The_Shanes_(Swedish_band)

The Shanes (Swedish band)

The Shanes (Swedish band)

Swedish rock band

For another band with this name, see The Shanes (German polka band).

The Shanes were a Swedish rock band active from 1963 to 1969.

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The group played in a variety of British- and American-influenced styles, including British R&B, Merseybeat, and instrumental pop. They were successful in their home country, landing a string of top ten hit singles, including "Chris-Craft No. 9", which reached number 2 there in 1967.[2] They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.

Members

  • Lennart Grahn – vocals
  • Tommy Wåhlberg – guitar, vocals
  • Stafan Berggren – lead guitar, vocals
  • Tor-Erik Rautio – drums
  • Kit Sundqvist – keyboards, guitar, vocals
  • Rolf Carvenius – saxophone
  • Svante Elfgren – bass

Discography

LPs

  • Let Us Show You! (1964)
  • The Shanegang (1965)
  • Shanes Again! (1966)
  • Ssss Shanes! (1967)
  • VI (1967)

Swedish singles

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EPs

  • Shanes-Moonlighters live! (1965; Columbia SEGS-138)
  • Let Me Tell Yah (1966; Columbia SEGS-147)
  • Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1966; La Voz De Su Amo [Spain] EPL-14.302)

Compilations

  • The Best Of Shanes (1969)
  • Shanes, 1963-68! (1983)
  • Strictly Instrumental (1987)
  • Hep Stars! Tages! Shanes! (1991)
  • Bästa (1991)
  • Hi Lili Hi Lo (1997)
  • The Shanes (2000)
  • The Shanes Original Album Series (2012)
  • Let Them Show You: The Anthology 1964-1967 (2014)

References

  1. [1]
    Keiland, Markus. "MusikSök: The Shanes". Musiksok.se. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    Richie Unterberger, The Shanes at Allmusic
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