BRITISH INSTRUMENTALS
VA - Great British Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals, Vol. 01+ Vol. 02 [2010-2011] (4 x CDs)
Smith & co. whose "Just About As Good As It Gets" series has already issued much of the cream of the era in various genres, bring two volumes of Great British Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals. The latter end of the fifties saw the emergence of what some 'purest' aficionados consider, the first seriously good Brit Rock 'n' Roll in the form of instrumental hits. Certainly, America was the leader in this genre, but the British caught on during the 1950's producing a large number of highly creditable recordings, many of which are completely forgotten today. This Collection may help to set the record straight with Instrumental and Rock 'n' Roll fans alike finding many welcome surprises wandering through these. There's a great deal of extraordinarily good stuff here, including some piano boogie woogie, and some good covers of American hits as well. All lovingly mastered recordings feature on each of these double CD collections. Vol. 01 focuses on Original Rock 'n' Roll recordings 1949-1959 and Vol. 02 focuses on Original Rock 'n' Roll recordings 1952-1961. (Amazon)
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Track lists
Vol. 01 CD1
01 Sleepwalkers Golden Mile 2:16
02 Bert Weedon Lonely Guitar 2:08
03 Shadows Bongo Blues 1:46
04 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band Canine Stomp 2:34
05 Ken Mackintosh & His Orch. Raunchy 2:17
06 Johnny 'the Gash' Gray Big Guitar 2:32
07 Drifters Driftin' 2:33
08 Bud Ashton & His Group Some Kinda Earthquake 1:50
09 Jet Streams Bongo Rock 2:03
10 Winifred Atwell Five Finger Boogie 2:10
11 Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group House Rent Stomp 2:17
12 Georg Chisholm & The Bluenotes Honky Tonk 2:49
13 Keith Bird & The Birdies Peter Gunn 2:05
14 Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra Mojo 2:26
15 Vampires Clap Trap 2:20
16 Drifters Jet Black 2:28
17 Ernie Shear Cannonball 2:04
18 Winifred Atwell Vine Street Boogie 1:50
19 Bert Weedon Guitar Boogie Shuffle 2:15
20 Sleepwalkers Sleep Walk 2:16
21 Drifters Chinchilla 1:57
22 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band Up There 2:26
23 Bert Weedon Big Beat Boogie 1:55
24 Saints Jazz Band Boogie Woogie Stomp 4:08
25 Ozzie Warlock & The Wizards Wow! 1:48
26 Georg Chisholm & The Bluenotes D.R. Rock 2:14
27 Bob Cort Skiffle Group Bouncing Around 3:20
28 Wee Willie Harris Got A Match 2:45
29 Bud Ashton & His Group Forty Miles Of Bad Road 2:08
30 Steve Stannard & His Group Reveille Rock 1:57
31 Bert Weedon Nashville Boogie 2:18
32 Ozzie Warlock & The Wizards Juke Box Fury 2:03
33 John Barry Seven Rebel Rouser 1:54
Vol. 01 CD2
01 John Barry Seven Mab Mab 1:59
02 Don Lang & His Frantic Five Riverside Rock 3:34
03 Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra Squatty 2:12
04 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band Hold That Thing 2:50
05 Herbert Seiter & His Rhythm Group Crazy Fingers 4:15
06 Rock 'n' Rollers Applejack 2:29
07 Art Baxter & His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners Art's Theme 2:51
08 Don Lang & His Frantic Five Tequila 2:22
09 Red Price Weekend 2:28
10 Stan Greig's Jazz Band Skinnie Minnie 2:26
11 Chris Barber's Jazz Band Feat. Ottilie Patterson Bearcat Crawl 2:16
12 Victor Silvester & His Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm Society Rock 2:21
13 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band Mr. Freddy Blues 2:25
14 John Barry Seven Little John 1:41
15 Ken Mackintosh & His Orch. The Swivel 2:26
16 Ray Sendit & Rockey Team Spike's Rock 2:33
17 Ted Taylor Four Son Of Honky Tonk 2:36
18 Don Lang & His Frantic Five The Climb 4:03
19 Victor Silvester & His Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm Rockin' Rhythm Roll 2:30
20 Tony Crombie & His Rockets Rex Rocks 2:42
21 Art Baxter & His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners Bax To The Wall 2:51
22 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band No. 69 3:32
23 Herbert Seiter & His Rhythm Group Eccentric Boogie 3:55
24 Don Lang & His Frantic Five Hand Jive Boogie 3:44
25 Thunderclap Jones Sound Barrier Boogie 2:45
26 Ray Ellington Quartet Strip The Camshaft 2:41
27 Jack Parnell Orch. The Golden Striker 2:25
28 Lord Rockingham's Xi Hoots Mon 2:13
Vol. 02 CD1
01 Outlaws Swingin' Low 2:03
02 Shadows Man Of Mystery 2:01
03 Hunters Teen Scene 2:03
04 Krew Kats Trambone 1:41
05 John Barry Seven Plus Four I'm Movin' On 1:48
06 Packabeats Gypsy Beat 2:03
07 Bert Weedon The Creep 1:50
08 Jim Gunner & The Echoes Footloose 2:10
09 Joe Brown Swagger 2:13
10 Scorpions Scorpio 2:10
11 Nero & The Gladiators Boots 2:25
12 Shadows Apache 2:55
13 John Barry Seven Walk Don't Run 2:13
14 Richard Harding Temptation 2:02
15 Sunsets Manhunt 2:12
16 Krew Kats Peak Hour 1:55
17 Barons Cossack 2:41
18 Outlaws Ambush 2:20
19 Shadows The Stranger 2:40
20 Bert Weedon The Prowler 1:35
21 Rhet Stoller All Rhet 2:13
22 Flee Rekkers Bitter Rice 2:33
23 Hunters Golden Earings 2:06
24 Scorpions Ghost Riders In The Sky 2:19
25 Planets Chunky 2:16
26 Steve Stannard & His Group Mcdonald's Cave 2:07
27 Tommy Steele & Joe Brown Drunken Guitar 2:12
28 Richard Harding Jezebel 2:27
29 Bert Weedon Eclipse 2:12
30 Flee Rekkers You Are My Sunshine 2:32
Vol. 02 CD2
01 Shadows F.B.I 2:19
02 John Barry Seven Plus Four Hit And Miss 2:00
03 Krew Kats Samovar 2:09
04 Jim Gunner & The Echoes Hoolee Jump 2:32
05 Barons Whirlwind 1:31
06 Rhet Stoller Chariot 2:11
07 Nero & The Gladiators Entry Of The Gladiators 2:23
08 Flee Rekkers Green Jeans 2:23
09 Bert Weedon Mr. Guitar 1:36
10 Scorpions Torquay 2:03
11 Shadows Quartermasster's Stores 2:22
12 Little Tony & His Brothers The Beat 2:04
13 Cannons I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded 2:28
14 Joe Brown The Switch 2:04
15 Johnny Parker's Washboard Band The Fox's Tail 3:26
16 Joe 'mr Piano' Henderson Coffee Bar Jive 2:22
17 Flee Rekkers Blue Tango 2:19
18 Bud Ashton & His Group Theme From Dixie 1:52
19 John Barry Seven Rockin' Already 1:51
20 Shadows Frightened City 2:22
21 Outlaws Spring Is Near 1:59
22 Scorpions Rockin' At The Phil' 2:03
23 Flee Rekkers Sunday Date 2:52
24 Club Quintet Backstreet Boogie 1:39
25 Gerry Moore Baker Street Boogie 4:06
26 Turk Ellis On The Rebound 2:05
27 Jack Parnell Orchestra Night Train 2:57
28 Bert Weedon Teenage Guitar 2:01
29 Shadows Back Home 2:42
30 Flee Rekkers Shiftless Sam 1:57
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An excellent overview of the state of British rock 'n' roll from the ere. Interesting that as time went on things improved from the very early material as the major labels took on board this new 'music'. Good to have this in my collection. Rock on man.
ReplyDeleteHi Man from Mordor,
DeleteThe whole Just About AS GOOD AS IT GETS series has some terrific material.
This set is a standout. Enjoy.
Cheers.
Thanks I had forgotten a lot of these. Great to recall them now.
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag.
DeleteEnjoy the revisiting of these great tunes.
Cheers.
There's a Volume 3 from this set too.
ReplyDeleteHi Lawhill,
DeleteI am not familiar with a third volume of "Great British Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals"
Please share it if you would like to.
Cheers.
Had another look just to check - my bad, I'd cataloged "Great Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals Vol 3" in the wrong folder. One word makes a big difference. It's been like that for a few years too, and I hadn't noticed it. Sorry to get your hopes up. 😢. As Good As It Gets is a great series none-the-less. Many thanks for your collection of music - immensely varied.
DeleteHi Lawhill,
DeleteNo problems. I certainly didn't know that there could be a third volume. I also have the Great Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals set.
Cheers
Thanks Butter. Stay well
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, professor.
DeleteYou, too.
Cheers.
Hi Butterboy - aqs always, thank you for the incredible salmagundi of sounds with which you feast us. Please could you re-up this set? Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteHi davidmulhouse,
DeleteNew links established, tested and working.
Cheers.
Thank you Butterboy. Have an excellent week 😊
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