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Cat. No. VV 1208: TONY CROMBIE AND HIS ROCKETS ~ RE-LAUNCH. SEE FOR MILES. CM 115
Cat. No. VV 1208: TONY CROMBIE AND HIS ROCKETS ~ RE-LAUNCH. SEE FOR MILES. CM 115

Cat. No. VV 1208: TONY CROMBIE AND HIS ROCKETS ~ RE-LAUNCH. SEE FOR MILES. CM 115

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TONY CROMBIE (ANTHONY JOHN KRONENBERG) WAS A SELF TAUGHT MUSICIAN WHO BEGAN PLAYING THE DRUMS AT FOURTEEEN YEARS OF AGE. HE WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN FROM THE EAST END OF LONDON WHO ULTIMATELY FORMED THE CO-OPERATIVE CLUB ELEVEN, BRINGING MODERN JAZZ TO BRITAIN.

WHEN THE ROCK'N'ROLL CRAZE SWEPT THE WORLD TONY TOOK AN INTEREST IN THE NEW MUSIC AND IN 1956 FORMED A ROCK AND ROLL BAND CALLED THE ROCKETS WHICH INCLUDED FUTURE SHADOWS BASSIST JET HARRIS. THE GROUP WAS MODELLED AFTER BILL HALEY'S COMETS AND FREDDIE BELL AND THE BELLBOYS. TONY CROMBIE AND THE ROCKETS RELEASED SEVERAL SINGLES FOR DECCA AND COLUMBIA, INCLUDING "TEACH YOU TO ROCK", PRODUCED BY NORRIE PARAMOR WHICH MADE THE TOP 30 IN THE UK SINGLES CHARTS IN OCTOBER 1956. HE IS CREDITED WITH INTRODUCING ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO ICELAND, PERFORMING THERE IN MAY 1957. HOWEVER, TONY BECAME DISHEARTENED WITH THE LACK OF SUCCESS AND BY 1958 THE ROCKETS HAD BECOME A JAZZ BAND.

THE 22 SIDES ON THIS ALBUM REPRESENT SOME OF THE BEST ORIGINAL BRITISH ROCK'N'ROLL. THEY ARE FAIRLY RARE TO MOST ROCK'N'ROLLERS EXCEPT TO ALL BUT THE MORE AFFLUENT COLLECTORS. THE SLEEVE IS MOSTLY IN VERY GOOD CONDITION  WITH LITTLE SIGNS OF WEAR OR SOILING OTHER THAN A SMALL TEAR IN THE TOP OF THE FRONT OF THE COVER WHERE SOMETHING HAS PIERCED THE SLEEVE AND AND A VERY SMALL TEAR IN THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE ALONG THE OPEN EDGE. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR ON THE TWO CORNERS OF THE SLEEVE AT THE OPEN EDGE. THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - We're Gonna Rock Tonight / The Big Beat / Rock, Rock, Rock / Let's You And I Rock / Sham Rock / Brighton Rock / London Rock / Teach You To Rock / Short'nin Bread Rock / Rock Shuffle Boogie / Forgive Me Baby. Side 2 - Dumplin's / Twon Special / Ungaua / Piakukaungcung / Rock-Cha-Cha / Lonesome Train / Red for Danger / Sticks Ans Stones / Stop It (I like It) / Rock'n'Roller Coaster / Rex Rocks.

12" VINYL RECORD

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