The Fantoms
Bringing back the British rock and roll beat of the late 50's and early 60's
Probably the best 60's band the 60's never had !
1982 - 2025
Jeff
Glenn
Nick
Gary
New instrumental album 'Echoes From The Past' now available on all major digital platforms.
CD now available from Leo's Den
In 1981, recorded on the iconic label Magnum Force, The Fantoms released their very first recording, a vinyl single featuring on the A-Side, Five Foot Two (Eyes of Blue), a very well-known composition that has been around since 1925, and the single was B-Sided by an original instrumental penned by Nick Kennedy & Glenn Brentnall from The Fantoms, called Idle Star.
The Fantoms are very pleased to announce that 43 years later, a digital release of this early single will be published and available on all major digital platforms from the 1st of November 2024.
The Fantoms would like to thank Nigel Molden (Magnum Force Records) for his invaluable help & assistance in being able to make this release happen.
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About Us
The Fantoms are a British, four piece, guitar lead, vocal & instrumental band specialising in the great British rock and roll beat style music that Britain was famed for in the late 50's and early 60's.
Great 50's Rock n Roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rock and roll originated from musical styles such as gospel, jump blues, jazz, boogie woogie, rhythm and blues, and country music.
Classic 60's British Beat
Beat music - British beat, or Merseybeat (after bands from Liverpool and nearby areas beside the River Mersey) is a popular music genre, influenced by rock and roll, skiffle, and traditional pop music, that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s.
British Rock and Roll
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Musical Influences
Cliff Richard- The Shadows- Shane Fentone- Billy Fury- The Tornados- The Everly Brothers- The Feenades- Elvis Presley- Gene Vincent- The Eagles- Bert Weedon- Vince Taylor- The Dakotas- Carl Perkins- Danny Rivers- Joey Robinson- Vince Eager- Jerry Lee Lewis- The Moontrekkers- Dickie Loader- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- Buddy Holly- The Krew Kats- Dale Hawkins- Eddie Cochran- The Four Franks- Danny Hunter- Tommy Steele- The Fentones- Carl Mann- The Cougars
plus music from many other great artists
Over 40 years of entertaining ourselves !
