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.

WELCOME...

ALL Mama's CHILDREN

“You can expect all of the Sun Records big-hitters.” • We meet Pete Tobit, the promoter and producer behind a very special show celebrating the legacy of Sam Phillips’ iconic label

ROCK’N’ROLL SPECTACULAR GETS A SPECIAL FESTIVE MAKEOVER

Priscilla to reveal all on spoken-word tour

EVENTS

The Future Shape Of Sound • Songwriter, producer and guitarist Alex McGowan aka Captain Future reveals all about his band that’s serving up a powerful musical stew of rock’n’roll, gospel and the blues

BABY THIS IS Rock ‘n’ Roll • A last stand with Gene, backing Chuck and Bo in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley, and a near miss with a classic Brit rock’n’roll movie

Ichi-Bons • Formed to play at a party, Ichi-Bons have exceeded their wildest expectations to break out of the Canadian scene while drawing inspiration from the deepest cuts in the rockin’ vaults

JERRY LEE LEWIS

BLAZING A TRAIL • In celebration of the life of Jerry Lee Lewis, we look back at the thrilling rise of one of rock’n’roll’s most volatile originals 65 years after Great Balls Of Fire topped the UK singles chart

A Rock ’n’ Roll Renaissance • Loved by fans and critics alike after an array of country hits, the later years of Jerry Lee Lewis saw him back in favour and returning to his first love of piano-pounding rock’n’roll

“I knew, if I got to Sun, it would happen” • In 2019, Jerry Lee Lewis granted Vintage Rock a rare interview that took in his early influences, Sun Records, family, religion, The Beatles, self-belief and – of course – rock’n’roll

TOP 20 LESSER-KNOWN JERRY LEE LEWIS GEMS • The Killer released so much great music that his B-sides, album tracks and outtakes outclass most people’s best. Here is our deep dive into the hits that should have been…

ACE OF CLUBS • There was a time when some of music’s biggest names flocked to a modest mill town in West Yorkshire. We throw open the doors of Batley Variety Club where the likes of Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers helped shape the ‘Las Vegas of the North’.

Classic album • The Blue Cats’ 1981 cult classic Fight Back, while often overlooked, is one of the stand-out albums to emerge from the neo-rockabilly era

Rock ’n’ Roll Heroes • We salute LaVern Baker, the feisty female R&B artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who more than held her own with male contemporaries of the era…

He’s A Rebel THE CRYSTALS PHILLES (1962) • One of the music industry’s first sleight of hands, Phil Spector’s competitive streak meant that he bypassed The Crystals to rush-release a hot new song under their own name and steal a march on the competition

NEON And Fishnets • Vintage Rock retreads the pulsing streets of London’s Soho, the infamous bohemian quarter that’s provided a hedonistic playground for everyone from aristocrats to pleasure-seekers, as well as being the birthplace of UK rock’n’roll

Paul McCartney Choba B CCCP / Run Devil Run • A double whammy of retro rock’n’roll action as the former Beatle reconnects with his roots

A Hunk Of Burning Love •...