VA - Twang- Instrumental Diamonds 58-62 - 2CD

60 Tracks of eary 60's U.K Guitar Instrumentals. Whats here is the British take on American instrumental music which shows that the British could copy as well as the Americans.
Taken from the Pye and Picadilly catalogues these are names which probably mean nothing in the States apart from Kenny Ball-who seems out of place on a collection called Twang-and the Dave Clark 5 who began around 1960 as an instrumental act.

Here can be found 4 recordings by the Pete Chester Group who began as the Chesternuts which is where the pre Shadows Hank Marvin began, Rockin' Red Pice who started with the Ted Heath Band before winding up with Lord Rockingham's X1, a group from Bristol called the Eagles - who had the name before the more famous ones - the Original Checkmates without Emile Ford who actually cut an album in their own right full of covers of American instrumentals and Cherry Wainer who was from South Africa and also from Lord Rockingham's X1 and the Flee-Rekkers who were discovered by Joe Meek and charted with their version of Greensleeves for Meek's short lived Triumph label. The foldout booklet provides some fascinating reading.
(review by Richard at amazon.com)

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VA - Twang- UK Guitar Instrumental Diamonds 58-62
(2CD Sequel Records 2000)

1. Cherry Wainer - Cerveza
2. Red Price - Weekend
3. Chico Arnez - Yashmak
4. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - Easy Go
5. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - The Blue Bird
6. Flee-Rekkers - Sunday Date
7. Peter Chester & Consulates - Ten Swingin' Bottles
8. Peter Chester & Consulates - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
9. Joe Brown - The Switch
10. Jeff Rowena Group - Peanut Vendor
11. Jeff Rowena Group - Bullfight
12. David Ede & The Go Man Go Men - Obsession
13. David Ede & The Go Man Go Men - Bootnik
14. Pete Chester Group - Three Old Maids
15. Pete Chester Group - Forest Fire
16. Ravens Rock Group - The Ghoul Friend
17. Ravens Rock Group - Career Girl
18. Jeff Rowena Group - Ambush
19. Jeff Rowena Group - John Peel
20. Vigilantes - Man In Space
21. Vigilantes - Eclipse
22. Flee-Rekkers - Lone Rider
23. Checkmates - Rockin' Minstrel
24. Checkmates - Pomper
25. David Ede & The Go Man Go Men - Last Night
26. David Ede & The Go Man Go Men - Ding Dong John
27. Checkmates, The - Blue Moon
28. Checkmates, The - Ram, Bunk, Shush
29. Flee-Rekkers - Isle Of Capri
30. Flee-Rekkers - Hangover
31. Checkmates - Yep
32. Checkmates - Juicy
33. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - Twelfth Street Rag
34. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - No Hats On Ilkley
35. Kenny Ball - Lumbered At The Lotus
36. Checkmates, The - Caravan
37. Checkmates, The - Night Train
38. Rustlers - A Matter Of Who
39. Rustlers - High Strung
40. Checkmates - Tornado
41. Checkmates - After You're Gone
42. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - Twistin' The Trad
43. David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band - Twistin' Those Meeces To Pieces
44. Checkmates - Honky Tonk
45. Jeff Rowena Group - La Cucaracha
46. Original Checkmates - Hot Toddy
47. Original Checkmates - Tuxedo Junction
48. Flee-Rekkers - Stage To Cimarron
49. Original Checkmates - Begin The Beguine
50. Original Checkmates - Checkmate Stomp
51. Eagles - Bristol Express
52. Eagles - Johnny's Tune
53. Tony Hatch - Out Of This World
54. Flee-Rekkers - Sunburst
55. Eagles - Exodus
56. Eagles - March Of The Eagles
57. Dave Clark Five - First Love
58. Dave Clark Five - I Walk The Line
59. Packabeats - Evening In Paris
60. Packabeats - The Traitors