Rock 'n' Roll - Rockabilly - Psychobilly chart January 2021
1 : Lee Rocker : Gather Round
Stray Cats bass-player Lee Rocker presents his first album of new original material since his 2007 release Black Cat Bone.
2 : Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers : 50 Rockin' Years
The much anticipated 50th Anniversary Album boxed set - a three disc celebration of the band that defined Teddyboy style Rock 'n' Roll.
3 : Restless : Ready To Go
Brand new album from Restless, led by guitar wizard Mark Harman, still on top of their game after 40 years at the forefront of Neo-Rockabilly.
4 : Shakin' Stevens : Singled Out
54 track 3-disc set presenting all of his early solo 45s including his 1980s chart toppers "This Ole House", "Green Door", "Oh Julie" and "Merry Christmas Everyone".
5 : Rebel Dean : Rockabilly Man
Brand new album from Rebel Dean and his band The Star Cats, declared by rockabilly guitarist Darrel Higham as "probably the most successful male Rock ’n’ Roll artist in Britain today".
6 : Darrel Higham : A Christmas Bop
The brand new Christmas album from rockin' guitar man Darrel Higham - featuring special guests Imelda May and Violet Higham.
7 : Stray Cats : Rocked This Town - From L.A. To London
Brand new live album with 23 tracks recorded during the band’s critically acclaimed 40th Anniversary Tour in 2019 on double vinyl and deluxe CD.
8 : Batmobile : Big Bat Classic Hits and Horns
Batmobile - with added horns! The added brass section gives the Batmobile sound a totally different groove. Limited edition 10" LP in yellow translucent vinyl.
9 : Robert Gordon : Rockabilly For Life
New album from one of the original rockabilly revivalists, with guest musicians including Dave Alvin, Linda Gail Lewis, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, Chris Spedding and others.
10 : John O'Malley : Tune In
Rockabilly guitar ace John O'Malley of The Nitros and Good Rockin' Tonight presents his first solo album.
11 : Dylan Kirk & The Killers : Introducing Dylan Kirk & The Killers
An astounding young rocker pumping out first class piano-pounding rock 'n' roll - inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis but with a whole heap of originality and youthful energy.
12 : Holloway Echoes : Shivering Sands
The Holloway Echoes are back, this time on pink vinyl, giving us songs about Screaming Lord Sutch, Pirate Radio stations, Tattooists, Chas 'n' Dave's drummer and lots more!
13 : The Skyliners : Voices In Harmony
26 original recordings from the five-piece vocal harmony group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania best known for their doowop classic "Since I Don't Have You"
14 : Rip Masters : The Rockabilly Man Live At Alvas CD
Dynamic performance from rockabilly man Rip Masters with a band that includes Lee Rocker's guitar play Buzz Campbell and John Bazz of The Blasters on upright bass.
15 : Mad Sin : Unbreakable
Germany's foremost psycho/punkabilly Mad Sin are back with member Kofte "The Big Chief" DeVille returning to the fore, and they're going all-in!
16 : Doug Sahm – Crazy Crazy Feelin'
"The Definitive Early Doug Sahm" presenting 30 of his 1950s recordings as a teenage Rock 'n' Roll singer prior to his later success as The Sir Douglas Quintet.
17 : Dorsey Burnette : Hey Little One
34 original recordings presenting the very best of Dorsey Burnette - founder-member of the legendary Johnny Burnette Trio, and older brother of Johnny.
18 : Mike Sanchez : 12 Original Scorchers CD
All original material from one of the brightest shining stars of the rock 'n' roll scene. Rock 'n' Roll and rockin' Rhythm & Blues at it's very best.
19 : James Burton : Cannonball Rag
35 track collection presenting a snapshot of his early career as a sideman for artists including Dale Hawkins, Bob Luman, Bobby Lee Trammell, Ricky Nelson, Dorsey Burnette and many others.
20 : Jack Scott : Crying In My Beer
The original Capitol Records recordings from the man described as the greatest Canadian Rock 'n' Roll singer of all time.
21 : Fumble : Not Fade Away - Complete Recordings 1964-1982
Four disc boxed set presenting the complete recordings from one of the leading rock 'n' roll revival bands of the 1970s.
22 : Chuck Berry : Reelin' and Rockin'
The Father of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry wrote songs about teen life and played guitar in a way that nobody had done before. This three-disc set presents 60 of his finest original recordings.
23 : Merle Travis : Divorce Me C.O.D
Singer, songwriter, refiner of a guitar style that influenced a generation of country guitarists - 28 track collection of hiss chart hits from 1946 to 1953.
24 : Mitchell Torok : Red Light Green Light
31 track collection of Mitchell Torok's singles from 1949 to 1962, including all his US chart successes and his two big UK hits "Red Light Green Light" and "When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba"
25 : Various Artists : True Love Ways
Three disc set gathering 60 classic love songs from the rock 'n' roll era, including Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Dion, The Del-Vikings, Elvis Presley, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Clyde McPhatter and many others.
“Gather Round” marks Grammy-nominated upright bass player, singer, and songwriter Lee Rocker‘s first album of original material since his 2007 release, “Black Cat Bone.”
Many of the songs on this record were written while he crisscrossed the country with his wife and dog in their Airstream during the pandemic.
It’s a Rockabilly joy ride of infectiously melodic songs from the full-tilt tempo of the title track “Gather Round” to the hauntingly beautiful “The Last Offline Lovers” to the mesmerizing instrumental “A Dirty Martini”.
Driving rhythms, tasty guitar licks, and edgy vocals - a winning combination from the man best known for being one third of multi-million selling 1980s rockabilly revivalists the Stray Cats.
