Blue Star (Shadows Cover)
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2024
- Composed by Victor Young as the theme for the popular 1950's TV series 'Medic', Blue Star was recorded by The Shadows at EMI Studios Abbey Road on 18th February 1961. It was featured on their debut album 'The Shadows', released in September of the same year.
I am using a Fender American Vintage '57 Reissue Stratocaster, TVS3 echo unit and Vox AC15HW1X amplifier, recorded into Reaper DAW via a Shure SM57 microphone and Scarlett 2i4 USB interface. I made the backing track by removing Hank Marvin's lead guitar from the original 1961 recording with JamVox software.
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very, very, very well played ! THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
Hi Ashley,
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video and to post your lovely comments ... I appreciate your kind words!
Best wishes, James
Hi James - Very well played and a good sound. Good to see you posting again.
Cheers Phil
random275 Hi Phil,
Thanks for taking the time to watch and post your kind comments ... always good to hear from you!
Cheers, James
Just come across this James. A really lovely cover version of one of my favourite Shadows tunes. Thank you.
Hi Rosie,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments! It's one of my favourites too, but I probably say that about a lot of these lovely old Shadows tunes.
Best wishes, James
Hi James
Always a great favourite of mine,and you played a fine version my friend.
All the best.
Geoff.
geoffers47 Hi Geoff,
Thanks for the kind comments. This is one of my favorites too. It's fun to play these great old tunes.
All the best, James
toujours agréable à écouter James ......amitiés
Salut Albert,
Merci pour tes gentils mots mon ami !
Cordialement, James
Very nice James , good old favorite of mine , you did a good job , as did that TVS3 over all god sound and presentation , thanks for sharing.
Take Care
Reg
Reg Gale Hello Reg,
Thanks for your nice comments. Yes, the TVS sounds pretty good on these Shadows numbers. Blue Star has become a favourite of mine too, but I say that about many of these great old tunes.
Best Regards, James
Hello James, This is one great piece of music and what an excellent job you did on it, superb here indeed, thanks for this, John
bjay1956 Hi John,
It certainly is a lovely tune, and I'm very glad you enjoyed my version.
Thanks, James
Thanks James This the first melody that I learnt on guitar Very Beautiful of course.Cheers🇦🇺
Thanks Claudio ... It's a lovely melody, and I'm glad you enjoyed my rendition!
Hi James, always liked this one, and a beautiful rendition you've made, congratulations,
All my best, Terry
terry brain Hi Terry,
Thanks for the kind comments ... I appreciate it very much!
All the best, James
Superb cover James, good sound and playing
All the best...........Mick
Mick Wilkinson Hi Mick,
Thanks for your kind comments!
All the best, James
Hi James
You have made a wonderful job of this Shads classic 5******
Regards
Tommy
Thomas Harbron Thanks Tommy ... I enjoyed your version too!
Regards, James
Hej Great Sound 😃😊 Nice cover
superman23836 Hi Ken,
Thanks for the nice comments. I really enjoyed your version too!
Cheers, James
Hi James very well playing and super sound,nice
Stef Van de Velde Thanks Stef!
Hello James,
Glad that I didn't miss this wonderful rendition with authentic sound.
Very much enjoyable to listen. BIG THUMBS UP!#63
Thank you very much.
All the Very Best my friend,
Dedstar
Hi Dedstar,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments and thumbs up my friend. Always great to hear from you. I appreciate the support and hope you have a wonderful day.
All the best, James
Hi James,
Excellent rendition of this beautiful tune.
Very enjoyable.
Friendly regards,
Josep
shazambarna Hi Josep,
Thank you for posting your kind comments ... I'm glad you enjoyed my latest upload. Hope all is well with you.
Best Regards, James
Excellent cover !!
lesvieuxbriscards Thanks Jean Louis!
Hi James
Let me the first to congratulate you excellently played and beautiful sound.
All the best - Slamo
Tibor Slamovits Thanks Slamo ... Glad you enjoyed it!
Best Regards, James
First class tone and playing James to this great Ollie my friend :) all the best Alan .
Alan Chapple Thanks Alan ... glad you enjoyed it!
All the best, James
Hi James
it's great to see you back with a new post, it's a really beautiful tune & you played it superbly with a really sweet tone
best wishes & aveagreatweekend
Ric
Ric Hoffmann Hi Ric,
It's good to be back! Thank you for your lovely comments. I appreciate it very much. Hope all is well with you.
All the best, James
Hi James,
very glad to listen about this fantastic upload of a very famous tune.
Gratulaation & Plus !
Claudio
Claudio de Seriis Hi Claudio,
It is a well-known tune, and a very beautiful one. I'm glad you enjoyed my rendition. Thanks for your kind comments.
Cheers, James
Hi James
This an excellent version of a Shadows classic, Love your guitar and all that equipment.
George
George Kitching Hi George,
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my rendition of this old Shads classic. The guitar is around 30 years old and it plays nicely. Having good gear definitely helps with the sound.
Cheers, James
Hello a pleasure to greet you and how not to give my sincere congratulations on this beautiful theme of Blue Strar I also am a great lover of the theme of Shadows
Hello Pablo!
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch my video and to post your wonderful comments. I appreciate it very much. Have a good weekend!
Cheers, James
Must have missed this James so nice as always. Have a great weekend.
Hello Mike!
Thanks for your great comments! I'm glad you enjoyed this one. It is a lovely old tune, and having the original backing certainly helps in terms of achieving an authentic sound.
All the best, James
Wonderfully played and beautiful sound James my friend! fantastic upload of one of my favorite tune from 'The Shadows' Love this! Big Thumbs up!! Best wishes, Reit
Reit Fans Hi Reit,
Yes, it's one of my favorites too. I am happy to read your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for posting.
Best wishes, James
James Street You're welcome my friend! :-)) Reit
Perfect as usual and ......always the glass of red wine in the background. SHADOWS and BORDEAUX.... a new approach of music, maybe . it wasn't meant as a criticism.
Anyway, thank you for your work.
DOMINIQUE
@100498887905778364975 Thanks Dominique ... I appreciate your kind comments, and no offense was taken regarding the glass of red wine.
Cheers, James
nice performance .. well played beautiful tune
BullHill Sounds Thank you ... glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice! Enjoyed it all!
***** Thanks Kauchi ... glad you enjoyed it!
Bravo James it's a "superbe" music. Yes!
Benoit Guy I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend ... many thanks for your kind words!
Cheers, James
Nice cover
Good sounds
Exellent!!
GOGOAKKUN Thank you very much!
wow great Sr.James
+jun gacayan
Thanks ... Glad you liked it!
Cheers, James
Hi James, very nice cover.Regards, Peter.
Peter Robinson Thanks Peter ... I appreciate it!
Regards, James
Nice job
dphotos Thank you!
Hi! I own an ac15h1tv but I want to upgrade to your AC15HW1X. Do you think is worth it? Nice sound👏🏻
Hi Agus,
They are both great amps! Personally, I prefer the AC15HW1X, since it has a better build quality and a master volume control. With that feature, you can get nice distortion at reasonable volume levels. Keeps down the complaints from neighbors! If you can pick one up at a good price it would be a no-brainer, but only you can decide if it is worth the extra cost.
Cheers, James
Lovely
Thanks Steve ... much appreciated!
hoi mvgr janjames very good sound en playing great thank you jan
jan kolk Hi Jan,
Thanks for the kind words!
Regards, James
Hi James, And still it is a very beautiful song from The Shadows. And you play it so very nice. Four years ago I started again with playing The Shadows. Blue Star was one of the first. Soon I will make a UA-cam item. Since last week ik have made Little Princess, Geronimo and Dance. If you like it you can take a look on my channel: Cees van Merrienboer.
We have lot of fun with our music.Best wisches from The Netherlands, Cees
+Cees van Merrienboer
Hi Cees,
Thanks for watching my video and for posting your kind comments ... I'm glad you enjoyed it. I checked out your channel and you have started with some nice videos. Keep up the good work and I hope to hear more from you!
Best Regards, James
Hi James. I could not wait: Today my version from Blue Star is in the Air. I Have found some bleu stars as you can see. Till next time. Greatings from rainy and cold Holland, Cees.
+Cees van Merrienboer
Very nice version Cees. I have subscribed to your channel.
Best wishes, James
Thank you James. The next will be: Cosy and after that I think: Gonzales. The problem is just: time. So I only san say: coming soon.
Have a nice weekend. Greetings from Holland, Cees
bonjour mon ami james , pourquoi ne jouez vous pas blue star sur la burns ? je trouve que pour ce morceau le son est meilleur . allez sur facebook , je joue blue star avec ma burns ! a bientot ;;;;amicalement albert
Bonjour Albert,
Merci pour vos commentaires, mon ami. Je suis sûr que cette tonalité semble merveilleuse sur Burns, et je vais vérifier votre version sur Facebook.
Cordialement, James
close, but not quite the right sound, echo wrong
Thanks for your comment. I thought it sounded pretty close in a direct A to B comparison, as did the person who designed and built the echo unit, but you are certainly entitled to express your opinion.
Personally I think this is pretty close BUT it is another person' version and I did not expect a total copy. Excellent representative sound of Hank.
Hi Derek,
Sorry about the late reply. Thanks for taking the time to watch and to post your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the support. We put our best efforts into these videos in terms of playing and sound, but it's impossible for an amateur guitarist with home recording equipment to exactly replicate Hank's early classics, given his special talent and the resources of Abbey Road studios. My goal is to keep these great old tunes alive, provide some entertainment and have a bit of fun in the process.
All the best, James