This is no April fool joke as Koko Mojo and Atomicat unleash 10 terrific CDs with six compilations of Wild Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rockabilly, through Rhythm and Blues to Popcorn and Rockin’ Soul and then they add in four fine single artist collections.
Read MoreA deliciously diverse selection
A deliciously diverse set of new items this week across many genres and formats. Style wise we have Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Female Singers presented on 7, 10 and 12-inch vinyl and CDs, singly and in a beautiful box set. From some of the best labels in our specialist world, Sleazy, Bear Family and B Sharp.
Read MoreRepro man
We have not been able to say this for a while but we got a whole pile of brand new repro and reissue 45s this week. A ‘repro’ (short for reproduction) is a new copy reproducing a record that was issued in the past, so it is a ‘reissue’ but it is a particular type of reissue.
Read MoreOn the Rhythm and Blues side of town
This week we’re taking you on a guided tour of the Rhythm and Blues side of town from the stompin Blues of Holy Smoke Baby to the lounge groovin Stripper Girl and we’ve done all the dirty work for you, it’s in our search history, not yours…
Read MoreThe March of the Rockabillies
We’re taking a shortcut on our Rockabilly ramble – there is a reason why we have just five records for you this week but it is a bit of a long story and not interesting. The Phaetons, however, are interesting, as are phaetons so we’ll investigate how Rock ‘n’ Roll, motoring fashion and Greek mythology overlap…
Read MoreRockabilly, Garage and the well know genre of Dutch Indonesian Rock ‘n’ Roll
Apologies for the late arrival of this newsletter and the fact it is a reissue from January last year but it has been a super hectic week in No Hit Records / Sounds That Swing Camden HQ. We have bought in a large Rockabilly collection of around 1,000 albums and several hundred 45s. Stay tuned for info as we get our acquisitions organised but if you have a wants list for Rockabilly and 60s garage albums, please send them to us via email and we will see if we can fill those gaps in your record collection.
Read MoreTeds, Rebels, Hepcats And Psychos: The Story Of British Rockabilly 1966 To 1998
This week we want to talk about just one item and it is not even a record, it is a book – but a book that has been a long time coming but well worth the wait. Weighing in at over 700 pages we have the first history of the British Rockabilly scene. It is packed with information and a sprinkling of flyers and photographs. It is essential for everyone who was there and everyone who wishes they had been.
Read MoreBrand new old school Rockabilly 45s
A couple of weeks ago we looked at albums from contemporary Rockabilly bands albums and you all liked that so much that this week we’re going to put the spotlight on brand new Rockabilly 45s.
Read MoreTreasure hunting with Koko Mojo and Atomicat
Anyone keeping up with Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Rockabilly issues on CDs over the last few years will be familiar with Koko Mojo and Atomicat. The labels’ CDs are split roughly between Blues / Rhythm ‘n’ Blues on Koko Mojo and Rockabilly / Hillbilly on Atomicat and, of course, both include a whole lot of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Read MoreModern Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll, you know, like just twenty years old…
Rockabilly is a musical style that erupted in the USA in the 1950s as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll explosion – it took the world by storm and then quickly faded away. Took the world by storm? Yes, one of the biggest hits of the 1950s was Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes and it is pure Rockabilly. And then there was that Elvis guy you may have heard of…
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