Pete Frame – Rock Gazeeter Of Great Britain (1989)

Peter Frame (born 10 November 1942 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) is an English music journalist and historian of rock music.

He has produced outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines, such as Sounds, NME, Melody Maker and Rolling Stone. In 1969, Frame founded the English alternative rock magazine ZigZag. He was its editor, from its beginning until February 1973, and again from March 1976 until July 1977.He was also an A&R man for B&C Charisma Records, and the manager of the band, Starry Eyed and Laughing.

Five volumes of his Rock Family Trees have been published; the first two were joined as The Complete Rock Family Trees. He is also author of Rockin’ Around Britain.

In October 2007, his 500-page book, The Restless Generation – How rock music changed the face of 1950s Britain, was published by Rogan House.
Television series
The Rock Family Trees books were used as the basis for the BBC Television series Rock Family Trees in the 1990s, narrated by John Peel. (wikipedia)

And here´s a very interesting and rare book (170 pages):

My God … what a great book … Pete Frame & Co. have put a lot of work into this book … an incredible compendium!

Essential reading for any serious student of UK rock music, which of course dominates the world. Lots of short (often witty) paragraphs about rock’s famous places the length and
breadth of the land. Could do with an index though! (faqs.org)

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The back of the book:

The legendary Rock Family Trees by Pete Frame:

John Peel – Rock Family Trees – The British R&B Boom (TV rip) (1995)

What follows is, pretty much documentary called “The British R&B Boom” which was an episode in the TV series “Rock Family Trees”

The series originates from the work of a gentleman called Pete Frame who drew family trees of various bands/artists and were, as far as I can remember, first published in the late 70’s/80’s in the UK weekly music publication “Sounds” (now defunct).  All the TV documentaries were narrated by the respected English music broadcaster, John Peel.

This documentary (with lot´s of old TV nd concert clips and many interviews) exploring  all the stories that lie behind some of the best-known bands. In this edition, John Peel narrates the story of the British R&B boom, which included two of the biggest bands of the late 60s and early 70s, Cream and Led Zeppelin. This programme charts the careers of groups as diverse as the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and Cream as they turned the blues into rock.

And here´s  this pretty good documentary about of the most important years of British Blues & Rock …

 

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Two legends: Pete Frame and John Peel

 

I got this very rare item from a serious record collector … I will call him Mister Sleeve … thanks a lot !