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The Shadows (w/o + w/Cliff Richard) discography
Studio albums40 (23+17)
EPs57 (26+31)
Live albums13 (9+4)
Singles89 (59+30)

This article presents the discography (including sheet music) of British pop group The Shadows. For releases with Cliff Richard see the Cliff Richard discography.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1961 The Shadows 1 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - Fr: Gold
1962 Out of the Shadows 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1964 Dance With The Shadows 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1965 The Sound of The Shadows 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966 Shadows Music 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967 Jigsaw 8 7 - - - - - - - - - - -
1967 From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1970 Shades of Rock 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973 Rockin' with Curly Leads 45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Specs Appeal 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977 Tasty - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979 String of Hits 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Gold
1980 Change of Address 17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981 Hits Right Up Your Street 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 Life in the Jungle 24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983 XXV 34 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984 Guardian Angel 98 - - - - - - - - 6 - - -
1986 Moonlight Shadows 6 - - - - - - - - 3 - - - UK: Platinum
1987 Simply Shadows 7 - - - - - - - - 31 - - - UK: Platinum
1989 Steppin' to the Shadows 8 - - - - - - - - 31 - - - UK: Gold
1989 At Their Very Best 12 - - - - - - 37 - - - - -
1990 Reflection 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Platinum

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1969 Live in Japan 1969
  • Released: ??? 1970
  • Label: Toshiba-EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Live at the Paris Olympia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 Live at Abbey Road
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002 Live at the A.B.C. Kingston, 1962
  • Released: April 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 The Final Tour
  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - 5 - - - - - - -

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1963 Greatest Hits 2 - - - - - - 9 - - - - -
1965 More Hits... - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977 20 Golden Greats 1 - - - - - - - - 26 - - - UK: Gold
1980 Another String of Hot Hits 16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985 Compact Shadows
  • Released: Sept 1985
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1990 50 Golden Greats
  • Released: Summer 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2004 Life Story
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD
 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Gold
2002 Complete Singles A's and B's 1959-1980
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 Platinum Collection
  • Released: August 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Other compilations:

  • 1967: Mustang, LP
  • 1967: Somethin else, LP

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
UK
 AUS
 FRA
 IR
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 ITA
 SA
 SP
1959 "Feelin' Fine"
(Released as The Drifters) 		- - - - - - - - - -
"Jet Black"
(Released as The Drifters) 		- - - - - - - - - -
"Saturday Dance" - - - - - - - - - -
1960 "Apache" 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 1
"Man of Mystery /
The Stranger" 		5 - - - - - - - - -
1961 "FBI" 6 - 7 - - 8 - 18 - -
"The Frightened City" 3 - 11 - - 4 - - - -
"Kon-Tiki" 1 - 14 - - 5 7 - - -
"The Savage" 9 - - - - - - - - -
1962 "Wonderful Land" 1 4 - 1 - 3 2 12 - -
"Guitar Tango" 4 - - - - - 10 13 - -
"Dance On!" 1 - - 1 - - 2 8 - -
1963 "Foot Tapper" 1 - - 2 - 5 - - - -
"Atlantis" 2 - 27 3 - 9 4 - - -
"Shindig" 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - -
"Geronimo" 10 - - - - - 10 1 - -
1964 "Theme for Young Lovers" 12 - - - - - - - - -
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" 5 5 - - - 7 - - - -
"Rhythm and Greens" 22 - - - - - - - - -
"Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" 17 - - - - 19 - - - -
1965 "Mary Anne" 17 - - - - - - - - -
"Stingray" 19 - - - - - - - - -
"Don't Make My Baby Blue" 10 - - - - 20 - - - -
"The Warlord" 18 - - - - - - - - -
1966 "I Met a Girl" 22 - - - - - - - - -
"A Place in the Sun" 24 - - - - - - - - -
"The Dreams I Dream" 42 - - - - - - - - -
1967 "Maroc 7" 24 - - - - - - - - -
"Tomorrow's Cancelled" - - - - - - - - - -
"Running Out Of World [Shadows B-side of Hank Marvin A-side "London's Not Too Far"]" - - - - - - - - - -
1968 "Dear Old Mrs Bell" - - - - - - - - - -
1969 "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" - - - - - - - - - -
1973 "Turn Around and Touch Me" - - - - - - - - - -
1975 "Let Me Be the One" 12 - - 10 - - 2 - - -
"Run Billy Run" - - - - - - - - - -
1976 "It'll Be Me, Babe" - - - - - - - - - -
1977 "Another Night" - - - - - - - - - -
1978 "Love de Luxe" - - - - - - - - - -
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (p/s) 5 - - 7 - - - - - -
1979 "Theme from The Deer Hunter" (p/s) 9 - - 8 1 - - - - -
"Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" (p/s) - - - - - - - - -
1980 "Riders in the Sky" (p/s) 12 - - 6 - - - - - -
"Heart of Glass" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Equinoxe Part V" 50 - - - - - - - - -
"Mozart 40" - - - - - - - - - -
1981 "The Third Man" 44 - - - - - - - - -
"Telstar" - - - - - - - - - -
"Imagine/Woman" (medley) - - - - - - - - - -
1982 "Theme from 'Missing'" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Treat Me Nice" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1983 "Diamonds" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Goin' Home' (Theme from 'Local Hero') (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1984 "On a Night Like This" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1986 "Moonlight Shadow" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Dancing in the Dark" 12/7(p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"The Themes from 'Eastenders' & 'Howard's Way' " (medley) (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1987 "Pulaski" (Theme from the BBC TV series) (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Walking in the Air" (Theme from 'The Snowman') (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1989 "Mountains of the Moon" CDs/7(p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Shadow Mix" (Live medley: 'Apache/Wonderful Land/The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt/Kon-Tiki/FBI/Man of Mystery/Apache (reprise)') CDs - - - - - - - - - -

Extended Plays

  • The Shadows ($) (#1) (1961)
  • The Shadows to the Fore (#1)
  • Spotlight on The Shadows (#1) (1962)
  • The Shadows No.2 (#12)
  • The Shadows No.3 (#13)
  • Wonderful Land Of The Shadows (#6)
  • The Boys ($) (#1)
  • Out of the Shadows (#3) (1963)
  • Dance On With the Shadows (#16)
  • Out of the Shadows no.2 (#20)
  • Foot Tapping with the Shadows (#7)
  • Los Shadows ($) (#4)
  • Shindig With The Shadows (#8)
  • Those Brilliant Shadows (#6) (1964)
  • Dance With The Shadows (-)
  • Rhythm & Greens ($) (#8)
  • Dance with the Shadows No.2 (-)
  • Themes from Aladdin (#14) (1965)
  • Dance With The Shadows No.3 (#16)
  • Alice In Sunderland (-)
  • Sound Of The Shadows (-)
  • Sound Of The Shadows No.2 (-) (1966)
  • Sound Of The Shadows No.3 (-)
  • Those Talented Shadows (#9)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go! ($) (#6)
  • The Shadows on Stage and Screen ($) (-) (1967)

Concert videos

Albums/EPs/Singles with Cliff Richard

Main article: Cliff Richard discography

Sheet music (musical notation)

All the hit (& misses) singles eg Apache (et al.) were published as individual (2xA4 page) sheet music during the release of the single until the late 1970s when publishers switched to books featuring multiple hits.

  • A1. The Album of Guitar Favourites, 1961, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A2. The 2nd Album of Guitar Favourities, 1961, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A3. The 3rd Album of Guitar Favourities, 1962, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A4. The 4th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A5. The 5th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A6. The 6th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1965, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A7. The 7th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1966, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A8. The 8th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1966, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A9. The 9th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1967, The Shadows Music Ltd/Carlin Music Ltd. No ISBN
  • A10. The Shadows Album of Rhythm & Greens, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Music Ltd. No ISBN
  • A11. The Shadows Modern Electric Guitar Tutor, 196?, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
  • A12. The Shadows Guitar Book, 1964, Francis, Day & Hunter. No ISBN
  • A13. The Shadows Then and Now, 1981, EMI Music Publishing. ISBN ?
  • A14. The Big Hits of The Shadows, 19??, Wise Publications, ISBN 071190815X
  • A15. The Shadows, Guitar Legends Tab, 19??, Faber Music, ISBN 9780571525850
  • A16. Hits of The Shadows. Off the record., 1992, IMP, ISBN ?
  • A17. Frank Ifield Album, 196?, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
  • A18. The Mersey Beat, 196?, Shadows music/Belinda, no ISBN
  • A19. Marvin Welch and Farrar, 1970, Music Sales Ltd. ISBN
  • B1. Cliff and the Shadows Album, 196?, B.Feldman & co ltd, no ISBN
  • B2. The Young Ones & Summer Holiday 1963, Elstree Music ltd, no ISBN
  • B3. Finders Keepers, 1966, Carlin Music, no ISBN
  • B4. Aladdin—Guitar album, 1964, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
  • B5. Aladdin—Vocal album, 1964, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
  • B6. Established 1958, 1968, Shadows Music/Carlin Music, no ISBN
  • C1. Play Guitar with Hank Marvin, 200?, Wise Publications, ISBN 9780711980921
  • C2. Lick Library: Learn to play Hank Marvin, 200?, Roadrock Intl, ISBN "RDR0061"
  • C3. Jam with Hank Marvin, 200?, Faber Music, ISBN 9780571527328
  • C4. Hank Marvin's Guitar Instruction Book, 200?, Hudson Music, ISBN 0711993696
  • C5. Lick Library: Learn to play Hank Marvin (Vol.2), 200?, Roadrock Intl, ISBN "RDR0061"
  • C6. Hank Marvin's Guitar Tutor, 200?, IMP, ISBN 9780863597497
  • D1. Diamonds—piano solo with guitar chords, 1963, Francis day and Hunter, ISBN ?
  • D2. The Jet Harris Guitar book, Francis Day & Hunter Ltd. No ISBN (16pages)
  • E1. Brian Bennett's Drum Tutor, 196?, ?, ISBN ?
  • E2. Guide to Teen-Beat Drumming, 1964, the Shadows Music Ltd & Belinda London Ltd.
Sheet Music(sold as individual song/tune sheets)
  • Apache(2 designs)
  • Quatermassters Stores
  • Man of Mystery(2 designs)
  • The Stranger
  • FBI
  • The Frightened City
  • Kon Tiki(2 designs)
  • The Savage
  • Wonderful land(2 designs)
  • Stars fell on stockton
  • Guitar tango
  • Dance on
  • The boys
  • The girls
  • Foot tapper
  • Atlantis
  • Shindig
  • Geronimo
  • Shazam
  • The rise and fall of flingel bunt
  • Rhythmn & Greens
  • The Miracle
  • Alice in sunderland
  • Stingray
  • Mary Anne
  • Chu-Chi
  • Don't make my baby blue
  • The war lord
  • I wish I could shimmy like my sister arthur
  • I met a girl
  • Scotch on the socks
  • The dreams i dream
  • A place in the sun
  • Maroc 7
  • Bombay duck
  • Thunderbirds theme
  • Let me be the one
  • Run Billy run
  • Riders in the sky


Resources

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