British Rock Giants

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Caroline
Status Quo53:42
2Get It On
recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Musikförlaget, Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, The Richmond Organization, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
T. Rex4:26
3All Night Long
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (engineer) (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
recording of:
All Night Long (in 1979-04)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
Rainbow43:52
4You Really Got Me
producer:
Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
additional piano:
Perry Ford (English pop singer) (in 1964-07)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940–2009) (in 1964-07)
guitar:
Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1964)
miscellaneous support:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 20), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 36), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
recording of:
You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
The Kinks4.252:13
5For Your Love
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Yardbirds2:30
6My Brother Jake
recording of:
My Brother Jake
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free) and Paul Rodgers
Free2:52
7Somebody Help Me
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
The Spencer Davis Group2:02
8Coz I Luv You
recording of:
Coz I Luv You
writer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd. and Warner Chappell
Slade3:33
9Blinded by the Light
producer:
Manfred Mann (the person) and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creature Music Ltd., Bronze Records Limited (in 1976) and Petbrook Ltd (in 1976)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
cover recording of:
Blinded by the Light (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing, Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band4.23:48
10Rubber Bullets
engineer and mixer:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, resonator guitar [dobro] and tambourine:
Graham Gouldman (in 1972)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kevin Godley (in 1972)
Moog, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, grand piano, mellotron and percussion:
Lol Creme (in 1972)
Moog, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Eric Stewart (in 1972)
vocals:
Lol Creme (in 1972), Kevin Godley (in 1972), Graham Gouldman (in 1972) and Eric Stewart (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strawberry Productions (copyright holder for 10cc) (in 1973) and Jonathan King Enterprises Ltd. (in 2007)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1972)
recording of:
Rubber Bullets (in 1972)
writer:
Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1973)
10cc4.655:18
11Natural Born Bugie
producer:
Humble Pie
arranger:
Humble Pie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Immediate (in 1969)
recording of:
Natural Born Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Avakak Music and Immediate Music (BMG Production Music (Germany) label [IMCD#], [IMX#])
Humble Pie44:16
12Out of Time
cover recording of:
Out of Time
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music Australia and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Chris Farlowe33:38
13Paper Sun
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-04 until 1967-11)
recording of:
Paper Sun
writer:
Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Polygram Music and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Traffic4:17
14Eve of Destruction
cover recording of:
Eve of Destruction
lyricist and composer:
P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Pretty Things3:00
15Rascal You
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Steve Marriott3:10
16Pulling Mussels From the Shell
engineer:
Andy Lumm
producer and mixer:
Squeeze (UK new wave band) and John Wood (UK producer)
bass:
John Bentley (UK bassist, member of Squeeze)
drums (drum set):
Gilson Lavis
guitar:
Chris Difford
guitar and keyboard:
Glenn Tilbrook
keyboard:
Jools Holland
vocals:
Chris Difford, Jools Holland and Glenn Tilbrook
recorded at:
Chelsea Olympic in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
publisher:
Deptford Songs and Rondor/Universal
Squeeze3.753:58