"Instrumental Nuggets" Vol 1 - 2002

German compilation of 25 of the best known instrumental smashes including 60s hits by Johnny & The Hurricanes ("Sandstorm" was the intro for "THE TOP TWENTY SHOW" on BFBS FM Radio in Germany, in '64 every saturday at 4am and me with largest ears in front of my immitated snake leather styled (echt geil) transistor! Yeah, the intro made my day! I think, "Sandstorm" was the intro till '72 or longer?... aaah, who can help) & Mason Williams & 70s chart toppers from Cozy Powell, Mr. Bloe & Hot Butter. Additional highlights include Ramsey Lewis 'Wade In The Water' & the Champs 'Tequila'."A collection of instrumentals that were hits in Europe and predominantly Germany, or at least that's the impression from the liner notes. If you're American and survey the track list, it's mostly a collection of head scratchers, particularly after listening to it. There's a good reason most of these selections are relatively rare. In most cases, they're bad. In some others, they're very, very bad. The tracks with which you're familiar can be found on better sounding compilations, too. Not recommended." Reviewer: Bruce E. White (Tucker, GA USA)trax:

1. Harbour / Sailor 2. 1980 F / After The Fire 3. Flash / Marquis Of Kensington 4. Sandstorm / Johnny & The Hurricanes 5. Let There Be Drums / Sandy Nelson 6. Rinky Dink / Sounds Incorporated 7. A Touch Of Velvet / Mood Mosaic 8. Bill / Andre Brasseur 9. Camp / Sir Henry & His Butler 10. Classical Gas / Mason Williams 11. I Will Return / Springwater 12. Joy / Apollo 100 13. Groovin' With Mr. Bloe / Mr. Bloe 14. Dan The Banjo Man / Dan The Banjo Man 15. Dance With The Devil / Cozy Powell 16. Mouldy Old Enough / Lt. Pigeon 17. Popcorn / Hot Butter 18. Rovers Return / Korgis 19. Clog Dance / Violinski 20. El Bimbo / Bimbo Jet 21. Jacaranda / Sailor 22. Egyptian Reggae / Jonathan Richman 23. Wade In The Water / Ramsey Lewis 24. Tequila / Champs 25. Last Date / Floyd Cramer

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