VA - Eurotwang! 34 Twangy Guitar Intro's, Exhumed from Europe's Deepest Vaults …. (2023)

Guitar Instrumentals became hugely popular in the US and the UK in the late 50s, following the arrival of Rock & Roll, and Europe was quick to follow suit, notably Scandinavia. It all cranked up a couple of notches following The Shadows' success with 'Apache' in 1960, and by the following year Europe was awash with Shads' clones. This compilation presents the sound of Instro Europe, predominantly during 1961 and 62, from seven different countries, with an emphasis on Scandinavia and Denmark. Few of these discs were issued in the UK at the time, a noble exception being The Spotnicks, from Sweden, who of course enjoyed success here. Yet these records sound every bit as good as those recorded by their UK counterpoints.
If you've never heard much Eurotwang before, this is the place to start… you'll love The Jumping Jewels, Die Playboys, Les Fantômes, The Cliffters, etc.

Tracklist
1. Die Playboys – Geisterreiter (Ghost Riders In The Sky) (02:35)
2. The Cliffters – Django (02:25)
3. The Spotnicks – Orange Blossom Special (02:18)
4. Les Fant?mes – The Mexican (02:43)
5. The Violents – Bandido (02:32)
6. The Blazers – Old Scars (02:15)
7. The Snapshots – Tataervise Ved B?let (03:35)
8. The Jumping Jewels – The Green Leaves Of Summer (02:45)
9. Jørgen Ingmann – Apache (02:57)
10. Les Players – Manhunt (02:03)
11. The Hurricane Rollers – The Hurricane Beat (02:32)
12. The Kingsmen – Svarta ?gon (Dark Eyes) (02:22)
13. The Krewkats – Tonight (02:05)
14. The Sharks – Lise Lotte (02:00)
15. The Constrictors – Sound Of The Constrictors (01:50)
16. The Shufflers – Tabu (02:12)
17. The Blizzards – Hiawatha (02:21)
18. The Jumping Jewels – Exodus (02:23)
19. The Starlights – P?l Sine H?ner (02:01)
20. Ladi Geisler – Tomahawk (02:04)
21. The Adventures – Theme From Leningrad (02:10)
22. The Giants – Sarie Marijs (02:18)
23. Sven – Ingvars Kvartett - Guitar Boogie (01:53)
24. Melvis & His Gentlemen – Jinks (01:53)
25. The Treffters – Tinto (02:10)
26. Les Sunlights – Black Reader (Black Rider) (02:00)
27. Erik Kaare – Imittos (02:33)
28. The Beatnicks – Stumbeling Guitars (02:19)
29. The Flames – The Castle (02:08)
30. The Feenades – Kontiki (01:55)
31. The Steelers – Valkoakaasiat (02:37)
32. The Quivers – Piken I Dalen (03:01)
33. The Spotnicks – The Rocket Man (02:00)
34. The Jumping Jewels – Wheels (01:54)