The Rock Collection: Rock Hits

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1Ride a White Swan
recording of:
Ride a White Swan
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
T. Rex2:16
2Rock This Town
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Rock This Town
lyricist and composer:
Brian Setzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
The Stray Cats4.352:41
3Dreadlock Holiday
producer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
bass guitar and guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
Graham Gouldman
congas, cowbell, marimba, timbales and triangle:
Paul Burgess (UK rock drummer)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Stuart Tosh
electric piano, maracas and organ:
Eric Stewart
guitar and organ:
Rick Fenn
synthesizer:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist)
background vocals:
Rick Fenn, Eric Stewart and Stuart Tosh
recorded by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday (in 1977)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
10 cc45:02
45-7-0-5
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
5.7.0.5.
lyricist:
Lol Mason
composer:
Steve Broughton (drummer, with Edgar Broughton Band & Mike Oldfield)
City Boy53:16
5Delta Lady
recording of:
Delta Lady
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416 and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
adaptations:
Fille de la nuit
Joe Cocker2:54
6Smoke on the Water
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Deep Purple
mixer:
Roger Glover and Ian Paice
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1972-08-15)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1972-08-15)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1972-08-15)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (on 1972-08-15)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (on 1972-08-15)
recorded at:
Festival Hall (1st incarnation, 1958–2008) in Nakanoshima, Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1972-08-15)
live recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1972-08-15)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple5:11
7Whatever You Want
assistant engineer:
Freek Feenstra
engineer:
John Eden (producer) and Barry Hammond
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) and Pip Williams (producer)
mixer:
Simon Sullivan
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), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1979)
produced for:
Handle Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
music videos:
Whatever You Want by Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
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 Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo44:03
8Part of the Union
recording of:
Part of the Union
writer:
John Ford (member of the Strawbs and the Monks) and Richard Hudson (British drummer, Strawbs)
The Strawbs2:56
9All the Young Dudes
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1972), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (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, in 1976)
part of:
Songs banned by the BBC, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 166) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 253)
recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America, Mainman Ltd., Mainman Saag (New York), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Northern Songs Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), 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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Mott the Hoople4.23:29
10The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy3:14
11Silver Machine
producer:
Doctor Technichal (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Hawkwind
additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (on 1972-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (drummer) (on 1972-02-13)
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13)
synthesizer:
Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
vocals:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
remixer:
The Scourge of the Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
mixed at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
live recording of:
Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
recording of:
Silver Machine
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind3.654:40
12We Are the Champions
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar and guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2011)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 25)
recording of:
We Are the Champions
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.952:58

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part of:The Rock Collection (Time-Life Music) (number: 5) (order: 5)