I first heard this album in 1989 while setting up for a show. The producer was playing it over the PA. I knew it was Duane Eddy – someone might imitate him for a song but not an entire album, right? Anyway, I went to Tower and bought a copy. It has been in and out of rotation in my car, iPod, CD player ever since.

My favorite track is "Theme for Something Really Important" written by Jeff Lynne – so good that someone should have made a spaghetti western just so it could have been the opener. Really, there isn't a bad cut on this album. It works for intense listening or background for a backyard party. There is a faint background vocal chorus on the Paul McCartney track, "Rockestra Theme", but otherwise, it's pure instrumental, guitar driven goodness. And that's just fine with me.

Highly recommended!

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Kenneth Sandberg

Nice guitar work

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016

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I just bought this CD for the one song, "The Trembler"; the rest of it is decent instrumentals, but nothing worth raving about. If you like his guitar work, it is typical of his style.

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DW

Middle of the road instrumental album

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

The main reason to check it out are the contributions by Paul McCartney (bass only track 2), Cloud Nine-era George Harrison (3,6) and Jeff Lynne (3,6,9), Larry Knechtel (1,10), Ry Cooder (5,7), John Fogerty (guitar only on 1), Steve Cropper (1,10) and Jim Keltner (3,6).

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A M

Must have for fans of Peter Gunn

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2001

This is a must have for fans of Duane Eddy and Peter Gunn. It includes work he did with "The Rebels" - Ry Cooder, Art Of Noise's Anne Jecasik, Paul McCartney, and others. I highly recommend it. "Spies" is extremely cool tune. "Theme..." is another great twangy tune. "Last Look Back" reminds us of the hero riding of into the sunset giving his last look back.

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STEVIE

IN 1987, DUANE 'WENT MODERN ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2021

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Recorded partly in the States and partly here in the UK, here's 1950s instrumental icon D.Eddy Esq mixing it with some members of music's royalty, or call them the new Rebels if you like, or even a Supergroup if you'd prefer -- namely Ry Cooder, James Burton, Steve Cropper, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Jim Horn, Jim Keltner, John Fogaty and not least, Jeff Lynne. Together they ended up with 10 superb tracks which were sold to and released by Capitol Records. But thanks to EMI's Special Markets in 1996 it found it's way onto See For Miles in the UK. That company has, I believe, stopped trading, thus making any surviving copies, mainly used of course, that are still around highly priced collector's items, so I believe I got my copy for a song. A really recommended effort from the creator of the 'Twangy' guitar, who was executive producer also, a devotee who is now in his 80s but still twanging when ever and where ever he can.

Jean-Paul

Techniquement bien, mais daté

Reviewed in France on March 2, 2017

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L'artiste, sans être un virtuose, est un bon guitariste. Les morceaux sont instrumentaux exclusivement. Ils sont corrects, mais ils se ressemblent un peu tous. Et puis l'absence de voix fait que cette musique, soeur de celle des Shadows, me paraît vraiment démodée.

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スバルっ子

気に入った１曲が入っています

Reviewed in Japan on March 20, 2014

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ギター好きのオヤジです。Ｙｏｕ　Ｔｕｂｅで聴いた１曲を探して収録されているこのアルバムを発見。現在耳コピで練習中です。

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G.Ward

Great collaborations and music

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2011

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OK, the 'rarity' of this CD has caused dealers to take the michael and overcharge.

However the music is pretty good 'Duane' and he has collaborated with some interesting folk of the time (1987), like Ry Cooder, Steve Cropper, George Harrison to name a few and comes up trumps wih 10 great tunes (no bummers!).

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