Instrumentals I Quiz

Here’s Part One of a new quiz on Instrumentals.

All are well known, and tommo has played air guitar to most of them – or with his younger brother on tennis rackets in front of the bedroom mirror :-[ – as children I hasten to add. ;)

1pt for naming the recording artiste(s), 0.5pt extra if you can name the year of release.

1 In Dulci Jubilo
2 Soul Limbo
3 Spanish Flea
4 Atlantis
5 Underture
6 Diamonds
7 Chariots of Fire
8 Bouree
9 Telstar
10 Oh Well
11 Jessica
12 Black Mountain Side
13 Wipe Out
14 Classical Gas
15 Scarlet O’Hara
16 The Dream of the Blue Turtles
17 Time Is Tight
18 Guitar Tango
19 Geronimo
20 Frankenstein
21 Wonderful Land
22 The Ice Cream Man (I.Lelliott bonus)
23 Pipeline
24 The Man With the Golden Gun
25 Green Onions
26 Applejack
27 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Stormin’ bonus)
(ok there’s some singing on one part, but another part is instrumental)
28 Walk Don’t Run
29 Stranger on the Shore
30 F.U.B.B. (DJ bonus)

Get your thinking caps on. No more than 10 answers per person per 4 hour period please. Good luck !

[Duncan Disorderly]

1. Mike Oldfield Xmas 1975
2. Booker T & the M Gs 1968
3. Herb Albert 1965
9. Tornados 1962
10. Fleetwood Mac 1969
17. Booker T & the MGs 1969
22. Tornados 1963
25. Booker T & the M Gs 1979
29. Acker Bilk 1961

[CraigC]

7. Vangelis, 1982
16. Was an album by Sting, 1985
27. Pink Floyd, superb track on which the vocals only start on about 12 minutes. Stormin' can have the point, though, as it's his signature., 1975
28. Ventures, 1962

(edited to add some guessed years)

[SirKT]

4. The Shadows 1963
13. Animal 1994

[petem]

13 Surfaris 1964
21 The Shadows 1961
6 Jet Harris And Tony Meehan(Formerly of the Shadows) 1961
20 Edgar Winter Group 1975

[WolfLord]

5.The Who 1969
7.1981
8.Jethro Tull 1969
12.Led Zeppelin 1969
18.The Shadows 1962
24.John Barry 1974
30.Wishbone Ash 1969

[davejones]

30. Wishbone Ash from "There's the Rub"
vinyl 1974
remastered onto CD 1995



16. Sting 1998

[Duncan Disorderly]

14. Mason Williams 1968
15. Jet Harris & Tony Meehan 1963
19. Shadows 1963
23. Chantays 1963
26. Jet Herris & Tony Meehan 1963

11. I'm gonna guess at Fleetwood Mac, but I'm sure its the theme from Top Gear

[davejones]

11. The Allman Brothers Band from Brothers and Sisters 1973 I think

steve said:

1. Mike Oldfield Xmas 1975
2. Booker T & the M Gs 1968
3. Herb Albert 1965
9. Tornados 1962
10. Fleetwood Mac 1969
17. Booker T & the MGs 1969
22. Tornados 1963
25. Booker T & the M Gs 1979
29. Acker Bilk 1961

A great start from DuncanDisorderly.
9 correct x 1.5 plus a 1pt speed bonus and the Ian Lelliot Ice Cream Man bonus for 22) = 15.5.

Leader:
[glow=red,2,300]DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts[/glow]

craicc said:

7. Vangelis, 1982
16. Was an album by Sting, 1985
27. Pink Floyd, superb track on which the vocals only start on about 12 minutes. Stormin' can have the point, though, as it's his signature., 1975
28. Ventures, 1962
(edited to add some guessed years)

Craig has all four correct, making 4 x 1.5 = 6 plus bonus for comment on Pink Floyd, sorry can't be ar$ed to check the years as I'm just in from the pub and pi$$ed :o plus Stormin' gets a point too as recommended.

Leaderboard:
1 DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts
2 Craig 7pts
3 Stormin' 1pt

sirkt said:

4. The Shadows 1963
13. Animal 1994

4. Nice answer for 4, 1.5pts
13. From the Muppets' Beach Party Album - not the original, so marking you down half a point on that one. 1.5 + 1 = 2.5pts.

Leaderboard:
1 DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts
2 Craig 7pts
3 Sir KT 2.5pts
4 Stormin' 1pt

petem said:

13 Surfaris 1964
21 The Shadows 1961
6 Jet Harris And Tony Meehan(Formerly of the Shadows) 1961
20 Edgar Winter Group 1975

Welcome back after a year's exile, Pete.
4 correct, times 1.5 = 6pts. Bonus 0.5 for the 'formerly of the Shadows' statement.

Leaderboard:
1 DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts
2 Craig 7pts
3 PeteM 6.5pts
4 Sir KT 2.5pts
5 Stormin' 1pt

wolfman said:

5.The Who 1969
7.1981
8.Jethro Tull 1969
12.Led Zeppelin 1969
18.The Shadows 1962
24.John Barry 1974
30.Wishbone Ash 1969

6 correct ones for Wolfman (6 x 1.5pts) plus a year correction for 7) (0.5) plus the DaveJones bonus for 30 (1.0) = 10.5pts

Leaderboard:
1 DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts
2 Wolfman 10.5pts
3 Craig 7pts
4 PeteM 6.5pts
5 Sir KT 2.5pts
6 Stormin' 1pt

davejones said:

30. Wishbone Ash from "There's the Rub"
vinyl 1974
remastered onto CD 1995
16. Sting 1998
11. The Allman Brothers Band from Brothers and Sisters 1973 I think

30. Wolfman got it, but you can have 1.5pts for the extra info.
16. 0.5pts extra for the correct year.
11. Correct, 1.5 plus 0.5 for naming album plus 1.0 tommo and margo's eldest granddaughter bonus. 5pts in all.

Leaderboard:
1 DuncanDisorderly 15.5pts
2 Wolfman 10.5pts
3 Craig 7pts
4 PeteM 6.5pts
5 DaveJones 5pts
6 Sir KT 2.5pts
7 Stormin' 1pt

steve said:

14. Mason Williams 1968
15. Jet Harris & Tony Meehan 1963
19. Shadows 1963
23. Chantays 1963
26. Jet Herris & Tony Meehan 1963

11. I'm gonna guess at Fleetwood Mac, but I'm sure its the theme from Top Gear

Excellent hosekeeping, that's the last 5 questions wrapped up for 7.5pts. And a special 2pt bonus for correctly identifying Jessica as being the theme to Top Gear.
Tommo can ratify Dave Jones's answer that it's by the Allman Brothers Band as tommo has the single in his prized collection. ;D

Quiz ended thus:
1 DuncanDisorderly 25pts
2 Wolfman 10.5pts
3 Craig 7pts
4 PeteM 6.5pts
5 DaveJones 5pts
6 Sir KT 2.5pts
7 Stormin' 1pt