Each month DJ/music historian David “Ghosty” Wills discusses and reviews the record releases from Cliff Richard & The Shadows in chronological order.
EP. 40 - Ron Dante interview + ‘When In Rome’ w/Robert Porter.
Ron Dante of The Archies shares his thoughts on Cliff Richard’s medley of ‘Tracy/Sugar Sugar” from Cliff’s ’Live in Berlin 1970’ release and talk about his career + Robert Porter returns to review the 1965 album ‘When In Rome’.
10/20/2024 • 57 minutes, 44 seconds
Ep. 39 - The Sound of The Shadows LP + single w/Jim Nugent (& Abdel Khineche)
Jim Nugent returns to talk about 1965s, the sound of the shadows LP and the “Don’t Make My Baby Blue” single - plus bonus guest.
9/22/2024 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 53 seconds
Ep. 38 - 1965’s ‘More Hits By Cliff’ w/TCBCast
Justin and Gurdip of TCBCAST join us this week to review the 1965 LP ‘More Hits By Cliff’ track-by-track.
8/18/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Ep. 37 - 1965’s Cliff Richard LP and “On My Word” single w/Mark Cunningham
Mark Cunningham returns to the show to review track-by-track the You 1965 album ‘Cliff Richard’ and the single “On My Word/Just a Little Bit Too Late”.
7/21/2024 • 49 minutes, 48 seconds
Ep. 36 - three 1965 Cliff Richard/Shadows singles and two EP’s w/Vic Rust
Vic Rust joins us to discuss “The Minute You’re Gone” and other 1965 singles and EP’s from both Cliff Richard and/or The Shadows
Maggie Green, Fred Velez, Ian Kershaw and Paul Westwood discuss all things Aladdin, both the 1964 cast album and the pantomime itself.
5/26/2024 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 21 seconds
Ep. 34: Marty Wilde interview + Rhythm & Greens and ‘64 singles and EP’s w/P.J. Shakespeare
Marty Wilde M.B.E. joins us to talk about his new EP Two Eyes Streaming and his memories of Cliff Richard & The Shadows -PLUS- P.J. Shakespeare reviews the Rhythm & Greens short film and EP plus several 1964 releases by both Cliff and the Shads.
4/21/2024 • 1 hour, 5 seconds
Ep. 33 - Wonderful Life (1964) review + EP w/Erika White
Erika White of BC The Beatles returns to discuss the Cliff’s Palladium Successes EP and the soundtrack album to the 1964 Cliff Richard musical Wonderful Life.
3/24/2024 • 50 minutes, 3 seconds
Ep. 32 - 1964’s Dance With The Shadows LP w/Iain Purdon
Iain Purdon of the Shadowmusic site/forum joins us to talk about the single “The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt” and the LP Dance With The Shadows.
2/18/2024 • 53 minutes
EP. 31 - Remembering Brian ’Licorice’ Locking w/Babs Wilson
Brian 'Licorice' Locking's sister Babs Wilson joins us to talk about her book "Me and My Shadow".
1/14/2024 • 41 minutes, 56 seconds
EP. 30 -2023 in Review +Holiday Greetings w/Mark Cunningham
Mark Cunningham joins us for our annual Christmas show, looking back at Cliff Richard's Blue Sapphire Tour and more!
12/17/2023 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Ep. 29 - 3 singles and 2 EP’s (including ”Shindig with The Shadows”) w/Pat Murphy
Journalist Pat Murphy joins us again to talk about three singles (including "Constantly") and two EP's from late 1963/early 1964
11/19/2023 • 50 minutes, 41 seconds
EP. 28 - Two singles, and the Love Songs and When In France EP’s w/Erika White
Erika White, co-host of BC The Beatles joins us to talk about the singles "Don't Talk To Him" and "I'm The Lonely One" plus the EP's Love Songs and When In France.
10/15/2023 • 51 minutes, 9 seconds
EP. 27 - When In Spain LP (1963) w/Robert Porter (+ bonus guest: Daniel Martin)
Robert Porter of the Cliff Richard Songs Database joins us to review/discuss 1963's When In Spain LP + bonus guest musician Daniel Martin talks about his album "The Man From Nowhere" and working with Bruce Welch.
9/17/2023 • 57 minutes, 18 seconds
EP. 26 -Two 1963 Shadows EP’s and the ”Shindig” single w/George Geddes
George Geddes joins us to talk about the "Foot Tappin' with The Shadows" and "Los Shadows" EP's and the "Shindig" single, all released in September of 1963
8/20/2023 • 47 minutes, 21 seconds
EP. 25 - Cliff’s Hit Album (1963) w/Fred Velez + bonus guest Paul Westwood
Playwright Paul Westwood joins us to talk about his new play "Cliff Club" at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Monkees author & expert Fred Velez helps us review 1963's Cliff's Hit Album LP and the "It's All in The Game" single.
Bruce Welch of The Shadows joins us on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of The Shadows Greatest Hits LP to go track-by-track with stories about each song.
6/18/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
EP. 23 - Three singles + the Holiday Carnival EP w/Vic Rust (bonus guest: Elisa Shaw)
Author Vic Rust joins us to talk about the "Foot Tapper", "Atlantis" and "Lucky Lips" singles as well as 1963's Holiday Carnival EP -PLUS- bonus guest: singer Elisa Shaw
Darren Price of Cliff Richard Radio joins us to go track by track on 1963's Summer Holiday soundtrack album.
4/23/2023 • 49 minutes, 31 seconds
EP 21:1962’s Out of The Shadows LP and ”Dance On” single w/Jim Nugent
Shadows fan and online archivist Jim Nugent joins us to talk about the Out of The Shadows LP and the "Dance On"/"All Day" single.
3/19/2023 • 51 minutes, 41 seconds
Ep. 20: Jet & Tony w/Mark J. Daniels
2/19/2023 • 37 minutes, 54 seconds
Ep. 19 -”32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard” (1962) Review w/TCBCast
Justin Gausman and Gurdip Ladhar join us to to review Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 1962 LP "32 Minutes & 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard".
1/15/2023 • 56 minutes, 36 seconds
Ep 18. Top 5 Cliff Christmas Songs w/Mark Cunningham
In honor of the the holidays, Mark Cunningham returns to count down our personal Top 5 Cliff Richard Christmas songs.
12/18/2022 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
Ep. 17 - ”Cliff’s Hit Parade” and ”The Boys” EP’s w/ J-Mo On The Beat and P.J. Shakespeare
J-Mo On The Beat joins us to talk about the "I'm Looking Out The Window/Do You Wanna Dance" single and the Cliff's Hit Parade EP and then P.J. Shakespeare discusses The Shadows EP The Boys (and the 1962 film)
11/13/2022 • 47 minutes, 3 seconds
EP 16 - the ”Wonderful Land” single and 2 EP’s with Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy of The Beat magazine returns to discuss the "Wonderful Land" single and the "Spotlight on The Shadows" and "Wonderful Land of The Shadows" EP's.
10/21/2022 • 42 minutes, 12 seconds
Ep. 15 - The Young Ones film/soundtrack LP review with Jaime Kay
Jaime Kay, host of the Jungle Room Podcast, joins us to talk about her first time watching The Young Ones and listening to the soundtrack album.
9/18/2022 • 44 minutes, 26 seconds
Ep 14 - The ”21 Today” album (1961) with Darren Price
Darren Price of the Rise Up show on Cliff Richard Radio joins us to discuss the LP released to herald Cliff's 21st birthday.
8/21/2022 • 52 minutes, 29 seconds
Ep 13 - The Shadows debut album w/Mark Cunningham
Mark Cunningham returns to talk about the 1961 debut LP from The Shadows.
7/22/2022 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
EP 12 - The Shadows to the Fore EP + 2singles w/Dennis Diken
Dennis Diken of The Smithereens joins us to talk about 1961's The Shadows To The Fore EP and the "A Girl Like You" and "Kon-Tiki" singles.
6/26/2022 • 40 minutes, 16 seconds
EP 11 - 1961’s ListenTo Cliff album w/Terrie Hope
Cliff Richard Radio's Terrie Hope joins us to review/discuss 1961's "Listen To Cliff" album.
5/15/2022 • 38 minutes, 56 seconds
EP 10 - The first 2 Shadows EP’s and two singles (including FBI) with Antony Rotunno
Antony Rotunno, host of the Glass Onion on John Lennon podcast joins us to review/discuss the first two Shadows EP's and the "F.B.I." and "The Frightened City" singles.
4/23/2022 • 44 minutes, 21 seconds
EP 9 - The EP’s ”Dream” and ”Cliff’s Silver Discs” + the ”Theme For a Dream” single with Erika White
Erika White, co-host of the "BC The Beatles" podcast, joins us to review and discuss the EP's "Cliff's Silver Discs", "Dream" and the single "Theme For a Dream/Mumblin' Mosie".
3/13/2022 • 41 minutes, 3 seconds
Ep 8 - Me and My Shadows LP with Pat Murphy
Journalist Pat Murphy joins us to review and discuss the 1960 LP "Me and My Shadows" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows.
2/13/2022 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
Ep 7 - The next four singles (featuring ”Apache”) w/Vic Rust
Author Vic Rust returns to discuss the final four singles of 1960 by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, both as a unit and The Shadows on their own, including "Apache".
1/16/2022 • 35 minutes, 4 seconds
Ep 6 - Holiday Special: Top 5 Favorite Books and hopes for 2022 w/Mark Cunningham
Returning guest Mark Cunningham joins us to talk about our Top 5 Favorite books about or written by Cliff Richard & The Shadows and we'll talk about what we'd like to see happen in 2022.
12/15/2021 • 37 minutes, 49 seconds
Ep 5 - Expresso Bongo, ”Please Don‘t Tease” and more w/Andrew Hickey
Andrew Hickey, author of "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" joins us to discuss the film Expresso Bongo, the soundtrack EP, and three singles by Cliff Richard & The Shadows.
11/14/2021 • 44 minutes, 47 seconds
EP 4 - ”Travellin‘ Light”, the Cliff Sings LP and the 3rd Shadows single w/Terrie Hope
Terrie Hope, host of "Saturday Night Takeaway with Cliff & Friends" and "Monday Night Jukebox" on CliffRichardRadio, was our guest to review and discuss the "Travellin' Light/Dynamite" single, the "Cliff Sings" LP, and The Shadows' 3rd single "Saturday Dance/Lonesome Fella".
10/17/2021 • 52 minutes, 33 seconds
Ep 3. - The ”Serious Charge” EP, ”Living Doll” and the 2nd Shadows single w/Gurdip Ladhar
Gurdip Ladhar, co-host of TCBcast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast, joins us to discuss the parallels and contrasts between Cliff and Elvis, as well as Cliff's first film "Serious Charge", the soundtrack EP, the "Living Doll" single and the second Shadows single "Jet Black/Driftin'".
9/14/2021 • 45 minutes, 47 seconds
Ep. 2 - The first Drifters/Shadows single and the "Cliff" LP w/Mark Cunningham
Music historian Mark Cunningham joins us to review and discuss the first single released by The Drifters (The Shadows) and Cliff Richard's debut LP, 1959's "Cliff". We also read some listener comments about last month's show.
8/13/2021 • 42 minutes, 51 seconds
We Say Yeah - Episode 1
Episode 1: Guest - Vic Rust (the first four singles and the "Oh Boy" LP