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As rock’n’roll soared, the influential jump blues pioneer Louis Jordan needed a hit. Could he reverse his fortunes with a Quincy Jones-produced LP that reimagined his smashes in the raucous…
The Sonics arrived out of the Pacific Northwest garage scene kicking and shrieking their way to cult notoriety with a short, sharp, shock of a debut album that has since…
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters never quite made big league status. But alongside cutting a rug on the 50s scene, they had several fondly recalled hits for Syd Nathan’s Federal…
Creator of some highly distinctive records, Jack Scott blazed across the stage with a voice that cemented his legacy as one of rock’s most electrifying pioneers… Here Vintage Rock evaluates…
Leaving his blues-influenced rock behind, His Hand In Mine was the first of Elvis’ gospel albums… but was this new sound what his fans wanted? Words by Douglas McPherson When…
Sam Cooke, soul’s first true superstar, blazed a trail that still burns bright… Here Vintage Rock revisits Hit Kit – an indispensable collection of his early hits. Sam Cooke’s A…
When multimillionaire playboy Steve Bing, a massive Jerry Lee Lewis fan, sought to finance a record with The Killer, he began an epic odyssey that resulted in the astonishing comeback…
After two years in the US Army, an uncertain Elvis Presley faced a significant crossroads in his career when he returned to the music business in 1960. Here, Vintage Rock…
Released in 1975, Crazy Cavan And The Rhythm Rockers dedicated their first LP to their Teddy Boy followers. Entirely composed of originals, over half of them now classics, it’s one…
Supposedly intended to appeal to potential older record buyers who had been alarmed by his incendiary style, the Little Richard (1958) LP actually lives up to the performer’s billing as…