Various – Eurotwang! – 34 Twangy Guitar Instro’s, Exhumed from Europe’s Deepest Vaults

Guitar Instrumentals became hugely popular in the US and the UK in the late 50s, following the arrival of Rock & Roll, and Europe was quick to follow suit, notably Scandinavia.

It all cranked up a couple of notches following The Shadows' success with 'Apache' in 1960, and by the following year Europe was awash with Shads' clones.

This compilation presents the sound of Instro Europe, predominantly during 1961 and 62, from seven different countries, with an emphasis on Scandinavia and Denmark.

Few of these discs were issued in the UK at the time, a noble exception being The Spotnicks, from Sweden, who of course enjoyed success here.

Yet these records sound every bit as good as those recorded by their UK counterpoints.

If you've never heard much Eurotwang before, this is the place to start… you'll love The Jumping Jewels, Die Playboys, Les Fantômes, The Cliffters, etc.

Track Listing
1. DIE PLAYBOYS - GEISTERREITER (Ghost Riders In The Sky)
2. THE CLIFFTERS - DJANGO
3. THE SPOTNICKS - ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
4. LES FANTÔMES - THE MEXICAN
5. THE VIOLENTS - BANDIDO
6. THE BLAZERS - OLD SCARS
7. THE SNAPSHOTS - TATAERVISE VED BÅLET
8. THE JUMPING JEWELS - THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
9. JØRGEN INGMANN - APACHE
10. LES PLAYERS - MANHUNT
11. THE HURRICANE ROLLERS - THE HURRICANE BEAT
12. THE KINGSMEN - SVARTA ÖGON (Dark Eyes)
13. THE KREWKATS - TONIGHT
14. THE SHARKS - LISE LOTTE
15. THE CONSTRICTORS - SOUND OF THE CONSTRICTORS
16. THE SHUFFLERS - TABU
17. THE BLIZZARDS - HIAWATHA
18. THE JUMPING JEWELS - EXODUS
19. THE STARLIGHTS - PÅL SINE HØNER
20. LADI GEISLER - TOMAHAWK
21. THE ADVENTURES - THEME FROM LENINGRAD
22. THE GIANTS - SARIE MARIJS
23. SVEN-INGVARS KVARTETT - GUITAR BOOGIE
24. MELVIS & HIS GENTLEMEN - JINKS
25. THE TREFFTERS - TINTO
26. LES SUNLIGHTS - BLACK READER (Black Rider)
27. ERIK KAARE - IMITTOS
28. THE BEATNICKS - STUMBELING GUITARS
29. THE FLAMES - THE CASTLE
30. THE FEENADES - KONTIKI
31. THE STEELERS - VALKOAKAASIAT
32. THE QUIVERS - PIKEN I DALEN
33. THE SPOTNICKS - THE ROCKET MAN
34. THE JUMPING JEWELS - WHEELS