WORDS BY DOUGLAS McPHERSON
Marty Wilde tumed 80 in April but the British roek’n’roll pioncer rcmains busier than many artists at the beginning of thcir career. A new Compilation, Dreamboats And Petticoats Präsents The Very Best Of Marly Wilde rounds up his 50s and 60s hits such as/\ Teenager In Love and Rubber Ball, while 4-CD boxset/1 LifetimeIn Music 1957-2019 mixes the smashes with rare live performances and demos from; i career that j savv him go on to write hits for artists from Lulu to daughter Kim Wilde We met him ahead of his latest UK tour.