Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, Brian Eno, William Orbit etc.

I will kick it off with:

Mike Oldfield - Angelique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFU...nel=NevenaNena

Robert Miles - Children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC5c...el=RobertMiles

Jean-Michel Jarre with Tangerine Dream - Zero Gravity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7MH...ichelJarreVEVO

Ultravox - Astradyne.

Here are some of my fav guitar solos:

1. Joe Walsh - Turn to Stone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC9sRIsvjXI

2. Carlos Santana - Revelations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyxnqfxinzU

3. John Petrucci - Lines in the Sand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNMkl8UDcY

More Mike Oldfield:

Argiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L39I_NgP6g


Can be found on the 2010 stereo remix issue of Ommadawn on the Mercury Records label.


The Deluxe Edition also contains the original 1975 stereo mixes, a previously unreleased 1975 demo, & a DVD with 2010 5.1 surround sound mixes.

Joe Satriani - Love Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqjimTRYg0

Rush - YYZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSlvoO3Vw8

Telstar by the tornadoes

First British track to get a US number 1

Not true.

"Telstar" was not the first British track to be a US Number 1. That honour went to "Auf Wiedersehen Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn in 1952.

Also, "Stranger On The Shore", an instrumental classic by British jazz legend Acker Bilk became a US Number 1 in early 1962, a year before the Tornadoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA

"Telstar" topped the US chart in early 1963, making the Tornadoes the first British group to do so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxpZ5rOMH4U

The Shadows had numerous instrumental hits as well as backing Cliff

Here's Apache................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzgbcyfJgfQ

bit of an unusual video because the lads are looking all 'rock n roll' and cool..................usually they have suits on and are doing their little two step dance routine backwards and forwards.

this is very unusual !

Used to be used for BBC cricket . Soul Limbo - Booker T & The M.G's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRCwWrpEZ1k

Half a dozen instrumental classics, each one very different from the other five, two from the 50's, two from the 60's and two from the 70's:-

Santo and Johnny - Sleepwalk (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxTQXAgY3Q

Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_InjADuAg

Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q

Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bmJ2AYZK4

Mr. Bloe - Grooving With Mr. Bloe (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQWOne1sfo

Santana - Samba De Sausalito (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojTDy3xL_M

I've always liked Dutch instrumental group Focus.

Here are a few of my favourites by them:


House Of The King


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lv8YR68vcA



Focus II


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WApJicCFZTc



Janis


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkt48jgyYw



Le Clochard


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc1KAtDjORc



Focus III


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCqDZMqd4XY



Elspeth Of Nottingham


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8I2lzoebuE

Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer : Lily Was Here.
https://youtu.be/ypbjIwbTR8c

Kenny G - The Joy of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCwTNvkO8SU

Mike Oldfield - Top of the Morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3qt8IMTXq0

And not strictly in the same category, but I'm an absolute sucker for orchestral versions of classic rock songs.
https://youtu.be/NV75qGY7jBk

You all know Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band. Massive tune.

Mac DeMarco has an instrumental on his second album that reminds me of something from Peter Gabriel's Robert Fripp produced second album.

Mac DeMarco - Boe Zaah 2012

La Luz - Sunstroke 2013

The Durutti Column - Madeleine 1980

Com Truise is amazing, literally everything he makes is amazing. From his Cyanide Sisters EP, 2010.

BASF Ace

Quantic - Sol Clap 2014

Shoreline Is - Till You Run Off 2015

Duane Eddy - Because They're Young
as used by Johnnie Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y5QNkjKvyc

Layla - 2nd half (excellent edit here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9nJrhd4qHc

And talking of the Allman Brothers, Jessica.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRDivUb5EeA

Grandstand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLHMxFGqhIs

Here's a true Rhythm 'n' Blues instrumental classic:-

The Mar-Keys - Last Night (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX5T9GvSnbY

This is Gheorghe Zamfir playing Doina De Jale:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws5WP1LHGUc

Here's UK guitarist Martin Taylor (MBE) & his group Spirit Of Django playing the Robert Palmer tune Johnny & Mary; The video doesn't always seem to fit with the music though (copyright reasons?):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV4EI3NbUdY

A version of this was used in the "Nicole?", "Papa!" Renault Clio adverts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDe9rvQRHEI

More Martin, with a UK band, playing the tune Chez Fernand; The musicians are listed below the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9FtHdLWm8

I like how together the band sound, & (to me) the light, airy feel to the music.

Both he (& Guy Barker) deserve their MBEs imo.

I've just watched a repeat of an old "Jonathan Creek" episode on the Drama channel. The episode featured this wonderful jazz instrumental track:-

Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flHkqc6rmfM

Santana : Europa

https://youtu.be/lmoUTItjxOc