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 - Two Great Guitars - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (New Item) (arrived 03-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 2:10 pm
CHUCK BERRY & BO DIDDLEY Two Great Guitars (1964 UK 4-track mono LP on the red & yellow label, in Pye International's R&B series. This album marked the first time these two legends recorded together, a completely unrehearsed session made on the spot when Bo & Chuck just happened to bump into each other in the offices of Chess Records! The front laminated flipback picture sleeve shows minimal age wear & the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play NPL28047)
- Chuck Berry - Motorvatin' - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.12, €14.52 (New Item) (arrived 17-Oct-2024 16:32)on December 21, 2024 at 2:10 pm
CHUCK BERRY Motorvatin' (1977 UK 22-track vinyl compilation LP, including the classic tracks Johnny B Goode, Roll Over Beethoven, Rock And Roll Music & many more, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl has only the odd light surface scuff and little signs of play in over forty years)
- Chuck Berry - One Dozen Berrys - US - vinyl LP - £250.00, $315.00, €302.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2024 12:57)on December 21, 2024 at 2:10 pm
CHUCK BERRY One Dozen Berrys (Very rare 1958 US 12-track deep groove mono vinyl LP on the blue & silver Chess label, classic second album from Mr Berry which includes the rockin' standards Sweet Little Sixteen, Rock & Roll Music & Guitar Boogie, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve does show medium discolouration to the back with light shelfwear, whilst the colours remain bright and vivid. The vinyl is graded a strong VG with some scuffs/faint hairlines, with light axial wear to Reelin' and Rockin'; playtesting reveals just some light background noise in the quietest parts only. The very first US pressing we've seen in over thirty-five years! LP-1432)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2024 15:10)on December 21, 2024 at 2:10 pm
CHUCK BERRY Chuck Berry (1962 UK 14-track mono LP compilation recorded by Chess, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is graded as VG with some wear to the edges, a little laminate creasing and some discolouration on the reverse. The vinyl is in VG+ condition with just a few light hairlines to show for its fifty-five years. A respectable copy offered at an advantageous price NPL28024)
- Chuck Berry - After School Session / One Dozen - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 03-Oct-2024 15:53)on December 21, 2024 at 2:10 pm
CHUCK BERRY After School Session / One Dozen (1982 German 24-Track double vinyl LP. After School Session was originally released in 1956 and One Dozen in 1958. Housed in glossy picture gatefold, with a little edgewear. The sleeve shows light wear with the vinyl appears barely played)
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