Foot Tapper – The Shadows (1963)

Description

Additional information about this, The Shadows vinyl art.

The Shadows – The Artist

The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group. They were Cliff Richard’s backing band from 1958 to 1968 and on numerous reunion tours. The Shadows have placed 69 UK charted singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The group, who were in the forefront of the UK beat-group boom, were the first backing band to emerge as stars. As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. Their range covers pop, rock, surf rock and ballads with a jazz influence. The core members from 1958 to 2015 were Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch.

Foot Tapper – The Song

Foot Tapper is an instrumental by the British guitar group The Shadows. It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart, and was The Shadows’ last UK number-one hit (not including those where they performed as Cliff Richard’s backing group). For many years the tune was the signature tune and closing tune for the BBC Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s, before being dropped after Brian Matthew left the show in 2017. It also featured in the 1963 film, Summer Holiday staring singer Cliff Richard.

Vintage Stratocaster Guitar – The Shape

This record has been modelled into the Fender Stratocaster guitar favoured by Hank Marvin of The Shadows. The Fender Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously manufactured the Stratocaster from 1954 to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top “horn” shape for balance. Along with the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most-often emulated electric guitar shapes. “Stratocaster” and “Strat” are trademark terms belonging to Fender.

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