N. Kimball

This double CD 60 track compilation is an overview of rock 'n' roll from the west coast of America. As is the norm with such releases from Fantastic Voyage, the selection of tracks ranges from well known classics such as Eddie Cochran's 'Twenty Flight Rock', Gene Vincent's 'Lotta Lovin', 'The Worryin' Kind' by Tommy Sands and 'La Bamba' by Ritchie Valens through popular selections like Bob Luman's…

Having loaded up the station wagon and filled the gas tank, Fantastic Voyage is all set to bring you an exciting new series of regional Rock’n’Roll, a musical travelogue charting some of the finest rockin’ recordings from across the US from the period 1953-1960…

Born in Budapest, the drummer and bandleader of German descent László (Leslie) Mandoki belonged to the 1970s' student opposition in communist Hungary. Far beyond the system-conform mainstream, his Jazz-Rock formation "JAM" symbolized the longing for a free world. In 1975, he was forced to leave the country because of governmental repression. Accompanied by his two closest friends, László Bencker and Gábor Csupó, their flight was followed by a long odyssey. On his quest for freedom, he found more than that: a new home - in Germany.

Ian Anderson: I think, this is pretty much the only time that I've ever sung anybody else's lyrics.
Jack Bruce: The work that Leslie, Laszlo and me did turned out to be some of my favorite vocal performances of recent times.
Al di Meola: I hardly work with anybody else, Leslie can bring everybody together, that's a great testament. …