Roger Armstrong on Lux Interior.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Rock On the CD!
Out on April 28th:
50,000,000 Rock On customers can’t be wrong! The three Rock On retail outlets in London each had a distinctive clientele and sold a wider selection of records than any other record stores between them. Hundreds of thousands of people came through the doors of the stalls and the shop and left with fond memories and great records. This CD covers most all of the styles of music sold at the Rock Ons and provides a trip down memory lane for the many regular customers. In these days of downloads this compilation delivers a wide variety of musical styles, but unlike the download it also is informative. Through the doors of the various Rock Ons came Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, Paul Weller and a host of people who had barely even heard of themselves.
Tracklist:
1. Chicken Shack Boogie - AMOS MILBURN
2. Red Hot - BILLY LEE RILEY
3. Shake Your Hips - SLIM HARPO
4. Bottle To The Baby - CHARLIE FEATHERS
5. Brand New Cadillac - VINCE TAYLOR
6. Linda Lu - RAY SHARPE
7. Two Headed Dog - ROKY ERICKSON
8. Baby, I Love You So - JOE WEAVER / DON JUANS
9. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - WAYLON JENNINGS
10. Camel Walk - THE IKETTES
11. Back In The Night - DR FEELGOOD
12. So Sharp - DYKE & BLAZERS
13. Slow Death - THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES
14. It’s Better To Have (And Don’t Need) - DON COVAY
15. Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better - FATS DOMINO
16. Lights Out - JERRY BYRNE
17. You Little Baby Faced Thing - JOE TEX
18. Flumes D’Enfer - AUSTIN PITRE & EVANGELINE PLAYBOYS
19. Gloria’s Dream - THE BELFAST GYPSIES
20. Big Black Truck - PETER HOLSAPPLE
21. Don’t You Just Know It - HUEY PIANO SMITH
22. Give Him A Great Big Kiss - THE SHANGRI-LAS
23. Slipping And Sliding Sometimes - LINK DAVIS
24. Cast Iron Arm - PEANUTS WILSON
25. My Babe - RON HOLDEN
26. What Came First - The Egg Or The Hen? - KOKO TAYLOR
27. Marked Deck - MERCY BABY (DEE)
28. I’m So Glad, I’m So Proud - LINK WRAY
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Ace book review
The Ace book reviewed in the Guardian. (with thanks to Martin Percival for the link)