CD 192683 DESTINATION MOON

Tracks: Destination Moon / Le Dernier Train Dans l'Espace / Happy Guitar / Form O Filur / The Spotnicks Theme / Highway Boogie / Western Guitar / La Rosita / Spanish Gypsy Dance / Take Five / Comme Ci Comme Ca / Hot Toddy / Windy And Warm / Lady Of Spain / Dansevise / Galloping Guitars / Familjelycka / Hang On / Trolleboschottis / Thundernest / Wabash Blues / Joey's Song / Space Walk / Skintops Blues / Shamus O'Toole

(from PIPELINE #55 - Spring 2002)

The Goldfingers are not just some young upstarts with a passing interest in Spotnicks music. Their average age is 45 so there's plenty of musical experience at work here. Lead guitarist Lennart Sundberg has been playing since the sixties and formed The Goldfingers in 1995. Hasse Strandberg plays rhythm guitar in the band but will be remembered for his contributions to numerous compilation albums under the banner of Hazzeoneline and The Roadcaster where he played all of the instruments. Hasse uses a Levin '58, the guitar used by Bob Lander on The Spotnicks In London LP. Lennart Eliasson on bass and drummer Mats Axelsson complete this talented line-up. We have heard The Goldfingers before of course. Thundernest was included on both Shades Of The Spotnicks and Guitar Mania Vol.12 where it was joined by Wabash Blues, Joey's Song, Space Walk, Skintops Blues and Shamus O'Toole. All six are tagged on to this CD as bonus tracks so Destination Moon offers you The Goldfingers complete, a deal you really should not turn down as it is an outstanding album. The Spotnicks' sound is captured perfectly and delivered with a richness and bite to savour. The covers are handled expertly and are broken up with some non-Spotnicks titles, and there's not a vocal in sight. The one original is Hasse's title track and a real stunner it is too, a dramatic, moody theme that builds and builds. It's a piece that's worth the price of the album on its own. As the group then launch into Le Dernier Train Dans L'Espace (sic) with such verve you know you're onto a real winner. This is an album to sit back and enjoy, do not overlook it.     Alan Taylor

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CD 192538 ROCK AND ROLL GIANTS vol. 1

Tracks: Butterfly, I Got A Woman, Gotta Travel On, A Heart Like A Rock, Just Because, My Babe, Wandering Eyes, Rock The Joint, Movin' Down The Country, Dressing Up, Just Lookin', A Nickel And A Dime, Cool Baby, Crazy Girl, Hey Good Lookin', Fabulous, I Fell Apart, My Girl Josephine, You're Sixteen, Two Guitar Rag (instr.)

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