Rock Collection

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Annotation

Note: Track 5.8 is misprinted as Love Like a Dream in the booklet.

Music Consultant: George Kwiatkiewicz for Run with the Fox Communications
Design: Richard Orr Design
Sleeve Notes: David Laing
TV Commercial: 1st Independent Creative & Marketing Ltd

Marketed by: Sounds Direct

This Compilation
(p) 1994 Time-Life Books BV
(c) 1995 Time-Life Books BV

Sounds Direct is a division of Time-Life Books BV

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-23 23:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, Manitou Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Steppenwolf4.23:32
2Black Betty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977) and CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Ram Jam3.34:02
3You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
engineer:
Mark Smith (Canadian engineer)
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1974) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1974)
recording of:
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Ranbach Music Ltd. and Sony Songs Inc.
Bachman–Turner Overdrive4.353:32
4All Night Long
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
recording of:
All Night Long (in 1979-04)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
Rainbow43:51
5Whatever You Want
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1979), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1979) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Whatever You Want
written in:
Jersey
writer:
Andy Bown and Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo33:49
6Strange Kind of Woman
recording of:
Strange Kind of Woman
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (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)
Deep Purple3:44
7Doctor Doctor
recording of:
Doctor Doctor
writer:
Phil Mogg and Michael Schenker
UFO4:03
8School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4.253:31
9Radar Love
producer:
Golden Earring
recording of:
Radar Love
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc., Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd., New Dayglow Music and Snamyook Music (publisher associated with George Kooymans)
Golden Earring45:06
10Motor Bikin’
engineer:
Douglas Hopkins (engineer)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Motor Bikin’
lyricist and composer:
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding4.52:38
11Driven by You
programming:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
producer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland (in 1991)
recording of:
Driven by You
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Brian May2.954:14
12Since You Been Gone
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
cover recording of:
Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and Union Square Music Songs Ltd.
Rainbow4.153:18
13More Than a Feeling
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
drums (drum set):
Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) 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 1976)
recording of:
More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Pure Songs (in 1976)
Boston4.753:24
14Cold as Ice
associate engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
engineer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer)
co-producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
producer:
Gary Lyons (UK engineer & producer) and John Sinclair (engineer)
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass guitar:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner))
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
horn:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
keyboard:
Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
synthesizer:
Al Greenwood
background vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Ian Lloyd (of Stories) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
vocals:
Ed Gagliardi (bass player (Foreigner)), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Cold as Ice
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., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Cold as Ice (M.O.P.)
Foreigner3.93:19
15We Built This City
recording of:
We Built This City
writer:
Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited, Little Mole Music, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Starship44:38
16The Final Countdown
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Seven Doors Music
Europe4.13:56
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