Classic Rock 1966–1988

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1966–1971
▼ CD 2: 1971–1988
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1Stairway to Heaven
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Jimmy Page
recorded at:
Headley Grange (Led Zeppelin studio) in Hampshire
mixed at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2021 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 3), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 15), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 31) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 61)
recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing and Warner Chappell
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
Led Zeppelin4.158:00
2Highway to Hell
recording engineer:
Mark Dearnley
assistant engineer:
Kevin Dallimore (engineering)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London)
mixed at:
Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 108) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 254)
recording of:
Highway to Hell
lyricist and composer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
AC/DC4.353:29
3Back in Black
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time: pub_2012-10-25 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 17), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 102) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 187)
recording of:
Back in Black (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
AC/DC4.554:17
4Rough Boys
additional engineer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
drums (drum set):
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
harmonica:
Peter Hope-Evans
keyboard ["straight" keyboard]:
John “Rabbit” Bundrick
horn arranger:
Raphael Rudd
additionally recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead and Eel Pie Studios in London (Greater London)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London) and Eel Pie Studios in London (Greater London)
mixed at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury
recording of:
Rough Boys
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Towser Tunes, Inc. and Windswept Pacific
Pete Townshend34:02
5Urgent
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Michael Fonfara and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
solo saxophone:
Junior Walker
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, United States
recording of:
Urgent
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner44:30
6You Can’t Stop Rock ’n’ Roll
recording of:
You Can’t Stop Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
Twisted Sister4:43
7Round and Round
assistant engineer:
Dave Clark (engineer), Clif Smith (Engineer), Robin Laine and Ray Leonard (engineer)
engineer:
Jim Faraci and Beau Hill
producer:
Beau Hill
bass guitar:
Juan Croucier
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Blotzer
electric guitar:
Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini
background vocals:
Robbin Crosby, Juan Croucier and Warren DeMartini
lead vocals:
Stephen Pearcy
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, United States and The Village Recorders (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 20)
recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy
publisher:
Ratt Music and Time Coast Music
Ratt4.54:25
8All I Need Is a Miracle
recording of:
All I Need Is a Miracle
writer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
Mike + the Mechanics4:12
9Heaven Knows
producer:
Phil Johnstone, Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer) and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
guitar [guitar solo]:
Jimmy Page
recording of:
Heaven Knows
writer:
David Barratt and Phil Johnstone
Robert Plant4.54:04