April Wine likes to rock!

When Canadian rockers April Wine struck gold in the United States with their 1981 hit "Just Between You And Me," it seemed as if the band had come out of nowhere. The song would propel the band's Nature of the Beast album to Platinum sales status, and would be the first in a string of Top 30 U.S. chart hits enjoyed by April Wine.

Truth is, April Wine had better than a decade's experience and a reputation as Canada's best live band by the time of their breakthrough below the border. Formed in 1969, April Wine enjoyed their first Canadian hit in '71 with "Fast Train," from their self-titled debut. Subsequent albums increased the band's status as they toured constantly and scored hit after hit. The band's seventh album, 1976's The Whole World's Going Crazy, was their first to go Platinum in Canada, and by the time April Wine hit the big time in the U.S. they had eleven albums under their collective belts, including three live albums.

On June 10, 2008 our friends at Music Video Distributors will release April Wine's I Like To Rock: Live In London 1981 DVD. The disc captures a performance at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London during the band's 1981 tour in support of Nature Of The Beast. Caught on tape at their commercial peak, this will showcase April Wine at their very best. The 66-minute video features sixteen songs, including the hits "Just Between You And Me" and "I Like To Rock." This is the first DVD of classic archive material ever released on the band, so April Wine fans are sure to grab this one up, pronto!

(Click on the CD cover to buy Live In London from Amazon.com)