Best of British

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Annotation

Packaging is actually a gatefold Digipak.

Annotation last modified on 2017-06-21 09:56 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Somebody to Love
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass and bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
choir vocals [gospel choir]:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), Freddie Mercury (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
performer:
Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1976), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1976) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1976, in 2011)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11), The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Queen song) (from 1976-07 until 1976-11)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen4.354:57
2Brown Sugar
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
mixer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
bass guitar:
Bill Wyman
drums (drum set):
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
Mick Taylor
percussion:
Mick Jagger
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
vocals:
Mick Jagger
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 490)
recording of:
Brown Sugar (in 1969-12)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
The Rolling Stones3.953:48
3Maggie May
edit of:
Maggie May (without “Henry” prelude) by Rod Stewart
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971)
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Rightsong Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart33:42
4Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long Long Time)
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 92) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 149)
recording of:
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
music quoted on:
Gnomeo and Juliet (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
Elton John44:41
5Nights in White Satin
executive producer:
Hugh Mendl
producer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Nights in White Satin (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Tyler Music Ltd.
The Moody Blues4.154:24
6Waterloo Sunset
recording of:
Waterloo Sunset
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Davray Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Carlin (in 1967), Davray (publisher) (in 1967) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
The Kinks43:12
7The House of the Rising Sun
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
bass guitar:
Chas Chandler
drums (drum set):
John Steel (English musician)
electric guitar:
Hilton Valentine
organ:
Alan Price
lead vocals:
Eric Burdon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 122) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 471)
recording of:
The House of the Rising Sun (Alan Price (The Animals) arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Alan Price
publisher:
Al Gallico Music, Keith Prowse and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
arrangement of:
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4.054:28
8My Generation
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass:
John Entwistle (on 1965-10-13)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (on 1965-10-13)
guitar:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1965-10-13)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1965-10-13)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (on 1965-10-13)
vocals:
John Entwistle (on 1965-10-13) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1965-10-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1965, in 1970)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 11) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 232)
recording of:
My Generation (The Who) (on 1965-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Devon Music Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
The Who4.53:17
9All or Nothing
producer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966)
recording of:
All or Nothing
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Aquarius Music Ltd. (UK publisher)
Small Faces3.53:03
10You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer-songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Dusty Springfield3.72:47
11Delilah
recording of:
Delilah (Tom Jones song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Les Reed
publisher:
Donna Music Ltd. (publisher)
Tom Jones43:22
12Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), 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 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
lyricist:
Van Morrison (in 1967)
composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (from 1967-03 until 1967-11)
lyricist:
Van Morrison (in 1967)
composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967)
Van Morrison3.33:03
13Albatross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Horizon Records (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968)
recording of:
Albatross (on 1968-10-06)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
Fleetwood Mac4.23:07
14Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens43:18
15Hot LoveT. Rex4.54:58
16Cum on Feel the Noize
producer:
Bryan “Chas” Chandler
recording of:
Cum On Feel the Noize
writer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd. and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Slade4.154:27
17Paranoid
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 250) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
Black Sabbath4.52:47
18All the Young Dudes
producer:
David Bowie
lead vocals:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972) 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 1972)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 166) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 253)
cover recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, 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), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Mott the Hoople4.353:29
19Life on Mars
recording engineer and producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
assistant producer:
the actor
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
guitar, piano and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie
piano:
Rick Wakeman
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Life on Mars? by David Bowie
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 8) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 105)
recording of:
Life on Mars?
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie4.63:49
20Tubular BellsMike Oldfield44:15
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