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Cliff Richard - The Best of Cliff Richard and The Shadows (2012) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at July 1, 2023

Cliff Richard - The Best of Cliff Richard and The Shadows (2012)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:12:42 | 393 / 164 Mb
Genre: Rock & Roll / Label: Puzzle Productions

In the years after Elvis Presley but before the Beatles, Cliff Richard was the biggest thing in British rock & roll – and in the years after the Beatles, he was never far from the top of the U.K. charts. Arriving in 1958, just a couple of years after skiffle swept Britain, Richard was the first English singer to approximate the hip-shaking rebellion of American rock & roll with his 1958 debut single "Move It." A smash hit right out of the gate, "Move It" kicked off an astonishing five decades' worth of hits (as of 2014, his last time in the U.K. Top 10 was in 2008, when "Thank You for a Lifetime" went to number three). The earliest recordings, most made with his backing band the Shadows, were his hardest-rocking and undoubtedly his most influential, making an impression on nearly the entire first generation of British rock & rollers. Like Presley, who was certainly Richard's key influence, Cliff's popularity wound up pushing him ever so gradually to the status of an all-around entertainer. He moved into movies quickly – the first came just a year after "Move It" – and the Shadows tamed their rockabilly, but the real shift into the mainstream came after the Beatles opened the flood gates for homegrown British rock & roll, banishing Richard to the status of an older generation. Cliff continued to have hits in the '60s, even after he and the Shadows disbanded in 1968, but he split his time between pop and Christian music; in the early '70s, he focused on hosting a variety show on the BBC.

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The Shadows - Dance with the Shadows (1964) & Sound of the Shadows (1965) Music

Posted by v3122 at Oct. 12, 2014

The Shadows - Dance with the Shadows (1964) & Sound of the Shadows (1965)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1991 | EMI, CDP 7 95733 2 | ~ 442 or 444 or 168 Mb | Scans(png) -> 70 Mb
Beat / Rock & Roll / Pop Rock / Surf Rock

Columbia reissued two of the Shadows' early albums, Dance with the Shadows and Sound of the Shadows, as a double-LP set in the early '80s. The set was released on CD in the UK in 1991 and digitally in 2008…

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The Shadows: At Their Very Best - Live (2004) Music

Posted by robi62 at Oct. 18, 2014

The Shadows are usually thought of as the quintessential British instrumental group and, along with the American band the Ventures and the Swedish group the Spotnicks, one of the most popular instrumental groups in the world. But that barely tells the story of their true significance in the history of British rock & roll including the fact that they were the first home-grown British rock & roll band to dominate the U.K. charts; or that they weren't originally an instrumental group, either.

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The Shadows - Optimum (Remastered) (2020) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by El Misha at Sept. 24, 2024

The Shadows - Optimum (Remastered) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.10 kHz | Time - 01:16:38 | 426 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The Shadows are usually thought of as the quintessential British instrumental group and, along with the American band the Ventures and the Swedish group the Spotnicks, one of the most popular instrumental groups in the world. But that barely tells the story of their true significance in the history of British rock & roll – including the fact that they were the first homegrown British rock & roll band to dominate the U.K. charts, or that they weren't originally an instrumental group, either.

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The Shadows - Meeting With The Shadows (2020) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 7, 2020

The Shadows - Meeting With The Shadows (2020)
FLAC tracks | 39:44 | 225 Mb
Genre: Classic Rock / Label: jjjedizionimusicali

The Shadows were an English instrumental rock group. They were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968 and on numerous reunion tours. The Shadows have had 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.

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CreativeMarket - Among The Shadows Collection Graphics

Posted by angus77 at Oct. 14, 2015

CreativeMarket - Among The Shadows Collection
PNG, JPG | 447 MB

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The Shadows - The Best Of The Shadows (2012) Music

Posted by v3122 at Aug. 5, 2018

The Shadows - The Best Of The Shadows (2012)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | One Day Music, DAY2CD150 | ~ 477 or 201 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 68 Mb
Surf / Instrumental Rock

The Shadows (originally known as The Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group, and were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968, having also collaborated again on numerous reunion tours. The Shadows have placed 69 UK charted 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…

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Marvin, Welch & Farrar - Step From The Shadows (1986) CD issue 1989 Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 5, 2025

Marvin, Welch & Farrar (aka MWF) were a 1970s British and Australian popular music group formed by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, both members of The Shadows – as a change of direction manoeuvre during 1970 to 1973 – and John Farrar (ex-The Strangers). The distinction was that while The Shadows were famous for their instrumental work, Marvin Welch & Farrar were a trio, vocal harmony group. They have been favourably compared to USA folk close harmony group Crosby Stills Nash and Young (aka CSNY) and The Hollies. Their second album, Second Opinion (1971), produced by Peter Vince, in a private poll during the 1970s by EMI record's Abbey Road's sound engineers, was voted as one of the best ever sounding albums recorded at these studios. This album is a compilation of MWF's first and second album.

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The Shadows: Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017) [11CD Box Set] Re-up Music

Posted by v3122 at Oct. 2, 2020

The Shadows: Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Edsel Records | ~ 3971 or 1489 Mb | Scans(png) -> 1341 Mb
Rock / Pop / Soft Rock / Pop Rock / Ballad / Surf

The Shadows remain one of the most prolific bands of the last 60 years. They had 31 hit singles (plus 30 with Cliff Richard), which include 16 Top 10 hits (plus 25 more with Cliff), 5 No. 1 hits (plus 7 with Cliff). They've also spent 361 weeks on the albums chart (plus another 400+ with Cliff), selling tens of millions of records since 1958, and defining the sound that influenced many of the world's greatest guitarists…

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The Shadows - The Best Of The Shadows (1995) Music

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 10, 2021

The Shadows - The Best Of The Shadows (1995)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
EMI 7243 8 35618 2 7 | ~ 310 or 114 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 28 Mb
Surf / Instrumental Rock

The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) are an English instrumental rock group. They were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968 and on numerous reunion tours, including 2020. The Shadows have had 69 UK chart singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows…

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