Classic Rock 1966–1988

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

Tracklist

1CD: 1966-1970
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Midnight Hour
producer:
The Young Rascals (US soul & rock group, formerly known as The Young Rascals)
drums (drum set):
Dino Danelli
guitar:
Gene Cornish
organ:
Felix Cavaliere (American singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician)
percussion:
Eddie Brigati
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
In the Midnight Hour
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
The Young Rascals4:03
2Bluebird
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick (from 1967-04 until 1967)
co-producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Stephen Stills
banjo:
Charlie Chin (asian american folk singer) (from 1967-04 until 1967)
bass and bass guitar:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter) (from 1967-04 until 1967)
drums (drum set):
Dewey Martin (from 1967-04 until 1967)
guitar:
Richie Furay (from 1967-04 until 1967), Stephen Stills (from 1967-04 until 1967) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (from 1967-04 until 1967)
vocals:
Richie Furay (from 1967-04 until 1967) and Stephen Stills (from 1967-04 until 1967)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-04 until 1967)
recording of:
Bluebird (from 1967-04 until 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Greene Knight Music (BMI), Richie Furay Music (BMI), Sound Harmonics (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI) and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield3.54:28
3In-A-Gadda-Da-VidaIron Butterfly4.2517:03
4I Am a Child
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer), Phil Iehle and Jim Messina (on 1968-02-05)
producer:
Jim Messina
bass guitar:
Gary Marker (engineer) (on 1968-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Dewey Martin (on 1968-02-05)
guitar and harmonica and lead vocals:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1968-02-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-02-05)
recording of:
I Am a Child (on 1968-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co., Richie Furay Music (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI) and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield4.52:20
5White Room
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion and timpani:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968), Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-09 until 1967-10, from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 368)
recording of:
White Room (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce) and Jack Bruce
publisher:
BG Publishing, Casserole Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Cream4.24:58
6You Keep Me Hanging On
Vanilla Fudge7:28
7Dazed and Confused
engineer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
drums (drum set):
John Bonham (in 1968-10)
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1968-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Page (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (in 1968-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin version) (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Page
additional writer:
Jake Holmes
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Dazed and Confused (original)
Led Zeppelin3.76:29
8Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills
mixer:
David Crosby, Bill Halverson, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills
bass guitar, guitar and percussion:
Stephen Stills (in 1969)
vocals:
David Crosby (in 1969), Graham Nash (in 1969) and Stephen Stills (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969)
mixed at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 222) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 418)
recording of:
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
publisher:
Gold Hill Music (BMI)
Crosby, Stills & Nash4.67:25
9Whole Lotta Love
engineer:
George Chkiantz
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
bongos and drums (drum set):
John Bonham (in 1969-04)
electric bass guitar:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1969-04)
electric guitar and theremin:
Jimmy Page (in 1969-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (in 1969-04)
additionally recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-04), Mystic Sound Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-04) and Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-04)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio, room A-1 (second location, 799 7th Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1969-08-29 until 1969-08-30)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 75), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 128) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Whole Lotta Love (from 1969-04 until 1969-08)
additional lyricist:
Willie Dixon
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
is based on:
You Need Love
Led Zeppelin4.355:35
10Layla
executive producer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Derek and the Dominos
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (on 1970-09-09)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1970-09-09)
electronic organ and piano:
Bobby Whitlock (on 1970-09-09)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1970-09-09) and Eric Clapton (on 1970-09-09)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (on 1970-09-09)
vocals:
Bobby Whitlock (on 1970-09-09)
arranger:
Derek and the Dominos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records Ltd., London (in 1970) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1970-09-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 23), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 27) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 224)
recording of:
Layla (on 1970-09-09)
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Derek and the Dominos4.57:07
11Ohio
engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Calvin Samuels (on 1970-05-21)
drums (drum set):
John Barbata (on 1970-05-21)
guitar:
David Crosby (on 1970-05-21), Stephen Stills (on 1970-05-21) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1970-05-21)
vocals:
David Crosby (on 1970-05-21), Graham Nash (on 1970-05-21), Stephen Stills (on 1970-05-21) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1970-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-05-21)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Best Songs About Ohio Ever Made (number: 2) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 385)
recording of:
Ohio (on 1970-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music and Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young3.752:58
2CD: 1971-1978
3CD: 1979-1988