Great British Instrumentals Of The 50's & 60: 60 Legendary Hits (3-CD)

by Various Artists

Before the Beatles ushered in the beat revolution, the British pop scene reverberated to a tidal wave of home-grown instrumental music. However the golden age of the instrumental was destined to wither as quickly as it had bloomed, yet British rock owed much to its wordless past. This excellent 3 disc compilation includes tracks such as "Telstar", "F.B.I." and "Sleepwalk" and aptly plays out with At The Sign Of The Swingin Cymbal by Brian Fahey & his Orchestra, the original 1960 version of the chart rundown tune for BBC Radio s Pick Of The Pops. If you ve got that far, we guarantee you ve enjoyed 60 of the greatest instrumentals British popular music has to offer! VARIOUS ARTISTS (3CD) GREAT BRITISH INSTRUMENTALS OF THE '50S & '60S DAY3CD075 CD1 1. Telstar ~ The Tornados 2. The Storm ~ The Hunters 3. The Savage ~ The Shadows 4. The Breeze And I ~ The Fentones 5. Guitar Boogie Shuffle ~ Bert Weedon 6. Walk Don't Run ~ The John Barry Seven 7. Clap Trap ~ The Vampires 8. Rockin Susannah ~ Arthur Greenslade & The Gee-Men 9. Chaquita ~ The Dave Clark Five 10. Man In Space ~ The Vigilantes 11. Trambone ~ The Krew Kats 12. Pop Corn ~ Joe Brown 13. Swingin Low ~ The Outlaws 14. Theme From Tightrope ~ The Volcanos 15. Got A Match ~ Wee Willie Harris 16. I Didn t Know The Gun Was Loaded ~The Cannons 17. Special Agent ~ The Eagles 18. Entry Of The Gladiators ~ Nero & The Gladiators 19. Gypsy Beat ~ The Packabeats 20. Jet Black ~ The Drifters (The Shadows) CD2 1. F.B.I. ~ The Shadows 2. In The Hall Of The Mountain King ~ Nero & The Gladiators 3. The James Bond Theme (From The Film Dr. No ) ~ The John Barry Seven (with Orchestra) 4. Chariot ~ Rhet Stoller 5. The Mexican ~ The Fentones 6. Hoots Mon! ~ Lord Rockingham s XI 7. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky ~ Scorpions 8. Manhunt ~ Frank Weir & His Werewolves 9. Teen Scene ~ The Hunters 10. The Switch ~ Joe Brown 11. The Savage, Pt. 2 ~ The Sneaky Petes 12. Bongo Rock ~ The Jetstreams 13. Night Of The Vampire ~ The Moontrekkers 14. Sounds Like Locomotion ~ Sounds Inc. 15. Valley Of The Sioux ~ The Outlaws 16. The Ghoul Friend ~ Ravens Rock Group 17. Poppin Part 1 ~ The Chaps 18. Yep! ~ Checkmates 19. Tequila ~ Johnny The Gash Gray (with Ken Jones & His Orchestra) 20. Green Jeans ~ The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers CD3 1. Hit And Miss ~ The John Barry Seven 2. Nut Rocker ~ Bud Ashton Trio 3. The Man With The Golden Arm ~ J e t Harris 4. Love And Fury ~ The Tornados 5. Samurai ~ The Barons 6. Honky Tonk ~ George Chisholm & The Bluenotes (with Bert Weedon) 7. Apache ~ Bert Weedon 8. Drunken Guitar ~ Tommy Steele & Joe Brown 9. There s Something At The Bottom Of The Well ~ The Moontrekkers 10. Peak Hour ~ The Krew Kats 11. Main Line ~ The Stacattos 12. Can Can 62 ~ Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers 13. Lone Rider ~ The Flee-Rekkers 14. Scorpio ~ Scorpions 15. Ambush ~ The Outlaws 16. Party Twist ~ The Firestones 17. Sleepwalk ~ The Sleepwalkers 18. Theme From Danger Man ~ The Red Price Combo 19. Dance On! ~ The Shadows 20. At The Sign Of The Swingin Cymbal (From Pick Of The Pops ) ~ Brian Fahey & His Orchestra