Proud to say Moretti is a Scot.
Nice to see an American who knows Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. One of the two great UK pop/rock bands pre-Beatles.
The other of course being The Shadows.
It is widely held that there are two great British rock and roll records pre-Beatles (ie 1956-1962): Shakin All Over and the first in 1958 being Cliff Richard and ‘Move It’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLba5Ld4VhE
Both in my iTunes library, my friend!
I'm a big time JK&tP fan; they have a sweet sound that blends Mersey, rockabilly, early rock & roll . . . hard to categorize, but really sweet. And forward-looking, too: Cast My Spell On You is a great example of that.