We think most of you will be up to date or hopefully catching up with the fine series of 10-inch albums coming from Multigroove records. A deceptively simple idea, take the cream of the crop of Rockabilly artists and collect their best output onto an album. Artists covered so far include Charlie Feathers (two albums), Mac Curtis, Hayden Thompson, Bob Luman and many more.
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Each year John Tefteller issues a calendar that is illustrated with rare Blues images and annotated with mini-biographies, and birth and death dates of notable artists and more. The calendar really is a work of art and worth every penny on its own – but it also comes with a free CD featuring 24 tracks, all of them remastered and nine live performance recordings of Lead Belly from 1949. Limited copies available so get in there quick!
Read MoreOur selection of Christmas crackers!
It’s getting towards the end of the year so we thought we would have a look back over some of the great albums that have come out this year. We have Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country Bop and Hillbilly, 60s Punk and Garage and some pure Rockabilly. Each one of these albums is like a big box of chocolates except you won’t make yourself sick if you binge the lot, so go on, spoil yourself!
Read MoreCharge of the El Toro femme fatales
This week we’re taking a look at the transition from Jump Blues to Rock ‘n’ Roll from the 1940s into the 1950s. We’re focussing on four fabulous female R’n’B singers; Ella Johnson, Big Mama Thornton, Annisteen Allen and Little Esther, on four EPs from El Toro. And then some more stuff because once we start pulling out our records and playin’ ’em…
Read MoreKaisers coming home for Christmas
We have had a good few deliveries this week and it is now December so we really can start talking about Christmas, especially as this year we have something you will want nice and early to send out to your friends…
Read MoreReturn to the Rockabillies
For the newsletter a few weeks ago we grabbed a bunch of Rockabilly 45s that came out fairly recently that may have slipped past your radar. In selecting those six, inevitably, we bookmarked a whole lot more so this week, we’re having another ramble in the Rockabilly wildlands…
Read MoreStocking up for Christmas
It’s still November, we know but nonetheless, we are going to use the ‘C’ word because Santa needs his stock and this week we have had a few deliveries. Let’s look at what we have ready for delivery with Marcel Bontempi and Bear Family Records. We’re not sure if we should even mention this one as it is flying out already but there are still a few…
Read MoreLet’s take a ramble in the Rockabillies
It has been quite some time since we took a Rockabilly ramble through the vinyl wildlands so let’s hunt through the racks for some recentish issues that you may not have spotted before.
Read MoreKeep on Stag-O-Lee on…
The new Stag-O-Lee albums we mentioned last week have arrived and they keep up the super high standard. This week, we thought we would have a look at a few tracks that represent some more Stag-O-Lee albums as we now have all the available issues in stock.
Read MoreStag-O-Lee compilation binge!
DJs from successful clubs all around the world compile albums of dance floor fillers that no one else is playing. Reinhard, who runs the Stag-O-Lee label, is one of the best so this week, we’re browsing his portfolio of compilations. Prepare to binge…
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