Artist: VA
Title: Shazam! And Other Instrumentals Written By Lee Hazlewood
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Ace – CDTOP 1466
Genre: Surf, Rock & Roll
Audio codec: WAV | lossless
Total Time: 54:49

Tracklist:
1. Duane Eddy – Shazam!
2. Al Casey – The Stinger
3. Duane Eddy – Stalkin'
4. Tony Castle And The Raiders – Salty
5. Al Casey – Surfs You Right
6. The Astronauts – Movin'
7. Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars – Challenger II
8. Jack Nitzsche – Baja
9. The Rhythm Rockers – Moovin' N' Groovin'
10. The Ventures – Rebel-'Rouse
11. The Lively Ones – (Dance With The) Guitar Man
12. The Astronauts – El Aguila (The Eagle)
13. Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars – The Phantom Driver
14. The Astronauts – The Hearse
15. Dick Dale & His Del-Tones – Angry Generation
16. Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks – Muchacho
17. The Challengers – Johnny October
18. Dino, Desi & Billy – Desi's Drums
19. Duane Eddy – This Town
20. Jack Nitzsche – Zapata
21. The Vanguards – A Stranger In Your Town
22. The Whisk Kids – Bo-Dacious
23. Billy Strange – These Boots Are Made For Walking
24. The Afro Blues Quintet – Some Velvet Morning

Back in 2010 Ace released a terrific collection in ther Songwriter series titled Califia: The Songs Of Lee Hazlewood. At the time they reported that a companion volume of Hazlewood-penned instrumentals was already in the Ace Records pipeline. True to their word, although over five years down the line, here it is at last. Shazam! features two-dozen vocal-free (give or take the occasional rebel yell etc) nuggets written by the great man. Star of the show is twangmaster Duane Eddy with three great tracks: the title number, the menacing Stalkin' and This Town, a lesser-known 45 from Hazlewood's stint writing and producing gems for Nancy Sinatra and others at Reprise Records. Other key artists include guitar wiz Al Casey, top Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine, renowned arranger/orchestra leader Jack Nitzsche and ace surf combo the Astronauts, not forgetting Dick Dale with his axe-shredding version of Angry Generation. Compiled by Mick Patrick with in-depth notes by the guys from Pipeline magazine.