Ace of Spades 60 Tracks on 3 CDs Digipak

Factory Sealed CD

Instrumental music of the mid-fifties was a mixture of silky stringladen orchestral pieces, rhythmic combos, exotic jungle inspired sounds, and piano led melodies. The electric guitar was evolving from its early semi-acoustic stage when rudimentary pick-ups had been added by imaginative big band players and by the later fifties the solid bodied electric guitar was affordable enough for young players to use. All over America teens formed groups who aimed to play basic music very loudly, an approach that was followed in Britain and Europe quickly afterwards. Our compilation collects some of the very best known artists from both sides of the pond, and covers the later fifties and early sixties years when popularity of guitar groups was at its height. Many of these records were huge hits, but many were not because they didn't get the breaks needed to catch the public's ear. The great unknowns were in many cases just as good if not better than the hit artists, proving the worth for the hardcore collector of sets like this.

Disc: 1

  1. Ace Of Spades - Link Wray

  2. The Rocket Man - The Spotnicks

  3. The Breeze & I - The Fentones

  4. Moon Dawg! - The Gamblers

  5. Tarantula - The Tarantulas

  6. Memphis - Lonnie Mack

  7. Shadoogie - The Shadows

  8. Werewolf - The Frantics

  9. Foot-Patter - The Fireballs

  10. Teensville - Chet Atkins

  11. Maigret - The Eagles

  12. Indian Brave - The Outlaws

  13. Lisa Maree - The Denvermen

  14. Samurai - The Barons

  15. Skid Row - The John Barry Seven

  16. Road Runner - The Wailers

  17. Bandido - The Pastel Six

  18. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues

  19. Hide Away - Freddie King

  20. I Walk The Line - The Dave Clark Five

Disc: 2

  1. Main Title Theme (From The Man With The Golden Arm) - Jet Harris

  2. The Frightened City - The Shadows

  3. The Mexican - The Fentones

  4. Enchanted - The Pagents

  5. Rebel Walk - Duane Eddy

  6. The Angry Desert - The Sound Offs

  7. The Whip - The Frantics

  8. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins

  9. Bulldog - The Challengers

  10. Caravan - Santo & Johnny

  11. Perfidia - The Ventures

  12. Tor-Chula - The Sentinals

  13. Birdie Song Boogie - Zig Dillon

  14. Scratchin' - B. B. Cunningham Jr.

  15. Heads Up - Freddie King

  16. Bristol Express - The Eagles

  17. Whirlwind - The Barons

  18. Outback - The Denvermen

  19. Black Widow - The Tarantulas

  20. Wheels - The String A Longs

Disc: 3

  1. Big Daddy - The Pagents

  2. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy

  3. The Black Widow - Link Wray

  4. Rompin' - Jerry Warren

  5. Hurricane - Conrad & The Hurricanes

  6. Samovar - The Krew Kats

  7. The Storm - The Hunters

  8. Midnight Express - Willie Tremain's Thunderbirds

  9. Wham! - Lonnie Mack

  10. Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Spotnicks

  11. Swagger - Joe Brown & The Bruvvers

  12. Latinia - The Sentinals

  13. LSD-25 - The Gamblers

  14. Hound Dog - The Hunters

  15. Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

  16. Bulldog - The Fireballs

  17. Tidal Wave - The Challengers

  18. Hill Stomp - The Strangers

  19. Pink Dominos - The Crescents (feat. Chiyo)

  20. Stick Shift - The Duals