From Loudersound.
The 95th birthday of late rock’n’roll pioneer Chuck Berry is to be celebrated with the release of a new live album, Live From Blueberry Hill, and the launch of a new guitar.
Live From Blueberry Hill was recorded at the venue of the same name in St. Louis, where Berry lived. It’s a venue he played over 200 times after telling owner and longtime friend Joe Edwards he wanted a more intimate space to perform in.
Edwards built a stage (christened ‘The Duck Room’ after Berry’s signature onstage move), and it became a destination for the 17 years Berry performed there: Motorhead’s Lemmy and The Band’s Robbie Robertson both made the trip.
Berry’s backing band at Blueberry Hill was the one he used most over the course of his career, and included daughter Ingrid Berry on harmonica, son Charles Berry, Jr. on guitar, bassist and bandleader Jimmy Marsala, pianist Robert Lohr, and drummer Keith Robinson.
Meanwhile, guitar makers Gibson have launched a recreation of Berry’s favourite guitar, a limited-edition, wine-red ES-355.
Gibson say: “To honour Chuck Berry’s legacy, we made sure every aspect of construction and appointments is historically correct, including aged gold hardware, a Maestro™ Vibrola™, Grover® tuners, a Varitone switch, and a classic Split Diamond headstock inlay. The Wine Red finish features Murphy Lab custom aging, giving it the look and feel of the original.”
The ES-355 also comes with a captain’s cap and a certificate of authenticity. Only 100 will be made. The guitar costs $6999, and is on sale at Gibson now.
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- Chuck Berry - The Latest And The Greatest... - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Mar-2025 17:00)on April 1, 2025 at 8:11 pm
CHUCK BERRY The Latest And The Greatest... (1964 UK 14-track mono vinyl LP, a wonderful album from the rock and roll legend, featuring the singles Nadine, No Particular Place To Go, Bye Bye Johnny and Jaguar And The Thunderbird, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minimal wear with just a couple of small creases in the laminate and some top edgewear, the flipbacks are intact and the non-laminated back has only minimal age discolouration, whilst the vinyl looks barely played.An outstanding example of this over fifty five year pressing NPL28031)
- Chuck Berry - Collected - 180 Gram Black Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $45.14, €41.64 (New Item) (arrived 04-Feb-2025 16:26)on April 1, 2025 at 8:11 pm
CHUCK BERRY Collected (2025 UK/EU limited edition 35-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile black vinyl. An essential collection of stone cold classics from The Godfather of Rock 'N' Roll. Including Maybelline, Thirty Days, NoMoney Down, Johnny B Goode, My Ding-A-Ling, and more. Gatefold picture sleeve with new liner notes and gold hype sticker. Recommended)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry + Booklet + Hype Sticker - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Nov-2024 18:00)on April 1, 2025 at 8:11 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry + Booklet + Hype Sticker (2017 UK limited edition 10-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, the posthumously-released twentieth and final studio album from the Rock & Roll legend with guest appearances from Nathaniel Rateliff, Tom Morello and Gary Clark, Jr., including the singles Big Boys, Wonderful Woman and Lady B. Goode. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with 32-page booklet containing sleevenotes from Douglas Brinkley, lyrics and photographs. The sleeve retains it's original hype sticker and shows light wear with the vinyl remain excellent with minimal play!)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 13:16)on April 1, 2025 at 8:11 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry (1966 UK 10-track mono LP compilation of classic Chess recordings on heavyweight vinyl by the late legend of Rock & Roll, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some minor ring wear creasing & the vinyl is Excellent with a deep sheen & just a few spindle marks & hairlines not affecting play MAL611)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2024 18:00)on April 1, 2025 at 8:11 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry (1966 UK 10-track mono LP compilation of classic Chess recordings on heavyweight vinyl by the late legend of Rock & Roll, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some minor ring wear creasing & the vinyl is Excellent with a deep sheen & just a few spindle marks & hairlines not affecting play MAL611)
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