The Shadows. L-R: John Rostill, Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin.
The Shadows are a band that performed in Alan Tracy's dream in the movie Thunderbirds Are Go. They played at The Swinging Star Club and performed the instrumental Lady Penelope and later Shooting Star, with Cliff Richard Junior.
Gallery[]
The Shadows at The Swinging Star Club performing Lady Penelope.
Performing Shooting Star with Cliff Richard Junior.
Sleeve
Back of sleeve
Dutch reissue from 1980
Behind the Scenes[]
Hank Marvin with his Puppet alter ego.
Brian Bennett puppet
Brian and his Puppet.
Bruce Welch puppet
Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett
Trivia[]
- Besides composing and performing 'Lady Penelope' and 'Shooting Star' for the movie, the Shadows also recorded a cover of the Thunderbirds theme song, and of the Zero-X Theme.
Puppets[]
- The puppets that played The Shadows were seen again in the movie Thunderbird 6, as diners at the Whistle Stop Inn.
Hank Marvin puppet
Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin at the Whistle Stop Inn
Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch at the Whistle Stop Inn
John Rostill
John Rostill at the Whistle Stop Inn
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett at the Whistle Stop Inn
The Cliff Richard Jr. puppet was also seen at the inn.