British Rock’n Roll Anthology 1956–64

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock With the Caveman
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen1:53
2Cumberland Gap
cover recording of:
Cumberland Gap
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3413)
Lonnie Donegan1:57
3Be My Girl
Jim Dale1:59
4Hoots Mon!
recording of:
Hoots Mon (1958 song)
writer:
Harry Robertson (UK composer)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Lord Rockingham's XI2:13
5A Teenager in Love
Marty Wilde2:19
6Shakin’ All Over
recording of:
Shakin’ All Over
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Kidd
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd.
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates2:18
7Poor Me
producer:
John Burgess (British record producer)
vocals:
Adam Faith
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
Adam Faith1:45
8A Picture of You
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers2:18
9Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp Bomp Bomp)
cover recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Viscounts2:46
10Man With the Golden Arm
Jet Harris2:07
11Ain’t Misbehavin’
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers2:05
12Well I Ask You
recording of:
Well I Ask You
composer:
Les Vandyke
Eden Kane2:14
13Wondrous Place
Billy Fury2:23
14Telstar
producer:
Joe Meek
recording of:
Telstar (in 1962)
composer:
Joe Meek
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd.
The Tornados3.53:19
15Air TravelChris Farlowe2:10
16Chills and Fever
Tom Jones2:50
17I’m the Face
producer:
Peter Meaden and Chris Parmeinter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1964) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Studio Fontana in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964, in 1964-06)
cover recording of:
I’m the Face (in 1964-06)
lyricist:
Peter Meaden
composer:
Slim Harpo
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Got Love If You Want It
The High Numbers2:29
18I’ll Cry Instead
cover recording of:
I’ll Cry Instead
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Unart Music Corp.
Joe Cocker1:41
19Ain’t She Sweet
assistant sound engineer:
Günther Sörensen (on 1961-06-24)
engineer:
Karl Hinze (on 1961-06-24)
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter) (on 1961-06-24)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1961-06-24)
cover recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet (on 1961-06-24)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Beatles3.652:11
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Lonnie Donegan2:27
2Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Marion Ryan2:48
3Start Movin’ (in My Direction)
Terry Dene2:52
4Wild Eyes and Tender Lips
Colin Hicks1:52
5Tallahassee Lassie
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen2:00
6Bad Boy
recording of:
Bad Boy
lyricist and composer:
Marty Wilde
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Marty Wilde2:20
7Darktown Strutters Ball
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers2:10
8Besame Mucho (Kiss Me)
Jet Harris2:16
9Warpaint
recording of:
War Paint
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Barry Mann
The Brook Brothers41:57
10You’ve Got What I Like
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers1:34
11Amapola
Davy Jones2:09
12Don’t Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro2:31
13Wonderful Land
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962)
recording of:
Wonderful Land
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Shadows2:00
14MoneyBern Elliott & the Fenmen2:27
15My Baby Left MeDave Berry2:00
16Hello Josephine
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders2:04
17Baby Let Me Take You Home
The Animals1:57
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Green Door
Frankie Vaughan2:45
2Don’t You Rock Me Daddy‐O
cover recording of:
Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
composer:
Bill Varley and Wally Whyton
Lonnie Donegan41:41
3Idle on Parade
Anthony Newley1:36
4Pretty Little Pearly
Terry Dene1:47
5Endless Sleep
cover recording of:
Endless Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Jody Reynolds
publisher:
Elizabeth Music and Johnstone-Montei Music
Marty Wilde2:17
6Nothin’ Shakin’
Craig Douglas2:29
7Maybe Tomorrow
recording of:
Maybe Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Billy Fury
Billy Fury2:11
8Turn Me Loose
Mort Shuman2:30
9Bongo Rock
The Jetstreams2:03
10Get Lost (in My Arms)
recording of:
Get Lost
composer:
Les Vandyke
Eden Kane2:44
11I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
Lyn Cornell2:22
12Entry of the Gladiators
Nero and the Gladiators2:22
13Sugar Babe (Part 2)
Jimmy Powell2:20
14Country Line Special
Cyril Davies2:18
15Do the Dog
Georgie Fame3:11
16Bloodshot Eyes
Jimmy Justice2:28
17That’s What I Want
The Marauders2:18
18Everything’s Alright
The Mojos2:19
19Dimples
cover recording of:
Dimples
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
The Spencer Davis Group42:19
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Teach You to Rock
Tony Crombie & His Rockets2:00
2Tutti Frutti
Four Jones Boys1:57
3These Dangerous Years
Frankie Vaughan2:12
4The Mole in the Hole
The Southlanders2:03
5I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
Joey Castell2:32
6Love Bug Crawl
Wee Willie Harris2:11
7Tequila
Ted Heath & His Music2:02
8Yea Yea
Vince Eager & The Vagabonds2:25
9Come On, Let’s Go
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen1:57
10Little Cutie
Sally Kelly2:14
11Shortnin’ Bread
The Viscounts1:50
12Chariot
Rhet Stoller2:10
13I’m Just a Baby
Louise Cordet2:01
14I’ll Step Down
Lee Diamond & The Cherokees2:14
15Diamonds
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan2:23
16Give Her My Regards
recording of:
Give Her My Regards
writer:
Kenny Lynch (English singer, songwriter, entertainer & actor)
Steve Marriott1:53
17Walking the Dog
The Dennisons2:32
18Just a Little Bit
The Undertakers2:24
19Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Rod Stewart2:07
CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Singing the Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Special Products
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen42:22
2Seventeen
Frankie Vaughan2:05
3Bloodnok’s Rock ’n’ Roll Call
recording of:
Bloodnok’s Rock ’n’ Roll Call (in 1956)
writer:
Tony Carbone (The Goon Show song writer) (in 1956)
The Goons3:10
4Baby Lover
recording of:
Baby Lover
lyricist and composer:
Wandra Merrell
Petula Clark2:23
5Wee Tom
Lord Rockingham's XI2:13
6Honeycomb
Marty Wilde2:11
7Whole Lotta Woman
Most Brothers2:27
8Rockin’ at the Two I’s
Wee Willie Harris2:33
9Baby She’s Gone
Terry Dene2:48
10Brand New Cadillac
recording of:
Brand New Cadillac (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Vince Taylor (rock and roll singer; The Playboys)
publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Vince Taylor & The Playboys2:35
11Rockin’ Little Angel
The Viscounts2:28
12Have a Drink on Me
Lonnie Donegan2:49
13I’m Henry the Eighth I Am
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers1:54
14That’s Love (alt. take)
Billy Fury & The Four Jays1:47
15Can Can 62
Peter Jay & the JayWalkers2:27
16True Fine Mama
Howie Casey & The Seniors1:58
17Some Other Guy
The Big Three1:47
18Shout
cover recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Longitude Music Co. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Lulu & The Luvvers42:51