Vintage Rock

VINTAGE ROCK celebrates a time when music changed the world - 45s, youth culture and the odd thrusting pelvis. Vintage Rock chronicles all the stellar artists and music, the enduring legacy of those early pioneers - and why it’s still the best way to live. Spanning the dawn of the 50s to early Beatles (pre Eastern mysticism!), Vintage Rock covers a time of Mods and Rockers, crinoline skirts and blue jeans, rock star movies and screaming-girl concerts. This special magazine rejoices in the music and verve of Elvis, The Shadows, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and a host more, and speaks to a contemporary audience that relishes the vitality and flair of the era.

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ALL Mama’s CHILDREN

Mimi And The Miseries • The fabulous foursome from the West Country made a splash with their debut EP. Now they’re bringing their party-loving garage rock to beat fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

BABY THIS IS Rock ‘n’ Roll • French fans riot when Gene Vincent’s concert fee goes missing and running repairs keep The Houseshakers on the road in North Wales

When Rockabilly Shook The World • By celebrating its forefathers and pioneers, Vintage Rock digs deep to untangle the roots of rockabilly and reveals why this monumental music could only have come from Tennessee

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Dig The New Breed • From Rotterdam to Shetland, from Nashville to California, the rockin’ scene is in rude health. We meet the artists who are keeping rockabilly’s flame burning brighter than ever in the 21st Century.

Jason Starday • Emerald Records’ latest protégé releases his first studio work this month. He tells Vintage Rock about his love of the musical giants of the 50s and their influence on his forthcoming EP.

Restless Spirit • Danny B Harvey has already packed a lifetime of rockin’ into his career but his recent projects with Cleopatra Records have ensured that his workload has increased at a dizzying rate

Rockabilly and me… Bob Cotton Of The Jets • When Britain went rockabilly crazy at the dawn of the 80s, The Jets were in the thick of the action. The band’s lead singer recalls the days when they were bona fide chart stars.

20 Best Rockabilly Albums • From the pioneers of the golden era to the faces of the rockin’ revival and through to 21st century roots stars, this is Vintage Rock’s rundown of the cream of rockabilly long-players…

Returning to the Source • Rockabilly is now rightfully honoured back where it all began, in Jackson, Tennessee. From the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame to the world’s largest collection of Carl Perkins treasures, it’s all on view at The Legends Of Tennessee Music Museum at the Carnegie.

Matchbox CARL PERKINS SUN (1957) • A few hours before the Million Dollar Quartet gathered around the piano, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis laid down a stone-cold rockabilly classic, one whose history stretched back over 30 years...

Rock’ n’ Roll Heroes • In our series looking at rock’n’rollers who never quite hit the big time, we give the nod to the maker of classics like Everybody’s Movin’ and Blue Jeans And A Boy’s Shirt

TOP TEN WEEK ENDING 19 SEPT 1962 • Elvis on top, Bobby Darin’s new style and a Neil Sedaka classic

CHEST FEVER • After trawling through almost 2,000 Joe Meek tapes that were stored in tea chests for more than half a century, the fruits of this mammoth undertaking are finally about to see the light of day. Producer Alan Wilson and drummer Clem Cattini reveal all about the project and Meek’s extraordinary working methods.

HARLEM NIGHTS • “Where stars are born and legends are made” – we visit Harlem’s Apollo Theater – acornerstone of the Black music scene for decades

Liquorice John Death • Performing under a unique yet poignant pseudonym, Procol Harum kick out the jams with an...