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Category Archives: Rockabilly and Rock n Roll
FABIAN – Rockin’ Hot – (Chancellor) – 1961
Fabian was “rockin’ hot” in 1961 though mainly in film rather than music. His days as a music teen idol were already behind him and he was 18 years old (he started when he was 14). His chart career lasted … Continue reading
DAVE EDMUNDS – Subtle as a Flying Mallet – (RCA) – 1975
This is Edmunds second solo album, and, it is the paragon of his love for American music. Edmunds never hid his love of American music and, importantly, given some of the music of his countrymen, he never tried to disguise … Continue reading
TOMMY SANDS – This Thing Called Love – (Capitol) – 1959
A while back I commented on Tommy Sand’s “Sands Storm” album and during the course of that comment I said this: “Tommy Sands was one of the million Elvis rip-offs in the late 50s (eg: Gene Vincent, Terry Stafford, Bobby … Continue reading
FRANKIE AVALON – Frankie Avalon – (Chancellor) – 1958
Of all the pure pop stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s Frankie Avalon is perhaps the most derided. Well, it’s either him or Fabian. Like Fabian he was Italian-American. Like Fabian he was a product of un-hip Philadelphia. … Continue reading
FABIAN – Hold That Tiger! – (Chancellor) – 1959
I’ve always liked Fabian as a result of watching films he made in the 1960s. Not just the teen films but his two films with Jimmy Stewart, “Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation” (1962) and Dear Brigitte (1965), as well as … Continue reading
NICK LOWE – Pinker and Prouder Than Previous – (Demon) – 1988
This is generally considered to be Nick's worst album (or one of the worst). That doesn't mean it's bad it just mean's it's not up to the standards of what Nick Lowe fans expect. Having said that there are those … Continue reading
JOHNNY RIVERS – In Action! – (Imperial) – 1965
You know the drill. Biographical details and musical stylistic observations on Johnny Rivers are on any number of other entries on this blog. This was Johnny's 3rd album and 3rd album of 1964. It was his first studio album despite … Continue reading
BLUE ANGEL – Blue Angel – (Polydor) – 1980
For my readers who say I don't comment on enough "recent" records, recent being the 1980s, I give you Cyndi Lauper. Well, Cyndi Lauper's first band. And it's a rockabilly band! Well, perhaps "rock revival" rather than the rockabilly they … Continue reading
TRINI LOPEZ – More Trini Lopez at PJs – (Reprise) – 1963
I'm in a rush. Trini, Johnny, Melanie? When I'm in a rush to put out a comment I turn to old favourites – or rather new favourites. Artists who haven't let me down, left my spirits and cause the words … Continue reading
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JOHNNY RIVERS – at the Whiskey a Go Go – (Imperial) – 1964
This is Johnny River's influential first album. Influential in that it set the style for him over his next five or six albums and also influential, musically, because a whole little subgenre of rock n roll was created …. the … Continue reading
