The Animated Egg 'Inside Looking Out'

The Animated Egg 'Inside Looking Out'

Furred-up psychedelic surf excursion from The Animated Egg.

The Shadows 'The Rise And Fall Of Flingle Blunt'

The Shadows 'The Rise And Fall Of Flingle Blunt'

With the Wimbledon tennis championships kicking off today, thoughts momentarily leap back to the competition's standout musical event (read: horror show), when cheese merchant Sir Cliff Pilchard hijacked centre court during rain-stop-play in 1996.  Talk about a captive audience - the call for a sniper was strong that day. The Shadows were his backing band many moons ago, but also struck out on their own to peddle a strong line in skiffle, surf instrumentals. Hank Marvin was the engine room of the band, with a totally singular and vital guitar sound heard on classics like 'Wonderful Land' and 'Apache'. This is a cool, instrumental stroller of a record, unshackled from the creeping schmaltz of Sir Cliff's bogus musical visions.