VARIOUS ARTISTS - Phantom Guitars
Travel wtih Psychic Circle and The Bevis Frond to the UK, back to the early days of the sixties and big, twanging gutiars. This compilation brings together a terrific set of obscure British intsrumental groups, all of who hoped to ride the coattails of Duane Eddy, Dick Dale, The Ventures, and The Shadows.
The disc is a great mix of classic twang guitar styles, featuring straigthforward rock-n-roll to campy surf wipe-outs. My favorite tracks include the bouncy go-go dancing beat of the Krew Kats’ Jack’s Good, Bobby Taylor’s deep bass twang on Temptatoin, and The Players’ groovy makeover of Bizet’s opera Carmen on Bizet As It May.
Phantom Guitars is a great look at a ltitle-explored slice of underground UK rock music that was soon wiped away by Beatlemania and the ensuing Invasion.
