7A Records is proud to present our deluxe reissue of Robert Gordon’s Rock Billy Boogie album. It has been remastered and features extensive liner notes. Robert Gordon entered New York City’s Plaza Sound Studio in April 1977 to record his first album. Fourmonths later, Elvis Presley was found dead in his Memphis mansion, Graceland, at the age of 42. Themedia was anxious to anoint a successor to the late King of Rock and Roll, and Gordon–twelve years Presley’sjunior–was high atop many lists. Gordon’s vocal resemblance to Elvis Presley was hard to ignore, although the singer never crossed the line into impersonation. He retained his originality and an attitude honed in New York’s vibrant punk scene. In late 1978, Gordon wassigned to Presley’s longtime home of RCA Records. Heinaugurated his label tenure with the early 1979 release of his third and perhaps finest album, Rock Billy Boogie. The power-packed LP would become a cornerstone of the so-called rockabilly revival. Four additional recordingsround out this deluxe, expanded edition of Rock BillyBoogie: Gordon’s 1980 cover of John Beveridge and Peter Oakman’s “A Picture of You,” a # 1 U.K. hit for entertainerJoe Brown in 1962; and three tracks looking back to his seminal partnership with Link Wray from the Private Stockyears: “Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track),” “Summertime Blues,” and “Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache.”