Essential Rock Anthems

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▼ CD 1
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1Gut Reaction
recording engineer:
Keith Andrews
producer:
Leif Mases
mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Steve Morris (guitarist) (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (rock drummer) (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
Hammond organ:
Tommy Eyre (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
piano:
J. Peter Robinson (English score composer) (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
saxophone:
Albie Donnelly (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
synthesizer:
Tommy Eyre (from 1989-12 until 1990-01) and J. Peter Robinson (English score composer) (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
background vocals:
John Gustafson (from 1989-12 until 1990-01), Carol Kenyon (from 1989-12 until 1990-01), Dave Lloyd (from 1989-12 until 1990-01) and Harry Shaw (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
vocals:
Ian Gillan (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Record Service GmbH (not for release label use! manufacturing and distribution company) (from 1990 to present)
recorded at:
Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12 until 1990-01) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
recording of:
Gut Reaction (from 1989-12 until 1990-01)
writer:
Ian Gillan and Steve Morris (guitarist)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Clear Air Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ian Gillan3:43
2Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.22:49
3Tangerine
engineer:
Andy Katz (producer/engineer), Phil Magnotti, Rich “Big Bear” Alvy and Darren Schneider
producer:
Vixen (all‐female rock/glam band)
assistant mixer:
Rich “Big Bear” Alvy
mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Mike Pisculli
drums (drum set):
Roxy Petrucci
guitar:
Gina Stile
background vocals:
Janet Gardner and Gina Stile
lead vocals:
Janet Gardner
arranger:
Vixen (all‐female rock/glam band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Eagle Records (division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States and Greg Rike Productions in Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tangerine
writer:
Janet Gardner and Gina Stile
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), Garloney Music and Tagglerock Music Publishing
Vixen4:33
4Nuclear Attack
Gary Moore5:10
5When the Good Times Come
Hard Rain3:34
6Tragedy
engineer:
Zebra Johanson (engineer)
producer:
Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe (Lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
mixer:
Bosse Waldersten
bass guitar:
Sami Yaffa (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jesper Sporre (Gyp Casino)
guitar:
Andy McCoy and Nasty Suicide
lead vocals:
Michael Monroe (Lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
arranger:
Hanoi Rocks (Finnish rock band), Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe (Lead singer of Hanoi Rocks)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Johanna (Imprint of Love Kustannus/Johanna Kustannus/...), Johanna Kustannus Oy (company), Love Kustannus and Love Kustannus Oy
recorded at:
Park Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Tragedy
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCoy
Hanoi Rocks4:06
7S.O.S.
Alaska5:25
8Heartline
Robin George3:15
9Don’t Wait Up
Thunder4:02
10Bring the Noise
producer:
Anthrax (US thrash metal band) and Mark Dodson (UK producer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson), Charlie Benante and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional vocals:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante and Flavor Flav
vocals:
Chuck D and Scott Ian
performer:
Public Enemy (US rap group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1991)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 36)
recording of:
Bring the Noise
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recording of:
Bring the Noise with Anthrax (Anthrax version)
lyricist:
Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Hank Shocklee and Dan Spitz
composer:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Joseph Bellardini, Eric Sadler, Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Hank Shocklee and Dan Spitz
publisher:
Def American Songs, Inc. and NFP Music
revision of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version)
Anthrax33:28
11Do You Understand?
The Almighty3:18
12Welcome to Hell
Venom2:42
13Drive Boy Shooting
recording of:
Drive Boy, Shooting
GZR4:16
14Silver Machine
live recording of:
Silver Machine
lyricist:
Robert Calvert
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind4:00
▼ CD 2
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1Paranoid
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 250) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
Black Sabbath4.552:50
2Brutal Planet
engineer, producer and mixer:
Bob Marlette
bass guitar, guitar [rhythm guitar] and keyboard:
Bob Marlette
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
background vocals:
Natalie Delaney
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
arranger:
Bob Marlette
mixed at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Brutal Planet
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Bob Marlette
publisher:
Black Lava, Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper54:42
3The Wizard
Uriah Heep2:59
4Race With the Devil
Girlschool2:54
5Sacred Hour
Magnum5:32
6All Roads Lead to You
Little Angels3:31
7Hey You
recording of:
Hey You
writer:
Guy Bailey and Spike (UK singer/songwriter, member of Quireboys)
The Quireboys3:23
8New State of Mind
recording engineer:
Billy Sherwood
producer:
Yes (British progressive rock band)
mixer:
Randy Niklaus and Billy Sherwood
additional keyboard:
Igor Khoroshev
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
mixed at:
The Office in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
New State of Mind
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire (Yes bassist) and Alan White (Yes drummer)
publisher:
Backyard Levitation Inc., Basedown Ltd. and Opio Publishing
Yes36:01
9Hair of the Dog
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
John Punter
recording engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Manny Charlton
bass guitar:
Pete Agnew
drums (drum set):
Darrell Sweet
guitar and synthesizer:
Manny Charlton
background vocals:
Pete Agnew and Darrell Sweet
lead vocals:
Dan McCafferty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mountain Records (British record company, established early 1970s, best known act is Nazareth) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Associated Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Escape Studios in Kent, England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Hair of the Dog by Nazareth
recording of:
Hair of the Dog
writer:
Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Mountain Music Ltd.
Nazareth53:22
10Fever Dreams
Dio4:40
11Doctor Doctor
UFO4:27
12I’m Not Ashamed
recording of:
I’m Not Ashamed
writer:
Don Robey and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Big Country4:14
13The Hunter
Paul Rodgers3:41
14Starcrossed (Lovers of the Night)
Diamond Head4:28
15Heat of the Moment
Asia5:20