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The Dave Clark Five - Instrumental Albumdotdotdot
This 1966 release was the earliest to collect instrumentals from The Dave Clark Five. Quite rare these days.
Picks: Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum, Ol' Sol, No Stopping, Rumble, Move On, On The Move

Track by Track Review


Theme Without A Name dotdotdot
MOR (Instrumental)

This is a nice guitar instro, featuring a shallow vibrato guitar shimmer. It's produced in an MOR vein with strings and a chorus, so it really stretches their rock credibility, but then so did many of their later tracks.

Time dotdotdot
Jazz (Instrumental)

The clock clicks off the seconds as this kinda jazzy numbers playfully slithers by. Sax and piano take the lead. A pleasant track.

Sweet Memories dotdotdot
MOR (Instrumental)

This squishy MOR track sports a chorus and strings behind the rich Duane Eddy style guitar. Merely pleasant.

When I'm Alone dot
Surf (Instrumental)

"When I'm Alone" is a slow moving instro with strings and romantic easy listening written all over it. There's nothing special going on here at all.

Blue Monday dotdotdot
Blues (Instrumental)

This venerable blues classic is slow and semi-funky, like a corner bar groove during off hours.

Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum dotdotdotdot
Big Guitar (Instrumental)

Heavily influenced by the Shadows "FBI" with Duane Eddy in mind, "Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum" is a boss instro with big twang and rebel shouts. Way cool!

Ol' Sol dotdotdot
Rock (Instrumental)

"Ol' Sol" is a primal combo instro, with shouts and a tuff groove. Like many tunes out of Memphis, it's simple and effective, with cool hooks and easy access.

Pumping dotdotdot
Blues Rock (Instrumental)

This is a fluffier blues oriented ditty with a jam basis and a sound more like 1962 British Blues instros than 1966 Dave Clark Five. Fun and spunky, with great drums.

No Stopping dotdotdot
Blues Rock (Instrumental)

Grumbly like Vince Taylor's "Cadillac," this tuff song rocks and grooves like a knife fight at the roadhouse. Yikes!

Rumble dotdotdotdot
Rock (Instrumental)

It's amazing what the DCV did with Link Wray's vital classic. Based on Link's album version, this is raw and nasty, with a slowly almost wah-wahed harmonica sustained against the lead. It creates an almost jaws harp sound. Very cool!

Move On dotdotdot
R&B (Instrumental)

This is a "Green Onions" sorta tune, with a subtle organ lead progression and a nifty harmonica. Low key and groovy in a Graham Bond Organization kinda way.

On The Move dotdotdotdot
Near Surf (Instrumental)

This is a mighty interesting track, with a nasty monotone sax and a guitar that bridges verses with gritty glissandos. The guitar riff is liberated from the Rumbler's "Boss," as are several arrangement elements. Grumbly, surf oriented, and featuring those wonderful drums like heard in "Bits and Pieces," among others. Quite an interesting track!