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Rob's three-year labour of love to chronicle venue

MOST bands can record an album within a year - unless they are Guns n’ Roses. But Rob Tannenbaum, who was raised in Stamford, Connecticut, has spent three years working on an album on which he doesn’t even play or sing a note.

The result of Rob’s hard work is the four-CD box set CBGB - A New York City Soundtrack 1975-1986 (Cherry Red Records), featuring 101 tracks from bands which appeared at the legendary New York venue.

“It began on Twitter when it was a useful and fun place for communicating with people you may or may not know, instead of a cesspool of hatred,” he explained.

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