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Noel and Liam Gallagher, Ray and Dave Davies, Chris

HARMONIES AND HEARTACHES

By 1960, The Everly Brothers were at a crossroads. Now, 60 years on, Vintage Rock recalls how a major label move secured their legacy.

A FAMILY AFFAIR… 12 Of The Finest Sibling Acts

In honour of the Everlys, we turn our attention to the greatest sibling acts of the past, each of whom created a wealth of incredible music, from close-harmony hillbilly to sleepy instrumentals

The Beatles hit Mayfair

New book on the band includes unpublished Help!-era street shots

Presley’s Nashville sessions to get expansive release

The long-awaited definitive chronicle of The King’s mythic 1970 sessions in Tennessee will finally be released in November

Rock’n’roll icons now come with strings attached

Glasgow-based musician and artist George Miller has

PERKINS AND CASH FEATURE IN RECORD STORE DAY ‘DROPS’

Some much sought-after rock’n’roll vinyl will be up

Mythical Meek tapes set for long-awaited release

Joe Meek’s mythical ‘Tea Chest Tapes’, containing almost

A-LIST CAST FOR RONNIE WOOD DOC

A feature-length documentary by acclaimed film-maker

EVENTS

Lee Rocker UK Tour

The Hawkmen

West Country crew serve up a soulful stew. All together now – Hawkmen… Dive!

Johnny Earl

The Elvis-inspired singer tells us why the next phase of his career is likely to be the most exciting of his 30 years in rock’n’roll

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Singles & EP Reviews

An essential El Toro quintet of EPs to add to your rockabilly collection, Vee Tone dig up more gold in rock’n’roll’s past and Batmobile showcase their new big band direction

Vinyl LP Reviews

Restless say goodbye in grand style, Brian Setzer returns to his rockin’ roots and the Idle Cherub label shines a light on a selection of forgotten gems

CD Album Reviews

Stray Cats serve up an essential keepsake of their 40th anniversary live shows, Marty Wilde makes his definitive statement as a songwriter, plus releases from The Crickets, Headcat 13, Bill Haley, The Neville Brothers and many more

A LIFE IN Rock’n’Roll

This month, Vince remembers working with Dusty Springfield, a weighty baby elephant and Johnnie Ray’s rough ride up North

SOUNDTRACK Of My Life Dion

The rock’n’roll trailblazer on his new star-packed studio album and the songs that shaped his sound

OCTOBER 1951 LITTLE RICHARD RECORDS HIS FIRST MUSIC

Little Richard was just 18 years old when he started

THE VOICES OF NEO-ROCKABILLY

A healthy debate still rages over exactly when the term ‘neo-rockabilly’ came into force. One thing is certain, though – it kicked up a storm in the live music scene on both sides of the Atlantic as its practitioners hotwired the sounds and style of classic 50s rock’n’roll with punk attitude. Over the next 28 pages, we look at the scene from the perspective of those who made it happen, from Robert Gordon and Levi Dexter to Restless, Matchbox and many more…

Walk This Way

Long before the Stray Cats, Robert Gordon was the swaggering New Yorker who put the edge back into rockabilly in the 1970s, aided and abetted by guitar legend Link Wray

Unite And Take Over

At a time when Britain’s Teddy boys and punks were in conflict, Levi and the Rockats took rockabilly to punk audiences and eventually brought the warring factions together. Levi Dexter looks back on those tumultuous days.

The Last Waltz

With a new studio album marking their 40th anniversary, neo-rockabilly heroes Restless are finally calling it a day. Craig Brackenridge sits down with frontman Mark Harman to relive their spectacular stay at the top.

Classic album

Matchbox’s eponymous third album was the first LP from the so-called rockabilly revival to penetrate the UK charts. This landmark record was a well-deserved breakthrough for a band who had long been stalwarts of the scene.

Ripping It UP!

In Vintage Rock’s first issue since Little Richard passed away in May, we pay tribute to the rock’n’roll innovator with some rare shots of him in action

BLUES + GOSPEL = SOUL

To mark what would have been Ray Charles’ 90th birthday this month, we trace the pomp years of the man they called ‘The Genius’ at Atlantic Records, including memories from the late, great Jerry Wexler

SCENE & HEARD

Bopflix has been providing the online video-hungry public with musical treats for more than a decade. We sat down with founder Chris Magee to talk about the internet’s most rockin’ channel…

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Keep On Running

It’s taken him more than 60 years, but Marty Wilde is finally releasing an album of entirely self-penned material. Vintage Rock talks to the singer about his current health woes and his enduring love of rock’n’roll…