Nivram

Nivram were a Shadows tribute band from Spain, who were active in the 1980s. The group's formation in July 1980, shortly after the earliest performances of The Bootleg Beatles who claim to be the world's first tribute band, makes Nivram one of the earliest tribute bands.
Unusual both in that they hailed from Spain, and that they modelled themselves entirely on another band, Nivram took their name from the instrumental track by The Shadows, itself derived from a reversal of 'Marvin', surname of that band's lead guitarist Hank.
Nivram was formed by Jesús Mourelo and José Luis Pastor, along with Santiago López (bass) and Pastor's cousin Pedro Capdevilo (drums). The latter two members were soon replaced by Daniel Sierra and Carles Marine, who had known each other previously. With the exception of Pastor, each had been active for many years on the national music scene, occasionally playing in the same groups.
Shadow Packet
An album of Nivram's recordings was released in 1985 as Shadow Packet (AKA Shadow's Packet). This album consisted of six faithful covers of Shadows tunes, and six self-penned originals much in the same style. It was released as a part of the "Historia de la Música Española" series and registered as an import on the Argentine album chart in November 1985. The cover featured the band members in a shamelessly accurate reconstruction of the cover of The Shadows' debut album.
*Side 1
#"Guitar Boogie" (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan) - 2:16
#"Cada Día" (Jesús Mourelo) - 3:40
#"Find Me a Golden Street" (Norman Petty) - 2:33
#"Duda" (Mourelo) - 2:10
#"Sleep Walk" (Santo Farina, Johnny Farina, Ann Farina, Don Wolf) - 2:45
#"Shadow Packet" (Mourelo, José Luis Pastor) - 2:10
*Side 2
#"Theme for Young Lovers" (Welch) - 2:22
#"Te Veo en Mis Sueños" (Daniel Sierra) - 2:55
#"Tales of a Raggy Tramline" (Harris, Brian Bennett) - 2:12
#"Bala" (Mourelo) - 2:44
#"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" (Welch, Marvin, John Rostill, Bennett) - 2:37
#"Plastic" (Mourelo) - 1:56
Personnel
* Jesús Mourelo Benavente (b. Getafe, August 26, 1949) - rhythm guitar
* José Luis Pastor Obiols (b. Sabadell, March 18, 1949) - lead guitar
* Carles Marine Naranjo (b. Barcelona, June 8, 1955) - drums
* Daniel Sierra Galucci (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 19, 1954) - bass guitar
* Produced by Nivram
* Engineered by Joan Pladevall
* Recorded at Trial Studios, Sabadell
* Released on Dial Discos / Alligator Records 56.0201 in the "Historia de la Música Española" series (No.201), 1985.
* Released in Spain, only as a vinyl LP.

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