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"My hip Z-car penetrates on bee's knees a Vancouver
tornado chased by blue rain that sounds like
locomotion..."
The first JB7 release and still the best one! One of my all time favourite instrumentals ever. And it was only good enough as a B-side in 1958. See also vol 219 for more JB7.
Buddy Brennan was a Canadian pianist who started his recording career in the 1940s. This uptempo instrumental came out in 1959 on Warwick in the US and on London American in the UK.
George Martin was The Beatles' producer, but in his early days he did some crazy stuff, like this "Time beat" by Ray Cathode, together with Maddalena Fagandini, both from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Unusual ambient experimental sounds mixed with a steady rock beat. A 1962 Parlophone release.
And ever weirder than "Time beat" is this spacey waltz B-side, perfect for the space age days that followed the exotica lounge and preceded the French musique concrète. Too bad there is only this single around.
One of the most wonderful cities I've ever visited and the most interesting one in Canada. This instrumental combo was British, though. An excellent twanging guitar instro from 1963 on Decca.
No, it's not a Joe Meek composition. A great twangin' guitar instrumental from 1963. On the other side you'll find "Vancouver".
Fantastic space surf instrumental as B-side of their version of surf-classic "Penetration". Also on their 1963 album "In space".
"Penetration" is one of the best surf instrumentals from 1963. The original version by The Pyramids is the song every surf guitarist tries to play before coming out of the bedroom. The Ventures made an excellent copy. Still I prefer the original.
A strong wind is blowing throughout this wonderful instrumental tune from 1960. It's not so hard to imagine yourself on a South Sea island beach cabin listening to a passing typhoon. Released on Mayflower and on Top Rank International.
Also issued in Australia by Astor in 1963 under the moniker of John Keating and the Z-Men. This 1962 release came out on Piccadilly. It's the theme tune to the BBC series "Z-cars", based on an old folk tune "Johnny Todd" from Liverpool.
Electric blues instrumental by blues guitar player King and his orchestra, with a nod to "Peter Gunn" during the guitar break. See also vol 207. Released by several record labels in 1961, including this one on Parlophone in the UK. See also vol 207.
It's a self-penned instrumenal like he recorded so many in the late 50s and early 60s (see more on volumes 9, 188 and 224). Halfway the song the saxophone is pushed aside by the organ, but near the end it is the leadguitar that's attempting to win the battle. A 1960 release on Warner Bros.
Recorded in 1969 and issued on Concord, a small UK label. An uptempo instrumental by an unknown artist (to me!). The flipside of this split-single is "The singing shell" by Monika Grimm
Incredible B-side of their version of Bacharach's "My little red book" rom 1965. Flute, fuzz guitar and silly laughter are the main ingredients in this crazy instrumental on Columbia. For more info check out vols 46 and 144.
And also on this side it is raining all the time. A night storm is chasing over the islanders' heads in 1960.
A George Shearing instrumental recorded by this outfit that was active in the early 60s. Full of twangy guitar licks and silly flutes. A 1960 release on Coral. See also vol 227.
