The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Anthems

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Seven Seas of Rhye (1994 Digital Remaster)
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
additional producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable and Queen (UK rock group)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (in 1973-08)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (in 1973-08)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (in 1973-08) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (in 1973-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen (UK rock group) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1974), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1974, in 2011) and Trident Audio Productions Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-08)
engineered at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Seven Seas of Rhye… (in 1973-08)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music 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)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Queen3.62:45
2Bennie and the Jets
engineer:
David Hentschel
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
organ and piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 371)
recording of:
Bennie and the Jets (in 1973-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
music quoted on:
Bennie and the Bunnies (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
Elton John3.755:23
3Everywhere
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut
recording of:
Everywhere (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher)
Fleetwood Mac4.13:43
4Fly Like an Eagle
assistant engineer:
Win Kutz
engineer:
Mike Fusaro
executive producer:
John Palladino
producer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
mixer:
Jim Gaines
bass:
Lonnie Turner
drums (drum set):
Gary Mallaber
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
Hammond organ [B3]:
Joachim Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sailor Records, Sailor Productions (in 2006) and Haworth Enterprises (in 2016)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
recording of:
Fly Like an Eagle
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
P and P Songs Limited and Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band3.754:48
5Long Live Rock (live)
recording of:
Long Live Rock
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
live recording of:
Long Live Rock
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
The Who3:55
6A Horse With No Name
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
additional producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and Jeff Dexter
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band), Jeff Dexter, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Ian Samwell
12 string guitar:
Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
bass guitar:
Dan Peek (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Kim Haworth (in 1971)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (in 1971)
remixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
America4.154:12
7The Boys Are Back in Town
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.254:27
8Cindy Incidentally
assistant engineer:
Phil Chapman (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Ronnie Lane
drums (drum set):
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who)
guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
piano:
Ian McLagan
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cindy Incidentally
publisher:
Rod Stewart BMI - United States of America
writer:
Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Faces42:38
9Wishing WellFree43:40
10Simple ManLynyrd Skynyrd4.655:55
11It Happened Today
bass guitar:
Robert Martin (Curved Air bass player)
electric violin:
Darryl Way
guitar [lead guitar], harpsichord [electric harpsichord], mellotron, organ, piano and synthesizer [special effects equipment and VCS3 synthesizer]:
Francis Monkman
membranophone:
Florian Pilkington-Miksa
lead vocals:
Sonja Kristina
vocals:
Darryl Way
recording of:
It Happened Today
lyricist:
Sonja Kristina
composer:
Francis Monkman
Curved Air4:54
12Ice Cream for Crow
engineer:
Phil Brown (US engineer)
producer:
Don van Vliet
bass:
Richard Snyder
bass clarinet, harmonica, horn and soprano saxophone:
Don van Vliet
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cliff Martinez (American musician and score composer)
guitar:
Jeff Moris Tepper and Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
vocals:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ice Cream for Crow
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music (in 1982)
Captain Beefheart4:35
13Spooky
cover recording of:
Spooky
lyricist:
Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb
composer:
Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Shapiro (saxophonist, composer of Spooky)
publisher:
Bike Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Spooky
Atlanta Rhythm Section44:58
14Baby I'm-A Want You
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Baby I’m-a Want You
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Bread42:27
15Fat Man in the Bathtub (live)
live recording of:
Fat Man in the Bathtub
lyricist and composer:
Lowell George
Little Feat4:26
16At Seventeen
edit of:
At Seventeen by Janis Ian
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian53:56
17La Grange
engineer:
Robin Gibb, Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
mixer and editor:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Rube Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Brian studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
La Grange
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
is based on:
Boogie Chillen’
ZZ Top4.653:46
18W*O*L*D*
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
W·O·L·D
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
Harry Chapin5:08
19Crazy Love
executive producer:
Lewis Merenstein
producer:
Van Morrison
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner (in 1969-12)
background vocals:
Judy Clay (in 1969), Emily Houston (in 1969) and Jackie Verdell (in 1969)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1970)
produced for:
Inherit Productions
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Crazy Love (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, Caledonia Soul Music (in 1970) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1970)
Van Morrison3.62:35
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