Rock & Roll

Name: Rock & Roll
Duration: 4 min 43 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US1970-09	Cotillion	SD 9034
1.7	Rock and Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980	Lou Reed	Album + Compilation	US1980	Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	A2L 8603
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US1987-07-07	Warner Special Products	9-27613-2
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	CA1987	Warner Special Products	CD 27613
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	DE1991-10-04	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567-90367-2
1.13	Rock and Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Sounds of the Seventies: FM Rock II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992	Time–Life Music	OPCD-2679, SOD-26
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	GB1993-01-24	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567903672
1.6	Rock and Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980	Lou Reed	Album + Compilation	US1994-09-27	Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	07822-18434-2
5.3	Rock and Roll	4:46	The Velvet Underground	Peel Slowly and See	The Velvet Underground	Album + Compilation	US1995-09-26	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	31452 7887-2, 527 887-2
5.3	Rock and Roll	4:46	The Velvet Underground	Peel Slowly and See	The Velvet Underground	Album + Compilation	XE1995	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	527 887-2
1.8	Rock & Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Rock of the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	Sony Music Special Products, Warner Special Products, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)	A 25244, OPCD-1719, S21-19046
1.8	Rock & Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Rock of the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	GSC Music, Warner Special Products	OPCD-1719
1.3	Rock & Roll (full‐length version)	4:46	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (Fully Loaded edition)	The Velvet Underground	Album	US1997-02-18	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72563
1.3	Rock & Roll (full-length version)	4:46	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (Fully Loaded edition)	The Velvet Underground	Album	XE1997	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-72563-2
1.13	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	Coded	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000-10-03	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	TVK 24072
1.18	Rock and Roll	4:49	The Velvet Underground	The Very Best of The Velvet Underground	The Velvet Underground	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	065 625-2
1.1	Rock & Roll	4:46	The Velvet Underground	New York Rocks: Original Punk Classics of the 70's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	KOCH Records (independent US label, 1999–2009/01)	KOC-CD-9655
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (180g reissue)	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2008	Cotillion, Rhino (reissue label)	SD 9034
1.14	Rock ’n’ Roll	4:45	The Velvet Underground	100 Hits: Dad	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-05-17	100 Hits, Demon Music Group	DMG 100 056
1.14	Rock ’n’ Roll	4:45	The Velvet Underground	100 Hits: Dad	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-05-17	100 Hits	DMG 100 056
2.7	Rock & Roll	4:42	The Velvet Underground	100 Hits: Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-02-21	100 Hits	DMG 100 078
1.13	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	Born to Rock: 60 Tracks of Classic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2012-11-16	Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
1.13	Rock and Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	Classic Rock: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2012-11-19	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	5310547165
2.14	Rock and Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2013-06-11	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WMTV196
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2014-04-19	Cotillion	R1-9034
1.3	Rock & Roll (full‐length version)	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	CA2015-10-30 US2015-10-30	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Cotillion, Rhino (reissue label)	R2-551125
6.23	Rock & Roll (original stereo album)	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded: Re‐loaded (45th anniversary edition)	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2015-10-30	Cotillion, Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	081227953737
1.3	Rock & Roll (full‐length version)	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Loaded: Re‐loaded (45th anniversary edition)	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2015-10-30	Cotillion, Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	081227953737
1.3	Rock & Roll (full-length version)	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (2015 remaster)	The Velvet Underground	Album	XE2015	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label), Cotillion	081227952426
1.3	Rock & Roll (full length version)	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2015	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)	[none]
1.13	Rock and Roll	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Rock Stars	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2017-03-27 AL2017-03-27 (show 199 more) ZW2017-03-27	X5 Music Group
1.48	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	Rock Classics: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2017-05-05	Rhino (reissue label)
3.8	Rock & Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Rock Classics: The Ultimate Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-05-12	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295828196
1.92	Rock and Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	100 Greatest Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2017-11-10 AO2017-11-10 (show 141 more) ZW2017-11-10	Rhino (reissue label)
5.12	Rock & Roll	?:??	The Velvet Underground	100 Greatest Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2017-11-10	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295734466
1.56	Rock & Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2018-08-03 AO2018-08-03 (show 143 more) ZW2018-08-03	Rhino (reissue label)
1.6	Rock and Roll	4:43	The Velvet Underground	La Grange: 70s Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2018-09-28 US2018-09-28	X5 Music Group
1.77	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	100 Greatest Classic Rock Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2019-04-05 AL2019-04-05 (show 213 more) ZW2019-04-05	Rhino (reissue label)
1.4	Rock & Roll	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Ultimate Rock: The Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-05-31	Union Square Music	ULTIM5CDW05
1.2	Rock and Roll	4:43	The Velvet Underground	70s Rock Radio	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-13 AL2020-03-13 (show 180 more) ZW2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.5	Rock and Roll	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Classic Rock 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-13 AL2020-03-13 (show 180 more) ZW2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.7	Rock & Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Guitar Man: 70s Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AR2020-03-13 AU2020-03-13 (show 57 more) US2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.54	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	The Most Essential Classic Rock Ever	Multi‐interprètes	Album + Compilation	XW2020-12-04	Rhino (reissue label)
1.73	Rock & Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	100 Greatest Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-12-11	Rhino (reissue label)
3.1	Rock & Roll	4:42	The Velvet Underground	Ultimate Driving Songs: The Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2020
1.3	Rock & Roll	?:??	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	-2023-01-06	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Cotillion, Rhino (reissue label)	603497838257, RCD1 9034
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:42	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2024-12-16	Analogue Productions, Cotillion	CAPA 034 SA, SD 9034
2.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US2024-12-16	Analogue Productions, Cotillion	CAPA 034 SA, SD 9034
1.3	Rock & Roll - Full Length Version; 2015 Remaster	4:43	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (remastered)	The Velvet Underground	Album	XW-	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded (GEMA BIEM, CA 835, WME SID codes)	The Velvet Underground	Album	XE-	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567-90367-2
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:46	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	US-	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
Promotion
1.5	Rock & Roll	4:42	The Velvet Underground	A Rock & Roll Life	Lou Reed	Other + Interview	US1989	Sire Records	PRO-CD-3358
1.11	Rock and Roll	4:44	The Velvet Underground	Selections from The Velvet Underground: Peel Slowly and See	The Velvet Underground	Album + Compilation	US1995	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	PRSAD 00040
Bootleg
3.3	Rock and Roll	4:41	The Velvet Underground	Ultimate Mono & Acetates	The Velvet Underground	Album + Compilation	JP2005-08	Nothing Songs	Nothing Songs NSCD-001/1/2/3
(unknown)
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	XE2015-05-26	Cotillion	8122 79613 5, 8122-79613-5
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:40	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	XW2024-12-16	Analogue Productions, Cotillion	CAPA 034 SA
1.3	Rock & Roll	4:47	The Velvet Underground	Loaded	The Velvet Underground	Album	-2026-01-30	Cotillion, Rhino (reissue label)	081227805661, RHF1 9034

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engineer:	Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) Geoffrey Haslam
producer:	Geoffrey Haslam Shel Kagan
bass guitar and drums (drum set):	Doug Yule
electric guitar:	Sterling Morrison
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:	Lou Reed

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Special Products

recorded at:	Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1970-04 until 1970-08)

sampled by:	Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans by Uffie
mash-ups:	Girl Wants (to say goodbye to) Rock and Roll (Christina Aguilera vs. Velvet Underground vs. The Communards) by Go Home Productions

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZfP7K8NoyJRjEfWWk8Mlv [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/2915 [info]

recording of:	Rock ’n’ Roll

Rock ’n’ Roll

lyricist and composer:	Lou Reed

publisher:	Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.

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