The Preston Records Revue – A Tribute to Graeme Thomas, is a free Sunday arvo shindig in tribute to a local music hero.
Graeme Thomas – the “Sam Phillips of Preston” – was the founder of Preston Records and Preston Studios, a member of many of Melbourne’s finest rockabilly and roots bands of the ’80s and ’90s, and a man who recorded early works by Chris Wilson, Vika Bull, Lisa Miller, Andy Baylor and Kerri Simpson, The Living End (then known as The Runaway Boys), later works by the likes of Gary Young and Ross Hannaford from Daddy Cool and Pete Wellsfrom Rose Tattoo, and the cream of the local vintage scene.
The Straight 8’s, Ezra Lee & His Rockin’ Piano, The Wraylettes and The Breadmakers will perform live in tribute to Graeme with DJ’s Peter Thomas and Jamie ‘Dingo’ Suppa at a free Sunday arvo shindig at the Thornbury Bowls Club on Sunday 29 October.
For more information visit theeightysix.com/artist/the-preston-records-revue