The Spotnicks - Discography
If remembered at all today, it is probably thanks to their silly astronaut costumes, but in the '60s the Spotnicks were one of the most successful instrumental rock groups, alongside the Shadows and the Ventures. Their very specific sound had more in common with the Shadows, being clean and intentionally gentle. It originated from their first primitive demo recordings, but the record company liked it and, being plastic and twangy, it was promoted as a space sound. That sound was already outdated in the late '60s, but that didn't stop the group from having big successes throughout the decade. In the '70s the sound was definitely antiquated, but like the Ventures, the Spotnicks found reliable audiences in Japan and Germany, as well as cult and nostalgia followings around the world. The Spotnicks have sold over 20 million albums, making them among the most successful Swedish groups ever, surpassed perhaps only by ABBA and Roxette. By the late '90s, they had released 39 studio albums, recorded roughly 700 songs, and had more than 100 members in the different iterations of the band.The Spotnicks were formed in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1957, by guitarist and undisputed bandleader Bo Winberg. The other members were guitarist and singer Bob Lander, drummer Ove Johansson, and bassist Björn Thelin, several of whom had already played together in local rock & roll bands like the Blue Caps, Rock Teddy, and the Rebels. The first year they performed under the name the Frazers, but soon changed it to the Spotnicks. In 1961 they were signed by Karusell and released their first singles containing mostly instrumental covers of famous songs. The selection of songs was as varied as the performances were homogenous, including titles like "Hava Nagila" and "Johnny Guitar." Later the same year, the Spotnicks toured Germany, France, and Spain, and in 1962 they released their debut album, The Spotnicks in London, recorded on their first trip to England. Featured on this tour were the space suits that the band would wear on-stage until 1969.
#1
01 - Ten O'Clock
02 - How Could I Live Without You
03 - Kissing In The Moonlight
04 - The Way You Are
05 - What's The Colour Of Love
06 - It Started With A Love Affair
07 - Helicopter
08 - Oh Susie
09 - My Summer With You
10 - And They Played Our Song
11 - Gonna Find My Angel
12 - Who's Gonna Follow You Home
13 - Some Day
1997
01 - The Rocket Man
02 - Just Listen to My Heart
03 - Moonshot
04 - Karelia
05 - Ghostriders in the Sky
06 - Johnny Guitar
07 - Amapola
08 - Last Date
09 - Highway Boogie
10 - Old Faithful
11 - Cape Kennedy
12 - Walking Back to Happiness
13 - Old Spinning Wheel
14 - Havah Nagila
15 - Lovesick Blues
16 - The Spotnicks Theme
60s Guitar Instrumental Classics
01 - The Spotnicks Theme
02 - Orange Blossom Special
03 - Space Party
04 - Husky
05 - The Rocket Man
06 - Telstar
07 - Johnny Guitar
08 - In The Mood
09 - Amapola
10 - Happy Guitar
11 - Take Five
12 - Cape Kennedy
13 - San Antonio Rose
14 - Space Walk
15 - Big Jump
16 - Hang On
17 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
18 - Space Ship Rendez-Vous
19 - I Remember You
20 - Last Special Train
21 - Western Guitar
22 - Spanish Gypsy Dance
23 - Pense A Moi
24 - Happy Henrik's Polka
25 - Galloping Guitars
26 - Happy Silence
All Time Instrumental Greats
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Havah Nagila
03 - Ghost Riders in the Sky
04 - The Spotnicks Theme
05 - Telstar
06 - High-Flying Scotsman
07 - Midnight Special
08 - Happy Henric's Polka
09 - Galloping Guitars
10 - Dark Eyes
11 - Old Spinning Wheel
12 - The Rocket Man
13 - Nightcap
14 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
15 - Thundernest
16 - Home on the Range
17 - Endless Walk
18 - Ol' Man River
19 - Amapola
20 - Moonshot
21 - My Old Kentucky Home
22 - No Yaga Daga Blues
23 - Old Clock at Home
24 - I'm Going Home (To See My Baby)
Amapola
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Amapola
03 - What Did I Say
04 - Comme çi comme ça
05 - Say Mama
06 - My Bonny
07 - Johnny Guitar
08 - Just Listen to My Heart
09 - Hava Nagila
10 - España Cañi
11 - Be Bop a Lula
12 - Bye Bye Blues
13 - Your Cheating Heart
14 - Joey's Song
15 - Ojos Negros
16 - Habanera
17 - Just a Dream
18 - Pick a Bale of Cotton
19 - The Tijuana Jail
20 - Funny Mae
Around the World In Acapulco
01 - Sentimental Guitar (Vostok 6)
02 - Redaco
03 - Geisha Girl
04 - Uska Dara
05 - The Worryin'Kind
06 - Mood Of Asia
07 - Subject In Orbit
08 - Casting My Spell
09 - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
10 - Hongkong Blues
11 - Turista
12 - What Now My Love (Et Maintenant)
13 - Steel Guitar Rag
14 - Plättlaggen
15 - Little Things
16 - Tinta Verde
17 - Come On Home
18 - Suspicion
19 - A Mi Manera
20 - La Pachava
21 - Extasy
22 - If You Got A Heart
23 - Wham
24 - Louisiana Man
25 - El Toro Bravo
26 - No La Hagas Sufrir
27 - Moscow
28 - You Just Can't Quit
Best Collection
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - The Spotnick´s Theme
03 - Ghostriders in the Sky
04 - Galloping Guitars
05 - The Old Spinning Wheel
06 - Thundernest
07 - She She Little Sheila
08 - Amapola
09 - Havah Nagila
10 - Moonshot
11 - The Rocket Man
12 - What Did I Say
13 - Hey, Good Looking
14 - Spanish Gypsy Dance
Best of the Spotnicks
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Telstar
03 - Johnny Guitar
04 - Galloping Guitars
05 - Amapola
06 - The Spotnicks Theme
07 - Happy Henrik's Polka
08 - The Rocket Man
Early & Late
01 - Kontiki
02 - Theme from Leningrad
03 - Two Guitars
04 - Ajomies
05 - Ol´ Man River
06 - Nightcap
07 - My Old Kentucky Home
08 - No Yaga Daga Blues
09 - Midnight Special
10 - Anna
11 - Hey Good Looking
12 - Skintops Blues
13 - Blue Blue Day
14 - Hot Toddy
15 - Comme Ci Comme Ca
16 - Trambone
17 - Just Listen to My Heart
18 - Pony Express
19 - Deep in the Heart of Texas
20 - Hang On
21 - Pick a Bale of Cotton
22 - Bach Goes to Sea
23 - Tijuana Jail
24 - Lonely Woman
25 - The Midnight Sun Never Sets
Galloping Guitars
01 - The Rocket Man
02 - Happy Henrik's Polka
03 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
04 - Galloping Guitars
05 - Amapola
06 - The Spotnicks Theme
07 - Johnny Guitar
08 - Orange Blossom Special
09 - Happy Guitar
Ghost Riders In The Sky
01 - The Spotnicks Theme
02 - Happy Guitar
03 - Galloping Guitars
04 - Johnny Guitar
05 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
06 - Amapola
07 - The Rocket Man
08 - Happy Henrik's Polka
09 - Orange Blossom Special
Greatest Hits
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - The Spotnicks Theme
03 - Ghost Riders in the Sky
04 - Hey Good Looking
05 - Hava Nagila
06 - Johnny Guitar
07 - My Bonny
08 - Midnight Special
09 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
10 - In the Mood
11 - Take Five
12 - San Antonio Rose
13 - Happy Hendrik's Polka
14 - Ol' Man River
15 - Nightcap
16 - High-Flying Scotsman
17 - Cape Kennedy
18 - Moonshot
19 - The Rocket Man
20 - Last Special Train
21 - Dark Eyes
22 - My Old Kentucky Home
23 - No Yaga Daga Blues
24 - Happy Guitar
25 - Thundernest
26 - Amapola
27 - Space Ship Rendezvous
28 - Spanish Gypsy Dance
29 - I'm Going Home (To See My Baby)
30 - The Old Spinning Wheel
31 - I Remember You
32 - Galloping Guitars
33 - Space Walk
34 - Pense a moi
35 - Den Gamla Moralockan (Old Clock At Home)
36 - Space Party
37 - Hang On
38 - Endless Walk
39 - What Did I Say
40 - Western Guitar
41 - Home on the Range
42 - Big Jump
43 - Telstar
44 - Carry Me Back
45 - Husky
46 - Happy Silence
I'm Going Home
01 - High-Flying Scotsman
02 - Johnny Guitar
03 - I'm Going Home
04 - Moonshot
05 - Amapola
06 - Ghostriders In The Sky
07 - Galloping Guitars
08 - Happy Guitar
09 - Hava Nagila
10 - Hey Good Looking
11 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
12 - Home On The Range
13 - Dark Eyes
14 - Midnight Special
15 - Happy Henrik's Polka
In London 1962
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Happy Henrik´s Polka
03 - Ol´man River
04 - Nightcap
05 - The Spotnicks Theme
06 - High-Flying Scotsman
07 - Moonshot
08 - The Rocket Man
09 - Dark Eyes
10 - My Old Kentucky Home
11 - No Yaga Daga Blues
12 - Thundernest
13 - Amapola
14 - I´m Going Home
15 - Old Spinning Wheel
16 - Hava Nagila
17 - Midnight Special
18 - Hey Good Looking
19 - Ghostriders in the Sky
20 - Home on the Range
In Paris 1963
01 - Just Listen to My Heart
02 - Joey´s Song
03 - Old Faithful
04 - Say Mama
05 - Last Date
06 - Le Dernier Train De Léspace
07 - Hot Toddy
08 - Pony Express
09 - Western Guitar
10 - Skintops Blues
11 - Blue Blue Day
12 - Happy Guitar
13 - Comme Ci Comme Ca
14 - Trambone
15 - My Bonnie
16 - Johnny Guitar
17 - Old Clock at Home
18 - Endless Walk
19 - What Did I Say
20 - Galloping Guitars
In Time
01 - Memories Are Made of This
02 - A Touch of _A_
03 - Form & filur
04 - La diligense
05 - 3 O'Clock Click
06 - Horga Melody
07 - Theme from _Simon & Simon_
08 - Kapote
09 - Little Gee
10 - Nas Onih
11 - Tomilla
12 - The Last Wreck
In Winterland
01 - Sleigh Ride
02 - Winter Wonderland
03 - Here Comes Santa Claus
04 - Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
05 - Frosty the Snowman
06 - Silent Night
07 - White Christmas
08 - Jingle Bells
09 - Winterland
10 - Parade of Wooden Soldiers
11 - I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
12 - Auld Lang Syne
Never Trust Robots
01 - Never Trust Robots
02 - Amazing Stories
03 - Close Discussions of the Third Kind
04 - A World of Spotnicks
05 - Ultimate Planet
06 - Thx 31250
07 - Six Strange World
08 - You're Never Alone
Orange Blossom Special
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Happy Henrik's Polka
03 - High-Flying Scotsman
04 - The Spotnicks Theme
05 - Nightcap
06 - Ol' Man River
07 - No Yaga Daga Blues
08 - The Rocket Man
09 - Dark Eyes
10 - My Old Kentucky Home
11 - Moonshot
12 - Thundernest
13 - Amapola
14 - I'm Going Home
Original Album Classics
CD1
01 - Sleigh Ride
02 - Winter Wonderland
03 - Here Comes Santa Claus
04 - Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
05 - Frosty the Snowman
06 - Silent Night
07 - White Christmas
08 - Jingle Bells
09 - Winterland
10 - Parade of Wooden Soldiers
11 - I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
12 - Auld Lang Syne
CD2
01 - In the Mood
02 - I'm Coming Home
03 - Space Walk
04 - You Can Go to Him
05 - Busted
06 - I'll Never Get You
07 - How Can You Leave Me Like That
08 - One Has My Name
09 - Big Jump
10 - I'm Around
11 - I Remember You
12 - Walk Right In
13 - Lovesick Blues
14 - I've Lost You
15 - Alabamy Bound
16 - Take Five
17 - Space Creatures
18 - Big Boss Man
19 - Bye Bye Blues
CD3
01 - Autumn in Japan
02 - Memory of Summer
03 - Look up to the Evening Star
04 - Drum Diddley
05 - The Old Love Letters
06 - Piercing the Unknown
07 - Playboy's Bunny Hop
08 - Crying in a Storm
09 - From Russia with Love
10 - Happy Silence
11 - Ode to Dawn
12 - The Lonesome Port
13 - Husky
14 - Sentimental Guitar (Vostok 6)
15 - Recado
16 - Mood of Asia
Out-A Space! The Spotnicks in London
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Happy Henrik's Polka
03 - Ol' Man River
04 - Nightcap
05 - Spotnicks' Theme
06 - High Flyin' Scotsman
07 - Moonshot
08 - The Rocket Man
09 - Dark Eyes
10 - My Old Kentucky Home
11 - No Yaga Daga Blues
12 - Thundernest
13 - Amapola
14 - I'm Going Home (To See My Baby)
15 - The Old Spinning Wheel
16 - Hava Nagila
17 - Midnight Special
18 - Hey Good Looking
19 - Ghost Riders in the Sky
20 - Home on the Range
Rock Elite_ Best Of The Spotnicks
01 - Happy Henrik's Polka
02 - Orange Blossom Special
03 - Rocket Man
04 - Galloping Guitars
05 - Amapola
06 - The Spotnicks Theme
07 - Johnny Guitar
08 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
Spotnicks 1962
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - Happy Henrik's Polka
03 - Galloping Guitars
04 - The Rocket Man
05 - The Spotnicks Theme
06 - Johnny Guitar
07 - Happy Guitar
08 - Amapola
09 - Ghost Riders in the Sky
Spotnick's Best
01 - Moonshot
02 - Cape Kennedy
03 - Amapola
04 - Johnny Guitar
05 - Walking Back to Happiness
06 - Last date
07 - Bye Bye Birdie
08 - Happy Guitar
09 - I Remember You
10 - Space Walk
11 - Big Jump
12 - Highflying Scotsman
Super Best
01 - A World Of Spotnicks
02 - Amapola
03 - Anna
04 - Boy Meets Girl
05 - Dark Eyes
06 - Deep In The Heart Of Texas
07 - Den Gamla Moraklockan
08 - Doctor Feel Good
09 - Drina
10 - Endless Walk
11 - Galopping Guitars
12 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
13 - Git It
14 - Goofus
15 - Happy Guitar
16 - Happy Henrik´s Polka
17 - Hava Naviglia
18 - High Flyin´Scotsman
19 - I´ll Never Get Over You
20 - I´m Going Home To See My Baby
21 - If I Were A Carpenter
22 - If You Could Read My Mind
23 - Joey´s Song
24 - Johnny Guitar
25 - Just Listen To My Heart
26 - La Rosita
27 - Last Dance
28 - Last Space Train
29 - Manxman Island
30 - Mexican Whistler
31 - Midnight Special
32 - Moonshot
33 - My Bonny
34 - My Old Kentucky Home
35 - Nightcap
36 - No Yaga Daga Blues
37 - Ol´Man River
38 - Old Faithful
39 - Orange Blossom Special
40 - Pick A Bale Of The Cotton
41 - Please Say Yes
42 - Pony Express
43 - Ricardo
44 - Sabelyne
45 - Say Mama
46 - She She Little Sheila
47 - Space Party
48 - Space Ship Rendez Vous
49 - Spanish Gypsy Dance
50 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
51 - Telstar
52 - Tennessee Waltz
53 - The Old Spinning Wheel
54 - The Rocket Man
55 - The Spotnick´S Theme
56 - Thundernest
57 - Tijuana Jail
58 - Valentine Save The Last Dance For Me
59 - Western Guitar
60 - Windy And Warm
Take Five
01 - Happy Guitar
02 - Take Five
03 - The Tijuana Jail
04 - The Outlaws
Telstar
01 - The Spotnick's Theme
02 - Galoppin' Guitars
03 - Happy Guitar
04 - The Rocket Man
05 - Spanish Gipsy Dance
06 - Take Five
07 - Johnny Guitar
08 - Orange Blossom Special
09 - Ghost Riders in the Sky
10 - Telstar
The Rocket Man
01 - Nightcap
02 - Ol'man River
03 - My Old Kentucky Home
04 - No Yaga Daga Blues
05 - The Spotnicks Theme
06 - Thundernest
07 - Orange Blossom Special
08 - Old Spinning Wheel
09 - The Rocket Man
The Spotnicks
01 - Amapola
02 - Hava Naguila
03 - Last Space Train
04 - Comme Ci Comme Ca
The Spotnicks in Gothenburg
01 - In the Mood
02 - I'm Coming Home
03 - Space Walk
04 - You Can Go to Him
05 - Busted
06 - I'll Never Get You
07 - How Can You Leave Me Like That
08 - One Has My Name
09 - Big Jump
10 - I'm Around
11 - I Remember You
12 - Walk Right In
13 - Lovesick Blues
14 - I've Lost You
15 - Alabamy Bound
16 - Take Five
17 - Space Creatures
18 - Big Boss Man
19 - Bye Bye Blues
The Spotnicks Live in Paris
01 - Spotnicks Theme (Live)
02 - Présentation des Spotnicks (Live)
03 - The Rocket Man (Live)
04 - Hey Hey Good Looking (Live)
05 - Spotnicks Theme 2 (Live)
06 - Johnny Guitar (Live)
07 - Orange Blossom Special (Live)
08 - Hey Hey Good Looking 2 (Live)
09 - Galloping Guitars (Live)
10 - Last Space Train (Live)
Titanium Hits
01 - Amapola
02 - Dark Eyes
03 - Galloping Guitars
04 - Ghostriders In The Sky
05 - Ghost Riders In The Sky
06 - Happy Guitar
07 - Happy Henrik's Polka
08 - Hava Nagila
09 - Hey Good Looking
10 - High-Flying Scotsman
11 - Home On The Range
12 - I'm Going Home
13 - Johnny Guitar
14 - Midnight Special
15 - Moonshot
16 - My Old Kentucky Home
17 - Nightcap
18 - No Yaga Daga Blues
19 - Ol'man River
20 - Old Spinning Wheel
21 - Orange Blossom Special
22 - The Rocket Man
23 - The Spotnicks Theme
24 - Thundernest
Top 60 Classics - The Very Best of The Spotnicks
01 - Orange Blossom Special
02 - The Rocket Man
03 - Johnny Guitar
04 - Amapola
05 - Telstar
06 - Moonshot
07 - The Spotnicks Theme
08 - Old Faithful
09 - Western Guitar
10 - Midnight Special
11 - Take Five
12 - Last Special Train
13 - High-Flying Scotsman
14 - What Did I Say
15 - Home On The Range
16 - No Yaga Daga Blues
17 - Space Party
18 - The Old Spinning Wheel
19 - My Bonnie
20 - Hava Nagila
21 - Hey Good Looking
22 - Deep In The Heart Of Texas
23 - Nightcap
24 - Thundernest
25 - I'm Going Home (To See My Baby
26 - Lovesick Blues
27 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
28 - Den Gamla Moralockan (Old Cloc
29 - Ol' Man River
30 - Endless Walk
31 - Drina
32 - Carry Me Back
33 - Happy Guitar
34 - Theme From Leningrad
35 - Galloping Guitars
36 - San Antonio Rose
37 - Kontiki
38 - Karelia
39 - Space Ship Rendez-Vous
40 - Spanish Gypsy Dance
41 - Joey's Song
42 - Git It
43 - Walking Back To Happiness
44 - Happy Henrik's Polka
45 - Dark Eyes
46 - My Babe
47 - Cape Kennedy
48 - Le Dernier Train De Les Pase
49 - La Rosita
50 - Tijuana jail
51 - Sentimental Guitar
52 - Touch Me
53 - Comme Ci Comme Ca
54 - Anna
55 - She She Little Sheila
56 - Pony Express
57 - Just Listen To My Heart
58 - Blue Blue Day
59 - Trambone
60 - Gitarren Twist
Unlimited
01 - Hand In Hand
02 - Wilhelm Tell
03 - Blues In A Minor
04 - Hoot Owl
05 - 40 Miles Of Bad Road
06 - Reversed Boogie
07 - Goodnight Irene
08 - Harry Lime Theme
09 - We're Back Again
10 - Wabash Blues
11 - Space Communication
12 - Chattanooga Choo Choo
13 - The Hittenön Dance
14 - Some Of These Days
15 - Kötött
16 - Last Date
17 - Coimbra
18 - Wavin' Dreams