Twenty Flight Rockers

Twenty Flight Rockers
Twenty Flight Rockers (1986)
Background information
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, punk rock
Years active	1985–1989
Associated acts	Supernaut, Generation X, Puncture, Thirteen, Balaam and the Angel, The Runner Brothers, Dead Horse, The Honeydippers, Speedtwinn, The International Swingers
Past members	Gary Twinn Mark Laff Ian McKean Jeff D. Vine Danny B. Harvey Steve Counsel

Twenty Flight Rockers (sometimes abbreviated as TFR) were an English rock 'n' roll band founded by Supernaut singer Gary Twinn, Generation X drummer Mark Laff, and Puncture bassist Steve Counsel.

British vocalist Gary Twinn had once lived in Perth, Western Australia, where he was the frontman of the glam rock group Supernaut from 1974 to the beginning of 1980. After the group broke up he decided to relocate back to London, where he formed Twenty Flight Rockers with ex-Generation X drummer Mark Laff and bass player Steve Counsel, joined by guitarist Ian McKean. Counsel's time with the newly formed band would be short lived, as he left to join The London Cowboys. He was replaced by Jeff D. Vine to complete the line up.

Drawing influences from Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent and Johnny Kidd, the new band adopted a black biker leather clad look and a focus on pure rock 'n' roll blended with a punk rock attitude. The group toured clubs in London, including several shows at The Marquee Club and Mayfair Ballroom. They were subsequently invited to play the BBC's Janice Long show. In 1985, Twenty Flight Rockers released the single "Tower Block Rock" (ranked #31 for Best Single on Rockerilla Magazine) with ABC Records, and in 1986 the single "Johnny 7" with WEA Records. In March of that same year, a rare song, "Searching for a Hero", was given away for free on the Spools Gold compilation released on cassette by Record Mirror Magazine.