by Bill Bowley » 10 Dec 2010, 00:47
I think I should go on record here and say that I have not formed a 'positive' opinion on whether or not it was a Strat or a BURNS for 'Atlantis', but I must say that the Shadow's 'memory' is an interesting subject to me. 'It all goes back to...' he begins, to when Paul Day was getting information together for his excellent 'Burns Book', and I had asked him (Paul) about the BURNS (BALDWIN) with single piece scratchplate that I had seen the Shadows use in Sydney in 1967. As I remember it (sus, I know!) Paul said that he spoke about it with Hank but he was quite vague on the subject, interesting considering at that time it was only recent history. The initial break came when Paul found a template for a one piece scratchplate labelled 'MARVIN' at Eddie Cross's factory, however the mystery continued on for years without being 'confirmed or denied'. In the long run it turned out, well the evidence is attached. I'm sure that something will turn up to finalise the 'Atlantis' mystery in due course.
Perhaps Paul Day might like to add comments to this?
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