A question for the experts before the board closes:
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries series had a version of Man of Mystery as it's theme tune. Originally, it was a slow orchestral arrangement, which was subsequently changed to a slow guitar led arrangement. This in turn was quickly change to a more upbeat guitar arrangement which more closely resembles The Shadows hit.
So my question: I'm assuming The Shadows single was a cover of the theme tune, but was it a cover of the orchestral version which in turn influenced the programme makers to change their arrangement to reflect the popularity of the single, or was it a straight cover of the series guitar lead "beat" version? In other words, which guitar led version came first?
Cliff