'Left and to the Back' is a blog exploring the dark and dusty world of flop singles and albums, the kind you may find lingering near the stock room of your local second hand record store (if you still have one), or perhaps going for extortionate sums on ebay. 'Peak Hour' is just one of the many surprising sidetracks and diversions during his main career as a skin-thumper in The Shadows, and arguably one of the best pieces of vinyl to feature his contributions. Amongst his claims to fame are the BBC Golf theme (also a 'Northern Soul dancer' if some sources are to be trusted, and frankly I'm not sure they are), the theme to the sit-com 'Robin's Nest' and various ditties composed for the ITV schools broadcasts between 1987 - 1993. The most significant member of the band during this period was undoubtedly their drummer Brian Bennett, who was poached by The Shadows after Tony Meehan departed their ranks, and continued to produce a varied array of work away from The Shadows as well. Rather than keep the 'Wild Cats' moniker for their two non-Wilde 45s ('Samovar' was the follow-up to this), they rather bafflingly chose this identity instead. The Krew Kats were probably better known as The Wild Cats, Marty Wilde's backing group for much of his career. If this were the mid-nineties it would no doubt be a candidate for the soundtrack of some retro-gangster styled flick - as it's not, perhaps it will eventually gain popularity serving a more dignified role. One of those 'too good to be buried on a flipside' moments, it's short and sharp, but riddled with drama. 'Peak Hour' is a surf-guitar styled instrumental with dramatic flourishes, jittery, skittish rhythms and some of the best twanging you'll have ever heard. Not that any of this really matters, because it's the B-side that contains the biggest surprise.

Its popularity may not have been significant enough to make it a major smash, but it was clearly enough to ensure that the track is still available to to this day, meaning we'll have to content ourselves with a brief edit of its charms below. 'Trambone' was a very minor hit in 1961, peaking at number 33. It was an absolute unexpected pleasure to stumble upon a copy of this one in excellent condition, then. The trouble is, many of the copies are battered and scratched to kingdom come, having enjoyed the pleasure of soundtracking parties, gatherings or just plain old Dansette scuffing within the first few years of their purchase. Label: HMV Year of Release: 1961 It's very tricky to pop into your local second hand record shop and not stumble upon some old near-hit from a British instrumental act - there were so many of them about during the early sixties, after all. Template Zooper Widget Minimalist on this page. 5336 Found: Record fair, Utrecht, ApCost: 3 euro Tracks: 'The world stood up' / 'In the night'. Backing vocals on this track were performed by Marty's wife Joyce. Well, obviously I had to have this one and I was pleased that it didn't cost a fortune. Stephen Colbert Grows a Glorious Beard and Contemplates Sex With Princess Leia in Oscar Wilde. Find this Pin and more on stuff by Marty. Expanded reissue of the вЂ60s British pop sensationвЂ™s 1969 album Diversions. On top was this one: 'The world stood up' by Marty Wilde. I was at a record fair this Saturday and while walking past some dealers I suddenly spotted a stack of singles at the side of one stall. But little did I know that another single was taken from that album. It comes from the album 'Diversions', also released in 1968 and very much in need of a CD release. Marty Wilde's 'Abergavenny' is a well-known hit from 1968 in most European countries.

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