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In a post a few years ago I wrote a post about how I got into The Shadow music, well this is still the same and will never change. I was never into the Beatles but have to admit I did like some of their early stuff. I tend to listen to a lot of the early Shadows records but when I hear Wonderful Land on the radio I get goose bumps and just think what a beautiful piece of music, something the Beatles I'm afraid could never do for me but that's just my opinion. We all have different tastes in music I know but there will always be something about Special about The Shadows and the way they played their tunes. Does anyone else get goosebumps when hearing a particular Shads tune?

Yes, for me it's Atlantis.

I like (and much prefer) the sound Hank was getting with the rosewood-neck Strats around 1962.

Sweet Dreams is an example of that beautiful, pure, tone.

So too is It's Been A Blue Day.

Yes indeed that nice warm mellow tone does it for me too.
Think also the Top Boost Amps they used circa late 62/ 63 were
of a particularly fine vintage year like a good wine!!!
Chateau Bottled That Sound !!!!

Mike

For me it's got to be Mustang followed closely by Quatermassters Stores. There are others but not just now, eh?

The Frightened City!

"It's been a blue day" sounds like a Burns to me! Or maybe the white Strat? I know that doesn't fit the timeline though.

Apache made such a impact on me all those decades ago, it still give goosebumps when I listen to it.....
Same for WL and The Savage.
But when I heared ans saw The Youngs Ones scene with Witch Doctor for the first time(late 70"s on TV), when I was a teenager....that was the first time I saw the shads in color as they were back in the days ....it floored me!
Still I prefer the solo part of WD instead of TS version.....It still puzzled me, why they choose TS solo with "bum notes" (still wish I could make these like he does)instead of the iconic film version aka Witch Doctor....

THin hat in place
Cheers Rob

Another one that comes to mind is The Breeze and I.

Graham C. Marshall wrote:For me it's got to be Mustang followed closely by Quatermassters Stores. There are others but not just now, eh?

Yes!!