Junk Box Jury

Taken from the LP ‘Jigsaw’ (Columbia SCX 6148) July 1967

Musical fashion is fickle but it cloaked the shoulders of the Shadows for longer than most pop groups. Today, though still young, they are in pop history books.

Nevertheless they play here with taste and solid ability. And their creaky old bones can still get a buzz on a song.

Included “Tennessee Waltz,” “Cathy’s Clown,” “Stardust,” “Winchester Cathedral,” “Chelsea Boot.” (Melody Maker, July 1967)

Somehow, I think this is the Shads best LP for a long time. The treatments of the old and new hits are gutsier, and more seems to have gone into the slow sounds.

“Friday On My Mind” is great, and their “Green Eyes” could well be a single. (Record Mirror, July 1967)

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cost of record: £4
from: market stall