Rolling Stones Beginnings
Volume One: From Blue Boys To Playing Chess
Various Artists
(Blues, Rhythm & Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

A series of compilation CDs highlighting the songs and styles that inspired the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and which ultimately were responsible for shaping their sound. For too long the covers CD has been the province of freebie magazine cover-mounts and shoddy garage cheapies. No more. Because Rhythm And Blues Records are Doing It Right. Following on from their well-received compilations covering the roots of rhythm & blues, the R&B team shine a spotlight on the songs that shaped the Rolling Stones.

Beatles Beginnings
Quarrymen One: Skiffle - Country - Western
Various Artists
(Rock and Roll, Blues, Skiffle)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

A series of compilation CDs highlighting the songs and styles that inspired the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and which ultimately were responsible for shaping their sound. For too long the covers CD has been the province of freebie magazine cover-mounts and shoddy garage cheapies. No more. Because Rhythm And Blues Records are Doing It Right. Following on from their well-received compilations covering the roots of rhythm & blues, the R&B team shine a spotlight on the songs that shaped the Beatles.

Beatles Beginnings
Quarrymen Two: Rock'n'Roll
Various Artists
(Rock and Roll)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

A series of compilation CDs highlighting the songs and styles that inspired the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and which ultimately were responsible for shaping their sound. For too long the covers CD has been the province of freebie magazine cover-mounts and shoddy garage cheapies. No more. Because Rhythm And Blues Records are Doing It Right. Following on from their well-received compilations covering the roots of rhythm & blues, the R&B team shine a spotlight on the songs that shaped the Beatles

Beatles Beginnings is a series of CDs which analyses the songs and styles that inspired the music of the Beatles. Quarrymen Two looks at the band’s Rock’n’Roll influences, whereas Quarrymen One investigates skiffle and the other music that the individual members of the group grew up listening to before Rock’n’Roll burst on to the scene.

Beatles Beginnings
Three : Silver Beatles
Various Artists
(Rock and Roll)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

Following on from their well-received compilations covering the roots of rhythm & blues, the R&B team shine a spotlight on the songs and styles that inspired the Beatles and which ultimately were responsible for shaping their sound.

Covering the period 1957-60, the first disc in the series Quarrymen One investigates skiffle and the other music that the individual members of the group grew up listening to before rock’n’roll burst on to the scene. Quarrymen Two looks at the band’s rock’n’roll influences. Going into 1961 as they become a semi-professional gigging band, Silver Beatles sees them broadening out to include some of the Latin-influenced ‘uptown R&B’ numbers in vogue at the time, along with more rock’n’roll, rockabilly and the inclusion of some gospel-influenced songs.

All tracks have been carefully remastered to optimise the sound. An illustrated 32-page booklet includes detailed sleeve notes with a track-by-track commentary and an essay explaining the significance of each song to the band.

Rumba Blues - The Mambo Years
Various Artists
(Latin Rhythm & Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

Second CD in the How Latin Music Changed Rhythm And Blues series. An illustrated 32 page booklet includes detailed sleeve notes with track-by-track commentary on each song.

Latin rhythms have infiltrated every new branch of popular music. Jelly Roll Morton and W.C. Handy incorporated the Cuban habanera into early jazz and blues; the Argentinean tango found its way into twenties dance-band music; the Brazilian baion, samba and bossa nova styles wound their way throughout the century colouring the sixties beat boom and the drum’n’bass of the nineties. But none had such an all-pervasive influence as the rumba. Xavier Cugat’s percussion-led rumba orchestras helped to liberate dancers from stuffy foxtrots and waltzes in the 1930’s, opening up an altogether more sensual world of excitement and exoticism. Features Ruth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley and many, many more!

Rumba Blues - How Latin Music Changed Rhythm & Blues
Various Artists
(Latin Rhythm & Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.75

Latin rhythms have infiltrated into every new branch of popular music that has emerged during the twentieth century. Jelly Roll Morton and W.C. Handy incorporated the Cuban habanera into early jazz and blues; the Argentinean tango found its way into twenties dance-band music; the Brazilian baion and bossanova styles wound their way through the sixties beat boom and were revived in the drum’n’bass of the nineties. But none had such an all-pervasive influence as the rumba. Its journey from the Middle-East through North Africa and Spain to the New World brought it into American dance halls in the thirties. The syncopated, rhythmic riffs of bandleaders such as Xavier Cugat helped to liberate dancers from stuffy foxtrots and waltzes, opening up an altogether more sensual world of excitement and exoticism. In post-war popular music, rumba is everywhere, from Dave Bartholomew’s Country Boy to the Clash’s Rock The Casbah, picking up Little Richard’s Slippin’ and Slidin’ and the Beatles’ Ballad Of John And Yoko along the way. Even hillbilly records featured rumba bass lines. Its 3-2 clave rhythm, which Bo Diddley stylised and made into his very own, became an integral part of American music and continues to cast its spell over popular music to the current day.All tracks have been carefully remastered to optimise the sound. An illustrated 32 page booklet includes detailed sleeve notes with track-by-track commentary on each song.

The Red Shots
Jubilee EP
(Rockabilly)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.99

After 15 years of boppin' & rockin' in 2003 the Red Shots made a Jubilee CD single with four great rockin' tracks. All covers but for three of them they made a new arrangement.
My Little Sister was made in an authentic 50's rockabilly style. Coming Home, slow and dark..
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby as a swinger..an absolute an collecters item. Just a few copy's left!!

El Toro & Rhythm Bomb Records Proudly Present:
Perfect For Parties
Various Artists
(Rockabilly, Rock and Roll)

CD PRICE ONLY £5.99

The brandnew El Toro & Rhythm Bomb sampler featuring 30 jumpin', kneeshakin' and houserockin' highlights!!
Two of the world's hottest and most specialised Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly labels decided to show you, what real gone 1950's music is and compilated this nice silver thang. Check out the special price too!

The Cadcatz
The Drifter
(Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Surf)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.99

For more than 20 years now, the Cadcatz have been on the road with Rock’n’Roll and Rockabilly, and have made a name for themselves through many gigs at clubs and festivals throughout Europe as well as through a number of CD releases. They present Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll as well as Surf instrumentals in the sound of the 50s and early 60s.

Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 1: Something Old, Something Borrowed...
(Acoustic Delta Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £5.00

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

First of a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features covers and inspiration (volume 2 is all originals) and there's, unusually, two regular acoustic guitar tracks!

Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 2: Something New, Something Blue...
(Acoustic Delta Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £5.00

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Second in a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features all original material (volume 1 is covers and inspiration)

Steve Hooker (UK)
Don't Try To Understand 'Em
(Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Garage, Rhythm & Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.99

2001 6-track CD from the Rockin' Guitar Man. Also features Morrissey and Polecats mainman Boz Boorer on acoustic guitar and backing vocals.

Steve Hooker (UK)
Stagger Lee Is Back
(Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Garage, Rhythm & Blues)

CD PRICE ONLY £6.99

The latest CD from the Southchurch Rockin' Guitar Man. Rockabilly and Blues Bop plus pusating Rock 'n' Roll instros.

Steve is best known for his stagecraft as guitarman for garage trashers The Shakers, Morrissey and Polecats mainman Boz's Bozmen, rockabilly trio Rumble and record nuggets with Feelgood and Blockhead Wilko Johnson and Demented Are Go's; Captain Drugbuster. He has shared stages with Mr Maybellene; Chuck Berry, New York Doll; Johnny Thunders, Loveless star Robert Gordon and toured relentlessly since the 70's throughout Europe and across to New York and Japan.