The Boys (The Shadows EP)

The Boys is an EP by The Shadows, released in October 1962. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number Columbia SEG 8193.^[1] Also known as Theme music from The Boys or Theme music from the Galaworldfilm Production "The Boys", the EP was the UK number-one EP for 3 weeks in November 1962.

The Boys
EP by The Shadows
Released	October 1962
Genre	Pop
Language	English
Label	EMI Columbia

Track listing

Side A

1. "Theme from The Boys" (Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin)
2. "The Girls" (Welch, Marvin)

Side B

3. "Sweet Dreams" (Bill McGuffie)
4. "The Boys" (Bennett, Welch, Marvin)

Background

The 1962 film The Boys was produced by Galaworldfilm Productions.^[2] The Shadows recorded the soundtrack and the production company is namechecked on the record sleeve of the EP which is titled Theme music from the Galaworldfilm Production "The Boys".^[1] All four tracks were recorded under the supervision of Norrie Paramor.^[3]

None of the tracks were released as singles in the UK.^[4] However, the Kent Music Report retrospectively placed "The Boys"/"The Girls" as the Australian number-one single in February 1963.^[5] In Italy, the tracks "The Boys" and "Theme from The Boys" were released as a double A-side called "Tema Dal Film: The Boys" (Columbia SCMQ 1619) and in Denmark and Norway, the tracks "The Boys" and "Sweet Dreams" were released as a double A-side single (Columbia DD 755).^[6]

"The Boys" featured on the compilation LP The Shadows' Greatest Hits released on the Columbia label in 1963.^[7] "Theme from The Boys" first featured on an album on the 1976 Rarities LP (EMI EMD 06 250).^[8] All four tracks featured on the same release in 1991 on the CD box set The Early Years 1959–1966.^[9]

Chart performance

Beginning in 1960s, in addition to publishing a long play (LP) chart, Record Retailer also ran an EP chart.^[10] The Boys was released in October 1962 and became a number-one EP on 3 November 1962.^[11][12] Replacing Elvis Presley's EP Follow That Dream at the top of the chart, it stayed there for three weeks before being replaced by another Presley EP, Kid Galahad.^[12]

Personnel

• Hank Marvin - lead guitar
• Bruce Welch - rhythm guitar
• Brian Bennett - drums
• Brian Locking - bass guitar

References

Footnotes

1. "Shadows, The - Theme Music From "The Boys" (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
2. "Film & TV Database:The Boys (1962)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
3. The Shadows (1962). The Boys (record sleeve back cover). EMI Records. SEG 8193. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
4. "Artist Chart History: Shadows". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
5. Kent, David (2005). Australian chart book (1940–1969). Turramurra, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
6. Flatby, Jan Arne. "Trades & Sales: The Shadows". Telenor. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
7. "Shadows, The - The Shadows' Greatest Hits (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
8. "The Shadows - Rarities (Album)". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
9. "The Shadows - The Early Years 1959–1966 - 6 CD Box Set (Album)". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
10. Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. viii.
11. "The Shadows - The Boys (Song)". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
12. Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 27.

Sources

• Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.