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(Parlaphone Records) 60 tracks - 12 pages booklet On an October day in 1959, Cliff Richard and...more

Cliff Richard & The Shadows: The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD)

(Parlaphone Records) 60 tracks - 12 pages booklet

On an October day in 1959, Cliff Richard and The Shadows catapulted to number one in the UK charts with Travellin' Light. It was the first single released under the name Cliff Richard and The Shadows after they changed their original name. US formation The Drifters had claimed the name as first-comers, and so a new band name was due. At the suggestion of bassist Jet Harris, the name The Shadows was then born during a band meeting at the 'Six Bells' pub in Ruislip.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows: The Best Of Rock'n'Roll Pioneers is released as a 2-CD collection focusing - for the first time - entirely on Cliff's output with The Shadows (or The Drifters for releases prior to October 1959). All seven No. 1 singles and a further 16 Top 10 hits can be found on it.

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Richard, Cliff - The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD) CD 1
01Move ItCliff Richard & The Shadows
02Living DollCliff Richard & The Shadows
03DynamiteCliff Richard & The Shadows
04Fall in Love with YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
05Mean StreakCliff Richard & The Shadows
06A Voice In the WildernessCliff Richard & The Shadows
07High Class BabyCliff Richard & The Shadows
08Theme for a DreamCliff Richard & The Shadows
09Livin’ Lovin’ DollCliff Richard & The Shadows
10I Love YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
11Never MindCliff Richard & The Shadows
12A Girl Like YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
13Nine Times out of TenCliff Richard & The Shadows
14The Next TimeCliff Richard & The Shadows
15The Time In BetweenCliff Richard & The Shadows
16It's Wonderful to Be YoungCliff Richard & The Shadows
17Blue Turns to GreyCliff Richard & The Shadows
18Gee Whiz Its YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
19Don’t Talk to HimCliff Richard & The Shadows
20Travellin’ LightCliff Richard & The Shadows
21Bachelor BoyCliff Richard & The Shadows
22My Blue HeavenCliff Richard & The Shadows
23It'll Be MeCliff Richard & The Shadows
24Blueberry HillCliff Richard & The Shadows
25Lucky LipsCliff Richard & The Shadows
26Poor BoyCliff Richard & The Shadows
27I'm Walking the BluesCliff Richard & The Shadows
28Do You Wanna DanceCliff Richard & The Shadows
29Tea for TwoCliff Richard & The Shadows
30Summer HolidayCliff Richard & The Shadows
31Please Don’t TeaseCliff Richard & The Shadows
Richard, Cliff - The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD) CD 2
01Say You're MineCliff Richard & The Shadows
02FrenesiCliff Richard & The Shadows
03The Young OnesCliff Richard & The Shadows
04I Could Easily FallCliff Richard & The Shadows
05I’m the Lonely OneCliff Richard & The Shadows
06She's GoneCliff Richard & The Shadows
07On The BeachCliff Richard & The Shadows
08Unchained MelodyCliff Richard & The Shadows
09What'd I SayCliff Richard & The Shadows
10All I Do Is DreamCliff Richard & The Shadows
11Finders KeepersCliff Richard & The Shadows
12You Don’t KnowCliff Richard & The Shadows
13In The CountryCliff Richard & The Shadows
14D In LoveCliff Richard & The Shadows
15Don’t Forget to Catch MeCliff Richard & The Shadows
16Time Drags ByCliff Richard & The Shadows
17Into Each Life Some RainCliff Richard & The Shadows
18Willie and the Hand Jive (Live)Cliff Richard & The Shadows
19A Forever Kind of LoveCliff Richard & The Shadows
20Singing the BluesCliff Richard & The Shadows
21All Shook Up (Live)Cliff Richard & The Shadows
22C'Mon EverybodyCliff Richard & The Shadows
23Why Wasn't I Born RichCliff Richard & The Shadows
24You and ICliff Richard & The Shadows
25The Day I Met Marie (Live)Cliff Richard & The Shadows
26Sea CruiseCliff Richard & The Shadows
27Your Eyes Tell on YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
28Shame on YouCliff Richard & The Shadows
29We Say YeahCliff Richard & The Shadows
Cliff Richard Since Cliff Richard made his chart debut with Move It in September 1958,... more
"Cliff Richard & The Shadows"

Cliff Richard

Since Cliff Richard made his chart debut with Move It in September 1958, popular music has changed beyond recognition. The record industry has progressed to such an extent that modern rock is almost entirely removed from the music of the Fifties in all but spirit. And Cliff Richard is probably the only British artist whose career has successfully embraced the numerous sociological, cultural and musical changes which have shaped the course of what is now a multi-million pound industry.

Born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, in October 1940, the future Cliff Richard's upbringing was unremarkable. When India was thrust into political turmoil in the late Forties his parents, Rodger and Dorothy Webb, decided to sell their belongings and sail to England on a passenger steamer from Bombay. Neither of Cliff's parents had ever lived in Britain and by emigrating they sacrificed comparative wealth for a virtually penniless new existence. On arrival they were driven from Tilbury Docks to Carshalton in Surrey where Cliff's maternal grandmother provided temporary refuge until her next-door neighbour lent the homeless family a spare room.

Rodger Webb eventually found employment and the family moved to another room in an aunt's house in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. A neighbour was so appalled at the Webb family's cramped living conditions that she asked a local council official to intervene, and in 1954 the six-strong family were moved to a council house on a quiet estate in Cheshunt.

It was at Cheshunt that Cliff first became interested in music. When his father had a small win on the pools, Dorothy Webb persuaded him to buy a record-player and Cliff was able to play guitar to the popular records of the period. He also excelled in athletics and played football for his school and for the county of Hertfordshire. But the rock 'n' roll music of Bill Haley and especially of Elvis Presley interested him more and would eventually change his life. He began to develop a vocal style by mimicking the popular singers of the day, and he later formed a school vocal group of two boys and three girls called the Quintones, which performed versions of current hits.

"I wanted to be a singer but I don't think I was too serious about it", he recalled in 1972. "It was my mother who always thought I would be a singer, from quite early on when I used to mess around and sing to the records we had. She would say, 'You're as good as all these others.' My Dad put a restraining hand on it all. It balanced my mother's enthusiasm, which was a good thing."

After leaving school at the age of 16, Cliff became a filing clerk at the Thorn electrical factory where his father worked in nearby Enfield. His first move in music was to join a local skiffle group as vocalist but soon left to form his own rock group, the Drifters, with drummer Terry Smart.

But the scene was already over-subscribed with well-intentioned amateurs, and the going was hard. By the spring of 1958, Harry Webb and the Drifters were still playing such local venues as the 'Five Horseshoes' in Hoddesdon and the 'Flamstead End Community Centre'.

Despite the limitations placed upon him by his backing group, Cliff showed distinct promise as a vocalist. His big break came in a talent show, a thing of the past today, but still hugely popular in the Fifties when a public weaned on Hollywood's celluloid glamour could be party to the birth of a potential star. In the summer of 1958, Cliff Richard and the Drifters appeared twice within a month at the 'Gaumont Theatre' in Shepherd's Bush, London.

Although the audience was comprised of local school-children who were prepared to scream at anything, the theatre provided an excellent showcase and John Foster, a young fan acting as Cliff's manager at the time, persuaded a veteran theatrical agent named George Ganjou to come along and see the show. Impressed more by Cliff's good looks and the audience response than by the music he heard, Ganjou arranged for a demo record to be made by the group. This he submitted to one of EMI's house-producers, Norrie Paramor, who was sufficiently impressed to audition the group in his office in the original EMI building in Great Castle Street, London.

In common with most of his middle-aged contemporaries, the 45 year-old Paramor originally felt alienated by rock 'n' roll, although it was his professional duty to respond to it. He had made a few token attempts to exploit it back in 1956 when he recorded Britain's first rock 'n' roll combo, Tony Crombie's Rockets, who were modelled on Bill Haley's Comets. Paramor ignored rock 'n' roll after that but in 1958 he produced a couple of consecutive Top Ten hits Lollipop and Book Of Love, for a semi-rock trio, the Mudlarks.

These successes had awakened Paramor's interest in rock, and it was at this opportune moment that the Drifters' demo came to his attention. At a time when British rock was a mere parody of US product, Paramor had a refreshingly realistic attitude:"It's an American phenomenon", he explained to 'Melody Maker', "and they do it best." Ironically, Paramor's first record with Cliff was to go some way to redressing the balance.

Paramor's original intention was to dispense with the Drifters and record Cliff with the Ken Jones Orchestra, the ensemble that had already provided the accompaniment for several Paramor hits including Michael Holliday's Story Of My Life and the Mudlarks' Lollipop. Had this been the case the result would have been a typically uninspired British Fifties pop record. But Cliff insisted on retaining the Drifters, and a compromise was reached: Cliff was placed under contract, but the Drifters - Terry Smart on drums and Ian Samwell on guitar - would merely be paid a session fee for their services.

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Tracklist
Richard, Cliff - The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD) CD 1
01 Move It
02 Living Doll
03 Dynamite
04 Fall in Love with You
05 Mean Streak
06 A Voice In the Wilderness
07 High Class Baby
08 Theme for a Dream
09 Livin’ Lovin’ Doll
10 I Love You
11 Never Mind
12 A Girl Like You
13 Nine Times out of Ten
14 The Next Time
15 The Time In Between
16 It's Wonderful to Be Young
17 Blue Turns to Grey
18 Gee Whiz Its You
19 Don’t Talk to Him
20 Travellin’ Light
21 Bachelor Boy
22 My Blue Heaven
23 It'll Be Me
24 Blueberry Hill
25 Lucky Lips
26 Poor Boy
27 I'm Walking the Blues
28 Do You Wanna Dance
29 Tea for Two
30 Summer Holiday
31 Please Don’t Tease
Richard, Cliff - The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD) CD 2
01 Say You're Mine
02 Frenesi
03 The Young Ones
04 I Could Easily Fall
05 I’m the Lonely One
06 She's Gone
07 On The Beach
08 Unchained Melody
09 What'd I Say
10 All I Do Is Dream
11 Finders Keepers
12 You Don’t Know
13 In The Country
14 D In Love
15 Don’t Forget to Catch Me
16 Time Drags By
17 Into Each Life Some Rain
18 Willie and the Hand Jive (Live)
19 A Forever Kind of Love
20 Singing the Blues
21 All Shook Up (Live)
22 C'Mon Everybody
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24 You and I
25 The Day I Met Marie (Live)
26 Sea Cruise
27 Your Eyes Tell on You
28 Shame on You
29 We Say Yeah