V.A. Juke Box At Eric's - Roger Eagle Commemorative Edition

After laying dormant for 28 years, ‘Juke Box At Eric’s’ re-appears as ‘The Roger Eagle Commemorative Edition’ courtesy of Vee-Tone Records, in a 500 numbered, red vinyl limited edition pressing. This new release features a heady mix of the tracks that appeared on the original plus a second side of ‘new’ material gleaned from the Roger Eagle/Vee-Tone Records archive. In the early 1960s as the DJ at the famed ‘Twisted Wheel’ in Manchester, Roger Eagle introduced the North West to an eye-watering and lengthy list of American music legends not only on vinyl but in person. These included Blues luminaries Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker as well as Screaming Jay Hawkins and Bo Diddley. Roger also gave space to the upcoming British Blues performers like The Spencer Davis Group and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. By the end of the decade Roger was running Manchester psychedelic club, the Magic Village and then in Liverpool, promoting gigs at the Liverpool Stadium with the major rock acts of the time but always finding slots for his favourite music in the form of Chuck Berry and Captain Beefheart. It was in 1976 and hungry for a new project that Roger, along with Ken Testi and Pete Fulwell, created Eric’s, the club that would come to equal the Cavern in importance as a venue on Merseyside.