Classic Rock: 1975-1979

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New York Shuffle
Graham Parker & The Rumour3:01
2Up Against the Wall
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Up Against the Wall
writer:
Roy Butterfield and Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter)
Tom Robinson53:36
3She’s So Modern
recording of:
She’s so Modern
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats2:59
4My Sharona
bass:
Prescott Niles (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary (in 1979-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Berton Averre (in 1979-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in 1979-04)
recording of:
My Sharona (in 1979-04)
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger
The Knack4.154:03
5Surrender
assistant engineer:
Mike Beiriger
engineer:
Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
producer:
Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Metro in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1998-04-30 until 1998-05-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 356) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 465)
recording of:
Surrender (from 1978-04-30 until 1978-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Adult Music (in 1978), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1978) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Cheap Trick3.74:14
6I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ’n’ Roll)
recording of:
I Knew the Bride
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Dave Edmunds2:56
7Oliver’s Army
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Oliver’s Army (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello & The Attractions4.353:01
8Cruel to Be Kind
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 84)
recording of:
Cruel to Be Kind
writer:
Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Nick Lowe4.353:31
9Rolene
Moon Martin3:37
10Gold
bass:
Brian Garofalo
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
electric guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham and John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
keyboard [keyboards]:
Joey Carbone
background vocals:
Stevie Nicks
lead vocals:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
recording of:
Gold
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
John Stewart4:24
11Run With the Pack
recorded in:
Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1975-09)
engineer:
Ron Nevison
producer:
Bad Company (British blues-rock supergroup)
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Swan Song Inc. (in 1976)
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Run With the Pack (in 1975-09)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Badco Music, Inc.
Bad Company35:21
12Don’t Bring Me Down
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra4.654:05
13Rock and Roll the Place
Eddie Money3:08
14Ain’t Got No Money
recording of:
Ain’t Got No Money
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Miller (Scottish rock singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music, Inc.
Frankie Miller2:55
15Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)
Whitesnake3:16
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dirty White Boy
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
guitar:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Al Greenwood
background vocals:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Dirty White Boy
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner4.53:39
2R U Ready 2 Rock
Blue Öyster Cult5:41
3Roller
recording of:
Roller
lyricist and composer:
Myles Goodwyn
April Wine54:20
4Paradise Skies
engineer:
Mark Wright (Canadian engineer)
producer:
John de Nottbeck and Max Webster (hard rock band)
mixer:
David Greene (engineer recording, mixing)
recorded at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Soundstage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Max Webster3:29
5Highway Song
Blackfoot4:12
6You Got That Right
Lynyrd Skynyrd3:49
7Take It Like a Man
engineer:
Mark Smith (Canadian engineer)
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
guitar:
Blair Thornton
piano:
Little Richard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Toronto, ON, Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Take It Like a Man (Blair Thornton / C.F. Turner)
writer:
Blair Thornton and C.F. “Fred” Turner
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Randy Bachman Music, Sony Songs Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Bachman–Turner Overdrive33:44
8Free for All
Ted Nugent3:23
9Whiskey Man
recording of:
Whiskey Man
writer:
Danny Joe Brown (vocalist for Southern rock band Molly Hatchet), Bruce Crump (drummer), Dave Hlubek and Steve Holland (Southern rock guitarist)
Molly Hatchet3:42
10Dust in the Wind
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
producer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cello, viola and violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
mixed at:
The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Kansas43:24
11Year of the Cat
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Pepper Music Inc.
Al Stewart54:35
12I’m in You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1977)
recording of:
I'm in You
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton54:10
13Don’t Look Back
recording of:
Don't Look Back
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Pure Songs (in 1978)
Boston3:59
14Marquee Moon
bass guitar:
Fred Smith (bassist)
electric guitar and solo electric guitar:
Richard Lloyd (American guitarist and singer, Television) and Tom Verlaine
membranophone:
Billy Ficca
lead vocals:
Tom Verlaine
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 173) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 373)
recording of:
Marquee Moon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
Television9:58
15Let’s Go
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Benjamin Orr
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1979), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979) and Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Let’s Go
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
The Cars43:36

Credits

Release Group

part of:Classic Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: TL559/16) (order: 45)