licorice Locking (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: G. Lieferman/Norman Maine
DB 4870 Guitar Tango 28 Jul 1962 28-7-4-4-4-6-9-10-11-15-23-25-27-30-48 Pts: 319
    sales: 250000  
SEG 8166 Shadows No.3 EP 4 Aug 1962 16-13-19-20 Pts: 11
SEG 8171 Wonderful Land Of The Shadows EP 15 Sep 1962 18-10-6-8-7-7-7-7-6-8-7-9-11-16-10-8 Pts: 66
    12 Jan 1963 7-7-10-13-13-11-10-18-19-xx-16-18 Pts: 37
    20 Jun 1964 20-19-19-20-20 Pts: 12
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Licorice Locking (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
33SX 1458 Out Of The Shadows LP 29 Sep 1962 9-3-1-1-1-2-1-2-2-3-1-4-2-3 Pts: 252
    12 Jan 1963 1-3-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-12-17-16-15-19-16-12-18-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-16 Pts: 200
SEG 8193 The Boys EP 6 Oct 1962 14-9-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-4-2 Pts: 112
    12 Jan 1963 3-2-3-4-4-5-4-3-9-7-5-8-7-9-9-8-6-7-8-10-8-11-9-12-14-17-15-16-20-16-18-17 Pts: 150
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Licorice Locking (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Elaine Murtagh/Valerie Murtagh/Ray Adams
DB 4948 Dance On 8 Dec 1962 24-11-3-7 Pts: 106
    sales: 250000  
    12 Jan 1963 2-1-4-9-11-21-27-31-46-43 Pts: 263
SEG 8218 Out Of The Shadows EP 16 Feb 1963 13-15-10-5-4-4-5-3-5-8-10-14-20-15-14-xx-9-13-16-xx-16-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-15 Pts: 86
SEG 8233 Dance On With The Shadows EP 2 Mar 1963 19-16-10-9-6-5-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-4-7-3-4-5-3-6-8-7-6-7-7-4-4-9-17-15-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-16 Pts: 177
    26 Sep 1964 20 Pts: 2
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Licorice Locking (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
Writers: Hank B. Marvin/Bruce Welch
DB 4984 Foot Tapper 2 Mar 1963 25-9-2-1-4-3-6-9-10-15-20-26-30-33-36-45 Pts: 405
    sales: 250000; From the film 'Summer Holiday'.  
Writers: Jerry Lordan
DB 7047 Atlantis 1 Jun 1963 27-12-9-2-2-3-4-4-7-7-11-16-21-25-35-42-48 Pts: 433
    sales: 250000  
33SX 1522 The Shadows' Greatest Hits LP 8 Jun 1963 10-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-7-10-9-16-14-13-9-8-8 Pts: 379
    11 Jan 1964 9-9-8-8-8-5-8-7-7-6-9-7-15-13-19-19-17-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-19 Pts: 136
    27 Apr 1974 48-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-49 Pts: 4
    1 Mar 1975 43-40-47-50 Pts: 10
SEG 8249 Out Of The Shadows No. 2 EP 15 Jun 1963 20 Pts: 2
SEG 8278 Los Shadows EP 14 Sep 1963 8-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-8 Pts: 96
    11 Jan 1964 9 Pts: 4
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Licorice Locking (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Writers: Hank B. Marvin/Bruce Welch
DB 7106 Shindig 14 Sep 1963 32-15-8-6-8-12-18-18-27-30-37-44 Pts: 196
SEG 8268 Foot Tapping With The Shadows EP 5 Oct 1963 20-12-10-9-7-14-18-19-19-xx-18 Pts: 32
Writers: Hank B. Marvin
DB 7163 Geronimo 30 Nov 1963 28-13-11-11-12 Pts: 95
    11 Jan 1964 22-24-29-38-37-48 Pts: 55
SEG 8286 Shindig With The Shadows EP 7 Dec 1963 18-14-9-12 Pts: 13
Writers: Bruce Welch
DB 7231 Theme For Young Lovers 29 Feb 1964 36-22-14-14-14-12-19-20-24-38 Pts: 146
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); John Rostill (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
33SX 1619 Dance With The Shadows LP 25 Apr 1964 14-10-4-3-3-2-2-6-3-8-6-7-9-9-8-8-11-17-18-16-13-16-18-18-xx-20-20-15 Pts: 227
Writers: Bruce Welch/Hank B. Marvin/John Rostill/Brian Bennett
DB 7261 The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt 2 May 1964 37-21-13-7-5-7-8-13-15-19-23-40-48-50 Pts: 238
SEG 8321 Those Brilliant Shadows EP 13 Jun 1964 15-18-18-11-6-7-9-8-9-13-17-17-17-xx-20 Pts: 48
SEG 8362 Rhythm And Greens EP 17 Oct 1964 13-10-9-9-9-9-10-16-19-8-8-14 Pts: 42
    16 Jan 1965 17 Pts: 3
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); John Rostill (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Writers: Hank B. Marvin/Bruce Welch/Brian Bennett/John Rostill
DB 7416 Genie With The Light Brown Lamp 28 Nov 1964 34-22-21-28-24-20 Pts: 70
    16 Jan 1965 23-30-38 Pts: 29
Writers: Jerry Lordan
DB 7476 Mary Anne 6 Feb 1965 35-25-20-17-18-20-27-43-46-42 Pts: 108
SEG 8396 Theme For Aladdin EP 20 Mar 1965 19-14 Pts: 6
SEG 8408 Dance With The Shadows No. 3 EP 29 May 1965 16-18 Pts: 6
Writers: G. Heigal
DB 7588 Stingray 5 Jun 1965 27-23-19-27-31-40-50 Pts: 69
    Original: Routes (1963)  
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); John Rostill (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
33SX 1736 The Sound Of The Shadows LP 3 Jul 1965 19-10-7-6-6-6-4-6-7-8-9-8-13-14-17-18-18 Pts: 131
Writers: Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann
DB 7650 Don't Make My Baby Blue 31 Jul 1965 40-20-17-10-15-17-21-31-38-42 Pts: 130
Writers: J. Moross
DB 7769 War Lord 20 Nov 1965 48-39-32-27-18-18-23 Pts: 74
    From the film "War Lord" (1965).  
    15 Jan 1966 36 Pts: 8
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); John Rostill (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
SX 6041 Shadow Music LP 30 Apr 1966 36-22-14-6-8-6-5-6-8-10-10-14-14-26-27-30-23-25 Pts: 111
SEG 8500 Those Talented Shadows EP 24 Sep 1966 9-9 Pts: 6
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); John Rostill (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Norrie Paramor
SCX 6148 Jigsaw LP 1 Jul 1967 28-18-20-14-12-8-8-9-15-8-15-17-15-18-23-33 Pts: 87
Label: Starline
SRS 5012 Somethin' Else LP 8 Nov 1969 16-15  
    17 Jan 1970 19  
Label: EMI
EMC 3066 Specs Appeal LP 22 Mar 1975 36-35-32-42 Pts: 12
Producers: Norrie Paramor
EMTV 3 20 Golden Greats LP 29 Jan 1977 48-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-3-6-11-12-15-17-14-20-22-21-31-26-24-33-34-28-31-42-29-44-60-45-51-xx-49 Pts: 345
    sales: 300000  
    25 Aug 1979 74 Pts: 1
    27 Aug 1983 92-xx-77-81-84-xx-85 Pts: 5
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Cliff Hall (kbds); Alan Jones (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
Producers: Shadows
Writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
EMI 2890 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 9 Dec 1978 74-50-46-43 Pts: 18
    Original: Julie Covington (Jan 1977); from the album String Of Hits (Sep 1979)  
    13 Jan 1979 23-9-10-5-5-9-19-38-59 Pts: 176
Writers: Stanley Myers/Cleo Laine
EMI 2939 Theme From Deer Hunter 21 Apr 1979 61-42-41-26-21-9-10-9-10-12-19-37-59 Pts: 182
    from the album String Of Hits (Sep 1979)  
EMC 3310 String Of Hits LP 1 Sep 1979 38-6-6-4-8-8-10-15-19-19-13-13-13-21-27-36-46-43 Pts: 108
    sales: 300000  
    12 Jan 1980 58-61-62-33-39-3-1-1-1-3-5-10-11-22-32-42-41-50-51-59-70-68 Pts: 151
    3 Sep 1983 90-xx-xx-91 Pts: 2
EMC 3339 Another String Of Hits LP 19 Jul 1980 52-16-17-24-30-33-54-71 Pts: 26
Label: Polydor
Musicians: Hank Marvin (ld gtr); Bruce Welch (rhy gtr); Cliff Hall (kbds); Alan Jones (bs); Brian Bennett (drms)
2442 179 Change Of Address LP 6 Sep 1980 34-17-30-37-66-47 Pts: 18
Producers:
PRO 8 Moonlight Shadows LP 17 May 1986 18-11-12-11-6-9-13-17-22-30-38-42-48-54-60-73-79-92-xx-xx-xx-xx-95 Pts: 74
    sales: 100000  
Label: Roll Over
Producers: Shadows
847120-1 Reflection LP 6 Oct 1990 6-8-5-8-10-15-19-21-17-21-28-31-40 Pts: 76
    12 Jan 1991 56 Pts: 3
Label: Polydor
511374 4 Themes & Dreams LP 9 Nov 1991 27-21-24-32-29-23-26-36 Pts: 62
    sales: 100000  
    9 Jan 1993 53-67 Pts: 5
Label: Universal TV
Producers: various
9817819 Life Story LP   8-7-9-15-17-27-32-15-36-64 Pts: 61
    sales: 100000  

Hank Marvin & The Shadows

Label: PolyGram TV
523821 2 The Best Of Hank Marvin & The Shadows LP 15 Oct 1994 19-22-19-27-21-27-28-27-34-35-39 Pts: 88
    sales: 100000  
    14 Jan 1995 141  
Label: PolyGram TV
Producers: Hank Marvin
5394792 Play Andrew Lloyd Webber And Tim Rice LP 15 Nov 1997 41-49-61-44-46-56-81 Pts: 21
    sales: 60000  
    10 Jan 1998 161-197  
Label: PolyGram TV
Producers: various
5592112 The Very Best Of Hank Marvin & The Shadows - The First 40 Years LP 7 Nov 1998 56-60-69-77-60-62-81-100 Pts: 13
    sales: 60000  

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