VARIOUS ARTISTS - LARRY PARNES - LARRY's BOYS

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD2704
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988270426
Release Date: 9th October 2020
Genre: Rock & Roll

Manager/agent/impresario/entrepreneur Larry Parnes, known euphemistically as “Parnes, Shillings and Pence”, was perhaps the most important non-performing figure in UK Rock ‘n’ Roll.

He discovered and managed Britain’s first genuine Rock ‘n’ Roller, Tommy Steele, in 1956, following which steadily built his famous “Stable Of Stars”, whose frontline members featured Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Dickie Pride (Billy, Marty and Dickie are widely acknowledged as Britain’s finest rockers) and the irrepressible Joe Brown.

His ‘second string’ comprised the eternally unlucky Vince Eager, Steele’s younger brother Colin Hicks, Johnny Gentle, Duffy Power, Peter Wynne, Julian X, The Viscounts, Lance Fortune, Danny Rivers, Terry Dene, Nelson Keene, Jess Conrad and of course The Tornados, whose multi-million selling ‘Telstar’ even topped the U.S. charts.

All are featured on this excellent ‘tribute’ compilation, which juxtaposes hits and well-known near misses, alongside a couple of real collectors’ rarities.

Tracks: Tommy Steele - Rock With The Caveman / Tommy Steele - Singing The Blues / Marty Wilde - Endless Sleep / Vince Eager - Yea Yea / Tommy Steele - Come On Let’s Go / Vince Eager - No More / Colin Hicks - Little Boy Blue / Billy Fury - Maybe Tomorrow / Johnny Gentle - Wendy / Marty Wilde - A Teenager In Love / Duffy Power - Dream Lover / Dickie Pride - Fabulous Cure / Johnny Gentle - I Like The Way / Dickie Pride - Primrose Lane / Peter Wynne - Chapel Of Dreams / Marty Wilde - Bad Boy / Julian X - Sue Saturday / The Viscounts - Rockin’ Little Angel / Lance Fortune - Be Mine / Joe Brown - Darktown Strutters Ball / Vince Eager - Lonely Blue Boy / Danny Rivers - Hawk / Terry Dene - Geraldine / Nelson Keene - Image Of A Girl / Billy Fury - Wondrous Place / Jess Conrad - Mystery Girl / Nelson Keene - Miracles Are Happening To Me / Duffy Power - What Now / The Tornados - Love And Fury / Joe Brown - A Picture Of You / Billy Fury - Last Night Was Made For Love / The Tornados - Telstar / Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute