Many thanks for linking my original post to the existing thread on the subject. It makes very interesting reading and reveals a number of good guitar instrumentals that could be well within the capabilities of a Shads style band.
Personally, I have always wondered why the Shads never did more classical covers, especially in the early 1960's when we had the likes of Swan Lake (Saturday Nite at the Duckpond) by The Cougars, Hall of the Mountain King by Nero and the Gladiators and the William Tell overture by Sounds Incorporated. I was at school at the time and we would really annoy the "musical appreciation" teacher by suggesting that we listen to such music in class!
To follow up on the theme, I did a quick browse on my trusty wikipedia only to find that the The BBC's director of music, Sir Arthur Bliss, wrote wartime instructions banning "pop" versions of classical pieces. These rules were still in force in the 1960's, and Saturday Nite at the Duckpond and Hall of the Mountain King are among many, explicity listed as having been banned by the beeb!
It must have made it very difficult to get any kind of airplay in the UK for the genre. It would also have been a poor investment for the record labels.
Perhaps this is why The Shads never recorded any such?
I sure they would have done a brilliant job if they had!
Dave