"Shindig"
Single by The Shadows
B-side"It's Been a Blue Day"
Released6 September 1963 (1963-09-06)
Recorded9 August 1963[1]
StudioJubilee Theatre, Blackpool
GenreInstrumental rock
Length2:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
The Shadows singles chronology
"Atlantis"
(1963) 		"Shindig"
(1963) 		"Geronimo"
(1963)

"Shindig" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows, released as a single in September 1963. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Release and reception

Unlike the majority of the Shadows' previous singles, recorded at EMI Studios, "Shindig" was recorded at the Jubilee Theatre in Blackpool whilst the group were on tour.[1] It was written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch and was released with the B-side "It's Been a Blue Day", written by Brian Bennett.[3]

Reviewed in New Record Mirror, "Shindig" was described as a "change of pace from their last one on this very infectious number from the Shadows. Probably the best and the most different they have made for a long time. The guitar sounds are different on this one, and fast tempo is maintained throughout without any major deviations. Catchy and commercial, watch out for it at the top of the charts".[4] Don Nicholl for Disc write that it has "something of a Western flavour to it" and that it "may lack a little of the impact of previous performances, but which should grow on you, and grow into a steady seller, too.[5]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 7106

  1. "Shindig" – 2:17
  2. "It's Been a Blue Day" – 2:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 10
Canada (Vancouver CFUN)[7] 6
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[8] 9
Hong Kong[9] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 24
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 5
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[13] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 6

References

  1. ^ a b Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Shadows: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "The Shadows - Shindig". 45cat. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Shadows – Best for a long time" (PDF). New Record Mirror. 14 September 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Disc Date" (PDF). Disc. 7 September 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "C-Funtastic Fifty Week of December 14, 1963". 14 December 1963. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 9 November 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shindig". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ van Slooten, Johan (2005). Top 40 Hitdossier 1965-2005 (inclusief alle 'prehistorische' hits van 1956 to 1965)" (in Dutch) (9th ed.). Haarlem: J.H. Gottmer / H.J.W. Becht BV. ISBN 90-230-1144-9.
  12. ^ "The Shadows – Shindig". VG-lista.
  13. ^ "Shadows". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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