bonus tracks (marked by *) by Steve Denver & The Phantoms, three of which are unreleased. The Merry Christmas to one and all. Welcome back to Phantoms had an obvious leaning to The Shadows Kim Humphreys in the honorary (unpaid) position of repertoire, but included quite a few originals, mainly artistic director! written by lead guitarist Dave Lincoln. A great piece of Australian RI history. VARIOUS "INSTRO BEAT" LEGACY SOUNDS (UK) LSCD 001 (Mono/*Stereo) "THE PHANTOMS" CANETOAD (Aust) CD-039 RED SQUARE - THE COUGARS / THE SPARTANS - STAMPEDE / MIDNIGHT / THE RUMBLE / THE SOUNDS INCORPORATED / CAVAQUINHO (*) - TWO FORTY-TWO / SOUTHERN CROSS / DANCE JUDD PROCTOR / THE MILLIONARE - THE ON / APACHE / RIDIN' THE WIND / SPRING IS DAKOTAS / CARAVAN (*) - THE FENTONES / NEARLY HERE / ROUND AND ROUND / MOVE IT / INDIAN BRAVE - THE OUTLAWS / RED GUITAR - I WANT YOU / PERFIDIA / MULE SKINNER BLUES BERT WEEDON / SAFARI - THE FLINTSTONES / / GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY / THE CRUEL SEA THE RUSTLER - THE COUGARS / NIGHT CRY - /HAVA NAGILA / TOUGH ENOUGH / NEEDLES BERT WEEDON / SPANISH HOLIDAY - THE AND PINS / STRANGER ON THE SHORE / INNOCENTS / HUMDINGER - THE DAKOTAS / LESSONS IN LOVE / LONG TALL TEXAN / THE PALAMINO - JUDD PROCTOR / SUNSET (*) - THE FRIGHTENED CITY / MY BABE / MOVE IT (*) / MY NU-NOTES / JUNGLE DRUMS - THE KREW KATS / BLUE HEAVEN (*) / MY BABE (*) / THAT’S THE WORK OUT - THE FLINTSTONES / FURY - THE LOVE (*) / KEEP ON DANCING (*) / MONEY (*) NU-NOTES / GRAZINA - THE INNOCENTS / THE BAT - THE KREW KATS / FORT KNOX - THE OUTLAWS / LUDWIG - THE DAKOTAS / FRIENDS (*) - THE SHADOWS / THE MEXICAN - THE FENTONES / HOBO - THE OUTLAWS / WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS - THE COUGARS / JACK’S GOOD - THE KREW KATS / IT’S BLUESY - JUDD PROCTOR / F.B.I. (*) - THE SHADOWS “The band that outshone The Beatles on their 1964 Australian Tour!” were The Phantoms. Canetoad released an LP “The Legendary W&G Sessions” in 1991 containing 17 tracks, but this CD includes not only those tracks but ALL of the group’s output, including the ultra-rare “Two Sides of The Phantoms” LP, the “Instrumental Hits”EP and all of their singles. Mostly instrumental and includes six 1 This is a great compilation of British instrumentals TOMMY ALLSUP put together by “Shadsfax” editor Tony Hoffman. “THE BUDDY HOLLY Some real ‘classics’ included here, not the least of SONGBOOK AND COUNTRY CLASSICS” which is one of the best examples of the genre – ROLLERCOASTER (UK) RCCD 3048 The Fentones’ “The Mexican”. Great groups The Dakotas, Outlaws, Krew Kats and Cougars THAT’LL BE THE DAY / THINK IT OVER / TAKE contribute instrumental gems, and there are no less YOUR TIME / FOOL’S PARADISE / TRUE LOVE than four unreleased titles – Cavaquinho, Caravan, WAYS / EVERYDAY / PEGGY SUE / IT’S SO EASY / Jungle Drums and Ludwig. There’s also the first UK HEARTBEAT / OH BOY / RAVE ON / MAYBE BABY stereo release of The Shad’s “FBI”. Great stuff, and / TRUE LOVE WAYS / SWEET DREAMS / I LOVE accompanied by a super 16 page booklet. The CD YOU BECAUSE / AM I LOSING YOU / FOUR is available from Tony Hoffman, Legacy Sounds WALLS / HELLO WALLS / ROSE COLOURED UK, 60 Bootham Crescent, York, YO30 7AH, UK or GLASSES / IT DON’T HURT ANYMORE / FOUR IN contact Tony at [email protected] - THE MORNING / DETROIT CITY cost is £12.49 plus £1.49 postage to Australia. VARIOUS "HOT GUITARS" VIPER (UK) CD 051 SPACE GUITAR - JOHNNY ‘GUITAR’ WATSON / THE HOT GUITAR - EDDIE HILL / GUITAR BOOGIE - ARTHUR ‘GUITAR BOOGIE’ SMITH / THAT FIRST GUITAR OF MINE - JIMMY MURPHY / PICKING THE GUITAR - NICK LUCAS / SPANISH GUITAR - BO DIDDLEY / STEEL GUITAR BOOGIE - TOMMY SARGENT / I’LL KEEP MY OLD GUITAR - ADOLPH HOFNER / FIRE ON THE STRINGS - JOE MAPHIS / GUITARESE - ROY SMECK’S Tommy Allsup is a prolific guitarist who played on SERENADERS / I’M A GUITAR KING - TOMMY over 100 country chart toppers and worked with a McCLENNAN / GUITAR BLUES - CHET ATKINS / wide variety of artists. He is probably best known, BERRY PICKIN’- CHUCK BERRY / PLAYING WITH however, for his work with Buddy Holly, for whom THE STRINGS - EDDIE LANG AND LONNIE he recorded a ‘tribute’ album back in 1964. This JOHNSON / HOT STEEL - TINY MURPHY & HIS album is included here, along with ten tracks BAR 69 BOYS / SWING GUITARS - DJANGO recorded in 2001 with versions of country hits. He REINHARDT / TWIN GUITAR BOOGIE - LEON did not record much in his own right, but did “The McAULIFFE / GUITAR STOMP CIRCA - ROLAND Hits of Charley Pride” and “The Hits of Tammy AND SCOTT / GUITAR BOOGIE - LES PAUL / Wynette” and one single for GRT – otherwise, this is GUITAR MAN - AL CASEY probably all he did ‘solo’. This is a really nice album, with lots of guitar licks and tricks, and the CD includes a terrific 24 page book. THE FUTURAS Yet again, I missed The Futuras’ gig at North Melbourne’s Town Hall Hotel on 6 December. Gordon Johns reports that their CDEP includes The Jet Set’s aussie garage classic “What Did The Man Say” as a Hammond instro, also some Billy Larkin, an original and a twangy “Day Tripper”. Sub-titled “American Guitar Tracks from the 1920s – 1950s” this is a surprise ‘find’ (from Hound Dog’s Bop Shop) which includes some guitar ‘classics’ ranging from R&B, country, western swing, jazz, and blues to pop. The titles speak for themselves MITCH MITCHELL and the sound quality is excellent, especially Yet another drummer has left us. Mitch Mitchell was considering the age of some of the tracks. Some the final surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix are readily available, but there’s some rare tracks Experience. (July 9, 1946 – November 12, 2008). here – and really listenable!! Prior to joining the Hendrix Experience he was with 2 The Shades, The Pretty Things, Riot Squad and Duane's Hollywood Bowl appearance, Duane Eddy Georgie Fame. 2008 Convention and obituaries on Buddy Long and Floyd Ramsey. Subs are £15. Contact Arthur at He played on all the Hendrix hits, at the Monterey DECUK, P.O. Box 203, Sheffield S1 1XU, England. Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969 with the second incarnation of the group, which featured "Shadsfax" is an excellent little A5 magazine Billy Cox on bass. concentrating on all matters Shadows. Now up to . Issue 53. Subs are £17, but contact editor Tony He also later worked with Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Hoffman first at [email protected] as and Larry Coryell. Towards the end of his life he Tony has had a new ‘lifestyle change’ and may not had been playing on the ‘Experience Hendrix’ tour continue after issue 58. His website covers all types across America. of instro's – check out www.instroworld.com Tony has a new CD available, with lots of rare UK RAY ELLIS instrumentals, see above for review. Saxophonist and arranger Ellis arranged chart hits for the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, For Ventures fans, there's The Ventures Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Billie Resurgence, now up to issue 94. Edited by Gerry Holiday and others. He also worked on arranging for Woodage, it's available at £17 from Gerry at E-Mail- Ben E. King, Brook Benton and The Drifters, as well [email protected] Lots of new as work in TV, commercials and cartoon shows. releases (Ventures, Nokie and others) reviewed, Instrumentally, he recorded at least five albums and news of The Ventures 2008 tour and more. Contact five singles for (US) Columbia, MGM and RCA – Gerry for details! mostly in the ‘big band’ style. TOURS CLIFF & THE SHADOWS Since our last issue, Davy Peckett has managed to Further to the news in “2G4W” 21, extra dates have squeeze out not one, but TWO new “pocket edition” been added to the Cliff & Shadows “Reunited For issues of "New Gandy Dancer – The Magazine The Very Last Time” tour. Added are: 02 Arena, For Rock Instrumental Music". Issue 85 includes Dublin – 21 September, Odyssey, Belfast – 23 items on Dick Dale, Don Ralke, Bobby Gregg, Bo September, O2 Arena, London – 28 September, Diddley, Jerry Cole and “The World’s Top 500 NIA, Birmingham – 1 October, SECC, Glasgow – 10 Instrumentals” – most of which I’ve never heard of!!! October, Sheffield Arena – 15 October, Manchester Issue 86 has obituaries, the instrumentals of Bill MEN Arena – 18 October and CIA, Cardiff – 20 Haley & The Comets, what to see on YouTube and October. It is expected that Cliff and The Shadows more. Both, of course, feature the usual plethora of will take the show overseas late 2009 and/or early new releases and the latest news. 2010. I’ll believe it when I see it!! For further details, see the Official Cliff Richard Website. Davy has promised a very special NGD 2009 issue of over 100 pages with a Ventures Special. Over 250 albums, all singles, and more. Price will JEFF BECK probably be about $25-30 and will be a limited Guitar great, Jeff Beck will issue. So please let me know if you want a copy – be in Melbourne, it’s a once only!! appearing at the Palais Theatre on January 26 & Most back issues of NGD are available from me - 27. Tickets from GEOFF JERMY, 9 Hughes Street, Hoppers Ticketmaster 136 100 or Crossing, Vic. 3029. Tel: (03) 9749 3223. Email: ticketmaster.com.au [email protected] Davy still has a large range of (mainly) instrumental CD's, vinyl and DVD's for sale. He can be contacted at 10 Camberwell Close, ERIC CLAPTON Festival Park, Gateshead, NE11 9TZ, England or Eric is scheduled to appear at Melbourne’s Rod email [email protected] Laver Arena on March 11. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au "Pipeline" magazine, 4 issues at £18, is co-edited by Alan Taylor and Dave Burke.