Pipeline Instrumental Review
The Pipeline Instrumental Review, also known as Pipeline Magazine, is a British periodical magazine that focuses on instrumental rock music which was most popular in the 1950s and 1960s with bands and performers such as The Shadows, Duane Eddy, and The Ventures among many others. The title of the magazine comes from the 1963 surf rock instrumental hit, "Pipeline" by The Chantays.

Background

The Pipeline Instrumental Review has been published quarterly since 1989 and edited by Alan Taylor and Dave Burke. It reviews the latest instrumental releases and others related to the genre. The magazine also features interviews with musicians and performers such as with Hank Marvin when he was on tour in 1997 for example. The Tornados were featured in 1996 who were described by the magazine as "the only UK instrumental group to provide a serious chart challenge to The Shadows". The Lively Ones, whose music was featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, were also interviewed in 1997 and their discography was showcased, which was a regular part of Pipeline'''s features of the bands they interviewed. The story of The Packabeats was featured in 1997 who provided the theme tune to the 1962 film, The Traitors. The Ventures, who having sold over 100 million, are the biggest selling instrumental band of all time, were given extensive coverage by Pipeline magazine from 1990 to 2009. Joe Moretti was interviewed by Pipeline'' magazine in 2002 and he gave details about the recording of the number 1 hit "Shakin' All Over" on which he played guitar for the band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates in 1960.

Convention

Each year from 1993 to 2014 the magazine held the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention at venues in London and Hertfordshire. From 1995 onward the Conventions were filmed by Intec Services and made available commercially on VHS but from 2006 all, including from 1995 onward, were made available in superior quality on DVD. Sometimes the Duane Eddy Convention would take place on the same day and at the same venue as the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention.

YearVenueHeadliners1993International Students House, LondonTBC1994International Students House, LondonTBC1995International Students House, LondonTBC1996International Students House, LondonSir Bald Diddley & His Wig-Outs, The Cougars,  Local Heroes.1997International Students House, LondonThe Scorpions, The Temebeats, The Silhouets, The Spacemen.1998International Students House, LondonTBC1999International Students House, LondonHusky & The Sandmen, Pipeline '61, The Jaguars, Bert Weedon.2000International Students House, LondonThe Secrets, The Centurions, Nero & the Gladiators, The Falcons, The Hunters, The Rapiers.2001Conway Hall, LondonThe Secrets, The Reflections, The Moontrekkers, The UB Hank Guitar Club Band, The Invaders.2002Conway Hall, LondonLos Jets, Lost 4 Words, Legend, The Charades, The Tornados.2003International Students House, LondonThe Goldfingers, The Classics, The Vibratos.2004International Students House, LondonLost 4 Words, Alan Jones & Friends, The Packabeats, "1961", The Charades.2005Conway Hall, LondonIndra & Move It, Los Jets, Nono Sodoberg & Hot Wires, The Fentone IV, Bungleflint.2006International Students House, LondonGeorge Tomsco, The Silhouets, The Flames, The Surfin' Gorillas, The Rapiers.2007Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireThe Charades, The Robin Bibi Band, The Scorpions, The Foot Tappers, The JB5.2008 Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireLos Jets, The Silhouets, The Runaways, Los Fantasticos.2009Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireHappy Daze, Indra & Move It, The Foot Tappers, The Razorblades, The Secrets.2010Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireApollo 11, The Vintage, The Shadowers, The Twang Gang, The Vicars of Twiddly.2011Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireLegend, The Flames, The Johnny Lundin Band, The Instro-Mentals, The Kiosk Bears.2012Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireShazam, The Charades, The Reverb Syndicate, The Shadders, The Tone Raiders.2013Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireBob Spalding with Counterpoint, The Dangermen, The Silver Shadows, The Crickettes, The Stingrays.2014Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireThe Jumping Jewels Revival Band, Hans van Eijk, Los Ventures, Joeland Plus, The Niteshades, Link Grey & The Dark Country.

See also

Shadowmania

Notes

References

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