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Expresso Bongo

PostPosted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:31 pm
by Derek Mowbray
https://youtu.be/O88CMAwVVQQ

found this on You tube good quality of Cliff and The Shadows playing Love, completely different from the released record versions they do an instrumental first before Cliff begins to sing .Would it be great to hear these versions on record without the background film noise .

Re: Expresso Bongo

PostPosted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:40 pm
by Tigerdaisy
Yes, you can hear the start of Hank's aggressive use of the tremolo arm which was indicative of the time when the Shadows played with real gusto and verve- a characteristic which sadly was quite soon ironed out into an adult pleasing 'safeness'...

Re: Expresso Bongo

PostPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:19 am
by Graham C. Marshall
I agree with you Martin. A gradual descent into muzak became evident and the goolie-grabbing music of the early years is something I truly miss. It was often raw and under produced, but always beautiful.

Re: Expresso Bongo

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:40 pm
by GoldenStreet
Indeed, music played for youth by youth!

Bill