Rhythm & Greens

Rhythm & Greens
EP by The Shadows
Released	1964 (1964)
Label	Columbia/EMI
Producer	Norrie Paramor

Rhythm & Greens is an extended play 45 rpm record released by The Shadows in 1964. The music was the soundtrack from the Elstree Distributors Film, A.B.Pathé/Interstate Film of the same name, produced and directed by Christopher Miles. The recording was produced by Norrie Paramor. The record was released on Columbia and EMI in 1964 as number SEG 8362.

The title song is the Shadows mild parody of the rhythm and blues craze that was sweeping Britain at that time, complete with grunts and moans and shaking maracas.

Track listing[]

Side 1

• Rhythm & Greens (Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
• Ranka-Chank (Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)

Side 2

• Main Theme (Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
• The Drum Number (Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)
• The Lute Number (Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill)^[1]

Personnel[]

• Hank Marvin – Lead guitar
• Bruce Welch – Rhythm guitar
• John Rostill – Bass guitar
• Brian Bennett – Drums
• Norrie Paramor – Producer

References[]

Rhythm & Greens, Columbia Records, EMI, mono SEG 8362, Dum Dum, India