"Instroville" Hits & Rarities From The Golden Age Of Pop Instrumentals - disc 1

Just as Doo Wop and the Girl Group sound made an important contribution to the story of Rock’n’Roll, so too did the Pop Instrumental, bringing with it a new dimension and diversity to the charts. From the mid-1950s until the British Invasion, arguably Instrumentals were to spawn more one-hit wonders than any other genre, largely because so many were recorded by “faceless” session players, not bone fide Pop artistes. Often used by radio programmers as a convenient means by which to segue seamlessly into the news, some “anonymous” instro might become part of a station’s playlist if enough listeners enquired after it and many did… in droves.Dyed-in-the-wool Jazzers, seasoned Bluesmen, Country gentlemen and proto-Punks peppered the US Pop and R&B charts with numbers both perky and menacing, their sax-honkin’, piano-plinkin’, bongo-stompin’, Fender-twangin’, finger-clickin’ sounds leaving an indelible print on Pop music. Covering the period 1956-9, this carefully compiled, hit-laden 50-track set draws together chart-toppers (Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Santo & Johnny, The Champs, etc.), lesser-heard gems (Joe Maphis, The Frantics, Cozy Cole) and cult classics (The Spacemen, Link Wray, Martin Denny). Essential listening for all instro devotees.

trax disc 1:
1. Tequila - The Champs 2. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy 3. Crossfire - Johnny & The Hurricanes 4. Smokie - Part 2 - Bill Black's Combo 5. Guitarville - Roland Janes 6. Bullwhip Rock - The Cyclones 7. Fog Cutter - The Frantics 8. College Man - Bill Justis 9. Walkin' With Mr Lee - Lee Allen And His Band 10. In The Mood - Ernie Fields Orchestra 11. The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez 12. Poor Boy - The Royaltones 13. Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny 14. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson 15. Hard Times (The Slop) - Noble "Thin Man" Watts & His Rhythm Sparks 16. Tricky - Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra 17. Bye, Bye - Joe Maphis And Larry Collins 18. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues 19. Itchy - Sonny Burgess 20. Raw-Hide - Link Wray & The Wraymen 21. The Caterpillar Crawl - The Strangers 22. The Green Mosquito - The Tune Rockers 23. Quiet Village - Martin Denny 24. Topsy I - Cozy Cole 25. Honky Tonk (Part 1) - Bill Doggett
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