The Clee-Shays "The Dynamic Guitar Sounds Of The Clee-Shays" 1998

Created and produced by drummer and all-around surf music honcho Richard Delvy, The Clee-Shays ultra-rare waxings mixed a potent cocktail of coolness - a whirlwind sound, sporting a unique blend of hammering surf reverb, low 'n slinky spaghetti western twang, Sunset Strip go-go guitar sounds and a heavy dose of fuzzed-out super spy blasts.In the long-standing tradition of surf and hot rod instrumental ringers of the 1960s, the Clee-Shays weren't really a group, but rather a studio concoction put together by Challengers drummer/producer/mover and shaker Richard Delvy to cash in on the Japanese secret agent/spy music market made popular by Al Caiola and others. Utilizing Ed Fournier, John Anderson and Bob Edwards on alternating lead guitars, Buzz Carre on bass, and Delvy alternating with Larry Brown on drums, the group ground out albums in session after anonymous session. This 20-track collection cherry-picks the best tracks from their various Japanese albums, with Fournier's originals counting for seven of the selections and spirited covers of "Beyond," "Theme From The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Thunderball" and "Get Smart" also spicing up the mix. As surf-instrumental-type music goes, this is great, ultra-rare stuff, and well worth the listen.trax:
01 Ed Spy 02 Thunderball 03 Johnny Guitar 04 Our Man in Hongkong 05 Dynamite 06 High Wire 07 Crying in the Storm 08 Bumble Bee 09 The Executioner Theme 10 I Spy 11 The Agony and the Ecstasy 12 Theme from the Man from U.N.C.L.E. 13 The Spy 14 The Cincinnati Kid 15 Our Man Flint 16 Manha De Carnaval 17 Run Spy 18 The Man from T.H.R.U.S.H. 19 Beyond 20 Get Smart