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Classic Album: The “Chirping Crickets” – The Crickets

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  • July 24, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
The "Chirping" Crickets
Plenty of celebratory treats to look forward to in the anniversary year of Buddy’s tragic passing, including a BBC documentary, a coffee table book and a vinyl reissue of this,…
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Vintage Rock is coming back!

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  • July 24, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
We have some great news for you! After hitting the pause button on Vintage Rock while we sheltered from the vagaries of lockdown and closed retailers, we’re now putting together…
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Classic Album: Marty Wilde – Wilde About Marty

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  • July 22, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Wilde About Marty Classic Album
‘It may not be American, but it’s ours’ thought British teens as wannabe rockers emerged from the UK suburbs. At the forefront was Marty Wilde, who recalls cutting his own…
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The story of the X-rated Cosh Boy movie

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  • July 20, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Only the second British film to be given an X certificate on its release in 1953, even that didn’t stop critics calling for Cosh Boy to be banned. Now available…
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Classic Album: Cliff – Cliff Richard And The Drifters

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  • July 19, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Cliff Richard Classic Album
Released in April 1959, Cliff Richard’s debut long-player was an electrifying introduction to one of the UK’s first ever rock’n’roll stars and proved that we could rock just as hard…
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Album reviews: 17 July 2020

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  • July 17, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Dion And The Belmonts: The Singles and Albums 1958-62 (Acrobat) Rating: 5/5 Every home should have at least one Dion collection, and if you don’t have one, this reasonably priced…
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Classic Album: Dion And The Belmonts – Presenting Dion & The Belmonts

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  • July 16, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Presenting Dion and the Belmonts
Dion And The Belmonts’ debut album of 1959 stands proud as one of the rock’n’roll era’s great records and a high watermark of vocal harmony. We delve deep into its…
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Album reviews: 15 July 2020

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  • July 15, 2020
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Shakin’ The Blues: Rock’n’Roll Kittens Vol.3 (Atomicat) Rating: 3/5 Big band-backed mid-50s females with a good dose of rock’n’roll stylings make this a worthwhile listen. Acts include Betty Hutton, with…
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Classic Album: Chuck Berry Is On Top – Chuck Berry

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  • July 14, 2020
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Classic Album Chuck Berry Is On Top
Its title was a light-hearted pun on the image of a strawberry-sprinkled sundae, but the double meaning was clear – and when Chuck Berry Is On Top hit the racks…
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Album reviews: 13 July 2020

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  • July 13, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
The Everly Brothers: Down in the Bottom – The Country Rock Sessions 1966-68 (Cherry Red) Rating: 5/5 By the late 60s, The Everly Brothers were coming to the end of…
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On this day in 1956, Buddy Holly recorded the song Blue Days, Black Nights in Nashville, Tennessee. ow.ly/NvE150Dd97E

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On this day in 1965, American disc-jockey Alan Freed, the "father of rock and roll", died from uraemia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism at the age of 42. ow.ly/TOZ550Dd96M

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On this day in 2006, Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack, aged just 64. Among his best-known hits are In The Midnight Hour, Land Of 1,000 Dances, Mustang Sally and Funky Broadway. ow.ly/ukpV50DbZYE

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On this day in 1998, Carl Perkins died aged 65. According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed." ow.ly/QDSV50DbZZ2

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Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers was born on this day in Chicago, Illinois in 1939. He died on 3 January 2014,16 days before his 75th birthday. ow.ly/Mdag50Dc00q

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