The Shadows Collectors Guide

(UK singles)

I have listed here track details of The Shadows 45's & CD Singles released in the UK together with the song writers.

If you have a 45 or CD-single which is not listed...let me know- please mail me.
 
 


The Five Chesternuts

Hank Marvin-Bruce Welch-Pete Chester-Neil Johnson-Gerald Hurst


Jean D

The Five Chesternuts

teenage

 

Jean Dorothy (Vocal) /Teenage Love (Vocal) (Chester/Chester-Rankin) 45-DB4165  July 1958

Also issued on 78 rpm

issued July 1958

The Drifters

Hank Marvin-Bruce Welch-Tony Meehan-Jet Harris

Feelin Fine/Don't be a fool with love 45-DB 4263

Don't Be a


Feelin Fine (Vocal) /Don't be a fool with love (Vocal)
(Ian Samwell/Chester)
45-DB 4263 February 1959

Also issued on 78 rpm

issued February 1959

Jet Black

Jet Black/Driftin 45-DB 4325

 


Jet Black/ Driftin
(Jet Harris/Hank Marvin)
45-DB 4325June 1959

Also issued on 78rpm

issued July 1959

The Shadows


Chart Position = Number One

Saturday Dance (Vocal) /Lonesome Fella (Vocal)   (Chester-Marvin/Chester) 45-DB 4387  December 1959
Saturday Dance (Vocal)/Lonesome Fella (Vocal)
(Chester-Marvin/Chester)
45-DB 4387  (Black Label) 
Apache/Quatermassters stores
(Lordan/Trad: arr Bill Shepherd)
45-DB 4484July 1960
Apache/Quatermassters stores
(Lordan/Trad:arr Bill Shepherd)
DB 4484(Black label)
Man of Mystery/The Stranger 
(Carr/Crompton-Jones)
45-DB 4530 10/11/1960
F B I/ Midnight
(Gormley/Welch-Marvin)
45-DB 4580  9/2/ 1961
F B I/ Midnight
(Gormley/Welch-Marvin)
45-DB 4580  Black Label
The Frightened City/Back Home 
(Paramor/Goff-Harris-Welch-Marvin)
45-DB 4637  April 1961
The Frightened City/Back Home 
(Paramor/Goff-Harris-Welch-Marvin)
DB 4637  Black Label
Kon Tiki/36-24-36
(Carr/Welch-Marvin-Harris-Meehan)
45-DB 4698September 1961
The Savage/Peace pipe
(Both:Norrie Paramor)
45-DB 4726  16/11/ 1961
Wonderful Land/Stars fell on Stockton 
(Lordan/Welch-Harris-Marvin-Bennett)
45-DB 4790  February 1962
Wonderful Land/Stars fell on Stockton
(Lordan/Welch-Harris-Marvin-Bennett)
45-DB 4790  (Black Label) 
Guitar Tango/What a lovely tune 
(Maine-Liferman)/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
45-DB 4870  June 1962
Dance on/ All day 
(Murtagh-Adams/Welch-Marvin)
45-DB 4948  13/12/1962
Foot Tapper/The breeze & I 
(Marvin-Welch/Lecuona-Stillman)
DB 4984  7/3/1963
Atlantis/I want you to want me (Vocal)
(Lordan/Marvin)
DB 7047 6/6 1963
Shindig/It's been a blue day 
(Marvin-Welch/Brian Bennett)
DB 7106  19/9/ 1963
Geronimo/Shazam
(Marvin/Eddy-Hazlewood)
DB 7163 November 1963
Theme for young lovers/This hammer (Vocal) 
(Welch/Arr:Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Locking)
DB 7231  6/3/1964
The Rise & Fall of Flingel Bunt/It's a Mans world
(Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill/Addey-Smith)
DB 7261  May 1964
Rhythm & Greens/ The Miracle 
(Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill/Carr-Paramor)
DB 7342 August 1964
Genie with the light brown lamp/Little Princess 
(Both:Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 7416 November 1964
Mary Anne (Vocal) /Chu-Chi 
(Jerry Lordan/Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 7476  February 1965
Stingray/Alice in Sunderland 
(Heigel/(Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 7588 1/5/1965
Don't Make my Baby Blue(Vocal) /My Grandfathers clock 
(Mann-Wall/Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 7650  30/7/1965
The War Lord/I wish I could shimmy like my sister
(Moross/Rostill)
DB 7769  19/11/1965
I met a girl (Vocal) /Late night set 
(Marvin/Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 7853  March 1966
A Place in the sun/Will you be there (Vocal)
(Paetrina Lordan/Marvin-Welch)
DB 7952 7/7/1966
The Dreams I Dream (Vocal) /Scotch on the socks
(Marvin/Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
DB 8034 October 1966
Let me take you there (Vocal) /Naughty Nippon Nights 
(Bennett-Rostill/Gouldman)
PSR 313 (Promo)
Chelsea boot/Jigsaw
(Peter Vince/Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
PSR 310  (Promo)
Bombay Duck/Maroc 7
(Honda/Ferris)
DB 8170  13/4/1967
Maroc 7 /Single sided 
(Ferris)
PSRS 308  (Promo)
Thunderbirds Theme /Single Sided
(Barry Gray)
PSRS 305  (Promo)
Somewhere/Tomorrows cancelled 
(Bernstein/Marvin-Bennett)
DB 8264 September 1967
Running out of world (Vocal)/London's not too far (Vocal)
(Bogliuni-Black/Marvin)
DB 8326 12/1/1968
Dear old Mrs. Bell (Vocal) /Trying to forget the one you love (Vocal)
(Bryant/Marvin)
DB 8372  8/3/1968
The Magical Mrs. Clamps/Don't forget to catch me(Cliff)
(Welch-Marvin-Bennett/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
PSR 316  November 1968 Promo
Slaughter on 10th avenue/Midnight Cowboy (Hank Marvin)
(Richard Rogers/John Barry)
DB 8628  November 1969
Apache/Wonderful Land/FBI
(Lordan/Lordan/Gormley)
DB 8958  November 1972
Turn around and touch me/Jungle Jam
(Both:Farra-Bennett-Marvin-Welch)
EMI 2081  26/10/ 1973
Let me be the one (Vocal) /Stand up like a man (Vocal) 
(Curtis/Findon-Myers)
EMI 2269 March 1975
Run Billy Run (Vocal)/Honourable Puff Puff
(Marvin-Farrar-Welch-Bennett/Curtis)
EMI 2310 June 1975
It'll be me babe (Vocal) /Like Strangers
(Farrar-Marvin/Bennett-Welch)
EMI 2461 May 1976
Apache/Wonderful Land/FBI
(Lordan/Lordan/Gormley)
EMI 2573 January 1977
Another Night/Cricket Bat Boogie 
(Welch-Marvin-Bennett-Tarney/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 2660 April 1977
Love Deluxe (Vocal)/Sweet Saturday night
(Tom Shapiro/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 2838  12/8/ 1978
Don't cry for me Argentina/Montezumas revenge
(Rice-Lloyd-Webber/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 2890  December 1978
Theme from the Deer Hunter/Bermuda Triangle 
(S.Myers/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 2939 15/4/1979
Rodrigos Guitar Concerto/Song for Duke
(Rodrigo Vidre/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 5004  October 1979
Riders in The Sky/Rusk 
(S.Jones/Welch-Marvin-Bennett)
EMI 5027  February 1980
Heart of Glass/Return to the Alamo
(Harry-Stein/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
EMI 5083  July 1980
Equinox (Part V)/Fender Bender
(Jarre/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
Polydor POSP148  August 1980
Mozart Forte/Midnight Creepin 
(ArrMarvin-Welch-Bennett/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP187 September 1980
The third Man/The fourth man 
(Anton Karas/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP255 16/4/1981
Telstar/Summer Love 59
(Joe Meek/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP316 17/8/1981
Imagine-Woman/Hats off to Wally
(John Lennon/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP376  November 1981
Treat me nice (Vocal) /Spot the ball
(Leiber-Stoller/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP439 2/5/1982
Theme from Missing/The Shady Lady
(Vangelis/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP485  (Promo)
Theme from Missing/The Shady Lady 
(Vangelis/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP485  July 1982
Diamonds/Elevenis
(Lordan/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP629  August 1983
Going Home/Cat n Mouse
(Knopfler/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP657 December 1983
Going Home/Cat n Mouse
(Knopfler/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
PODJ657 Promo
On a Night like this (Vocal)/Thing me jig
(John Davis/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP694  August 1984
Moonlight Shadow/Johnny Staccato
(Mike Oldfield/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP792  April 1986
Dancing in the Dark/Turning point
(Springstein/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP808  September 1986
Dancing in the Dark/Dancing/turning point
(Springstein/Springstein/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP808X Polydor 12"
Dancing in the Dark (Slow Intro) /Single sided
(Springstein)
POPX808 12" Promo
Theme Eastenders/Howards way/No Dancing
(May/Osborne/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP847  15/12/1986
Pulaski/Change of Address 
(Brian Bennett/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP886  5/10/1987
Theme from the Snowman/Outdigo
(Howard Blake/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
POSP898  20/11/ 1987
Mountains of the moon/Stack it/Turning Point
 Bennett/Marvin-Welch-Bennett/Marvin-Welch-Bennett
CD PZCD 47  8/5/1989
Mountains of the Moon/Stack it
(Brian Bennett/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
PO 47  8/5/1989
He aint Heavy he's my Brother/Shoba is listed, track is Stack-it
(Russell/Scott/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
PO DJ52  (PROMO)
Shadow Mix/Arty's Party 
(Various/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
PO 61 4/12/1989
Shadow Mix/Arty's Party
(Various/Marvin-Welch-Bennett)
PZCD 61 4/12/1989
Wonderful Land -Green Mountain Mix
(Lordan)
Promo Universal May 2004

 

Individual Members Releases


John Rostill

 


DB 8794 

 

Green Apples/Funny old world
Both:John Rostill
DB 8794 June 1971
Don't you dare/Here there everywhere (The Interns)Philips BF 1320 Release Date 1964?
Cry to me/There's love for you (The Interns)
(Bert Russell/Chris Curtis)
Philips BF 1345 Release date 1964?

Can you confirm that John Rostill played on the above two Interns 45's ?


Bruce Welch


Bruce Welch single

EMI 2141

Bruce Welch single

 

Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterday
(Rostill-Welch/Rostill-Welch)
EMI2141 1974
Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterdayEMI 10548 Australia
Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterday5C00605600 Holland
Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterdayEMI 2141 New Zealand
Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterdayEMIJ 4023 South Africa
Please Mr. Please/Song of yesterdayEMI 3948 USA

Hank Marvin and John Farrar


M & F single

See separate discography for Hank Marvin

M & F single

 

Music Makes My Day/Skin Deep
(Farrar/Marvin-Farrar)
EMI2044 1973
Small & Lonely Light/Galadriel
(Farrar-Best/Marvin-Farrar)
EMI2335 15/8/75

Marin Welch and Farrar


MW&F

See separate discography for Hank Marvin

MW&F

 

Mr. Sun/Faithful 
(Marvin-Welch/Marvin-Welch-Farrar)
RZ 3030  1971
Lady Of the morning/Tiny Robin 
(Marvin-Welch-Farrar/Best-Farrar)
RZ 3035 1971
Marmaduke/Strike a light
(Tarney-Spencer/Farrar-Best)
RZ 3048 1972

Brian Bennett


Thunder co

See separate Discography for Brian Bennett

 

Canvas/Slippery Jim De Grize
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DB 8294 November 1967
Ridin The Gravy Train/Bubble Drum (Thunder company)
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DB 8706  August 1970
Chase side shoot up/Pegasus 
(Both:Brian Bennett)
6007040 October 1974
Thunderbolt/Clearing skies 
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DJS10714 October 1976
Saturday night special/Farewell to a friend 
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DJS10756  March 1977
Girls back home/Jonty Jump
(Warren Bennett-Brian Bennett/Brian Bennett)
DJS10791  July 1977 
Pendulum force/Ocean Glide
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DJS10843  April 1978
Top of the world/ Soul Ice
(Both:Brian Bennett)
DJM10981  1982
Shake down/Your gonna love this 
(D Jordan-Brian Bennett/Brian Bennett)
EMI 2988 August 1979
Shake down/Your Gonna Love this (12") 
(D Jordan-Brian Bennett/Brian Bennett)
12EMI2988 August 1979

Hank Marvin


Promo cover

See separate discography for Hank Marvin

promo disc


 

Acetates exist of "Throw down a line" No Number 1969
Acetates exist of "Love truth & Emily Stone" No Number 1970
Acetates exist of "Monday comes too soon" No Number 1970
London's not too far/Running out of world DB 8326 January 1968
Goodnight Dick/Wahine DB 8552 March 1969
Sunday for seven days/Sacha DB 8601 June 1969
Throw down a line/Reflections (With Cliff Richard)  DB 86156/9/1969
Midnight cowboy/Slaughter on 10th Avenue DB 8628 November 1969
The joy of living/leave my woman  alone/Boogitoo (With Cliff Richard)  DB 86577/2/1970
Break another dawn/Would you believe it Promo DB 8693  3/7/1970
Break another dawn/Morning Star DB 8693 17/7/1970
Flamingo/Syndicated EMI 2744 November 1977
Don't Talk/Life line POSP420 February 1982
The trouble with me is you/Captain's Zlogg POSP479 1982
The Hawk and the Dove/Janine POSP581 April 1983
Invisible Man/All alone with friends POSP618 June 1983
We are the Champions/Moontalk PO 229 1992
We are the Champions Promo HANK 1 Promo CD
We are the Champions/Moontalk/Into the light PZCD229 1992
Wonderful Land/Nivram PO 297 1993
Wonderful Land/Hot Rox/Nivram PZCD297 1993
Windmills Of Your Mind/My Heart Will Go On/A Hard Days Night Promo Promo 2000

45's Part Two


Thunderbirds promo


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