Biography
The Shadows are a British instrumental rock group, and Cliff Richard’s backing band, with 69 UK chart singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The group, who were in the forefront of the UK beat-group boom, were the first backing band to emerge as stars. As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. Their range covers pop, rock, surf rock and ballads with a jazz influence. The core members are Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett. The sound was produced by Fender and Burns guitars, amplifiers by Vox and echo units Meazzi Echomatic tape and Binson magnetic disc.[clarification needed] The Shadows, with Cliff Richard, dominated British popular music in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the years before the Beatles. Although they lost ground in the late ’60s, the band had a second success from the late ’70s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadows
Album & Cover
Rockin’ with Curly Leads is the ninth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1973 through Columbia (EMI).
The album was released as a gatefold cover with a photograph of the band on the front/back gatefold was taken in slatted lig75- a slight obsession with ‘venetian blinds’ photography. This form of photography is also used with The Walker Brother’s album ‘Nite Flites, Brand X’s ‘Unorthodox Behaviour’, and Bob Sergeant’s album. Called by Hipgnosis- slatted artwork using slatted light.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell
Label: EMI EMA 762(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
For The Love Of Vinyl : The Album Art of Hipgnosis – Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me Years Away Humbucker Deep Roots Jungle Jam Gracie |
Side Two Good Vibrations Turn Around And Touch Me Wide Mouthed Frog Rockin’ With Curly Leads Gutbucket Jumpin’ Jack Input |
Credits
Arranged By, Producer – The Shadows
Bass Guitar – Alan Tarney
Drums, Percussion, Piano – Brian Bennett
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, John Farrar
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Peter Vince, Tony Clark
Engineer [Reduction Engineer] – Peter Bown, Peter Vince, Tony Clark
Written-By – Bennett* (tracks: A3 to A5, B2 to B6), Welch* (tracks: A3 to A5, B2 to B6), Marvin* (tracks: A3 to A5, B2 to B6), Farrar* (tracks: A2 to A6, B2 to B6)
