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abstamaria wrote: Why would they want to reproduce exactly tracks they already recorded decades ago, I ask myself.
Andy
Moderne wrote:abstamaria wrote: Why would they want to reproduce exactly tracks they already recorded decades ago, I ask myself.
Andy
Around 1989 they recorded an album for Rollover Records entitled "At Their Very Best" which was a compilation of their hits from the '60s - plus Argentina and Deerhunter. (The tracklisting was very similar to 20 Golden Greats...but with the aforementioned two tracks plus The Stranger and The Boys substituted for Maroc 7, The Warlord, Stingray and A Place in the Sun.) The reasoning was that The Shadows would have more control (and get paid more money!) over any future "Greatest Hits" compilations on Polydor/Rollover than EMI-released compilations - over which they had no control. They attempted to replicate the sound of the original recordings, and there was a note on the back of the sleeve stating that Hank had used a Vox AC30 amp (presumably hoping that this fact would sway any undecided purchasers!). It's a perfectly listenable LP - but, of course, lacks the indefinable magic of the original recordings. How close they got to 'that sound' is for others to debate!
(I believe they edited some of these recordings for the Shadowmix single - their final British single - which attempted to cash in on the Jive Bunny craze.)
Didier wrote: they asked to have rights for their previous recordings,
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