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In the comeback issue of Vintage Rock we take a look at The Everly Brothers’ major label move that cemented their legacy as musical icons – and we also serve…
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…
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…
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…
As the rockin’ world mourned Crazy Cavan Grogan’s death in February, Levi Dexter, Boz Boorer, Linda Gail Lewis, DJ Geoff Barker and others recalled his pioneering role in the 70s…
Every year the Mediterranean resort of Torremolinos hosts an award-winning hot rockin’ weekender that’s one of the finest in the calendar. We sent John Howard off to sunny Spain to…
Bobby Lewis: Mumblin, Tossin’ and Turnin’ (Jasmine) Rating: 4/5 He may be best known for his three million-selling hit Tossin’ And Turnin’, but there is much more to this 95-year-old…
On Tuesday 4 December 1956 history was made when the Million Dollar Quartet of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined on a session that would…
Gary US Bonds hit the big time in 1961, kickstarting a career that spanned over 60 years. In anticipation of a headline UK show in 2018, Vintage Rock talks big…
The King’s catalogue is truly gargantuan, but most early era compilations stick firmly to safer ground – That’s All Right, Heartbreak Hotel, and the like… In this Alternative Elvis Top…