Express 24. August 2019

Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics). Later productions have used additional songs with lyrics by Don Black, David Yazbek, Nick Coler and Lauren Aquilina, and with music by the composer's son, Alastair Lloyd Webber. The musical tells the story of a young but obsolete steam engine, Rusty, who races in a championship against modern engines in the hope of impressing a first-class carriage, Pearl. Famously, the actors perform the entire show on roller skates. On 12 June 1988, Starlight Express opened at a purpose-built theatre in Bochum, Germany.

When this original series first came to town, it boasted a breath of fresh air amidst a tiring tide of 60s garage punk leftovers. Lovingly compiled, long-gone 45s tell of innocent, adolescent ambitions while laying the foundations for something much bigger. The blueprint for punk rock, metal, indie pop and grunge lay here. Adolescent angst, juvenile fun; call it what you like, but teenage kicks don t get better than this!! Painstakingly restored from long forgotten original vinyl artefacts, this handsome edition of Fuzz, Flaykes and Shakes collects together all 7 original volumes, complimented by a 76-page perfect bound booklet crammed with background liners, rare photos and original memorabilia.