Mojo Presents: The Roots of the Sex Pistols

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roadrunner
producer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
bass:
Ernie Brooks
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jonathan Richman
organ and piano:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
background vocals:
Ernie Brooks, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and David Robinson (US rock drummer)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 77) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 269)
recording of:
Roadrunner
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
The Modern Lovers44:04
2I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone
recording of:
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
Paul Revere and the Raiders2:45
3Psychotic Reaction
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966)
producer:
Joe Hooven and Hal Winn
bass:
Roy Chaney (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Craig “Butch” Atkinson (in 1966)
guitar:
John “Sean” Byrne (in 1966) and John “Mouse” Michalski (in 1966)
harmonica:
Kenn Ellner (in 1966)
lead vocals:
John “Sean” Byrne (in 1966)
performer:
Count Five and The Countdown Singers (sound-alike cover band associated with the Madacy labels)
recording of:
Psychotic Reaction (in 1966)
composer:
Craig “Butch” Atkinson, John “Sean” Byrne, Roy Chaney, Kenn Ellner and John “Mouse” Michalski
publisher:
Lovolar Music
Count Five53:06
4Born to Lose
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers3:04
5Cherry Bomb
recording of:
Cherry Bomb
lyricist:
Kim Fowley
composer:
Joan Jett
publisher:
Jett Pack Music, Inc. and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Runaways2:16
6Don't Give Me No Lip Child
recording of:
Don't Gimme No Lip Child
writer:
Barry Richards (US songwriter, singer, producer), Don Thomas (US guitarist, singer songwriter) and Jean Thomas
Dave Berry2:11
7Sweetie Pie
Eddie Cochran2:09
8Shakin' Street
recording of:
Shakin’ Street
writer:
Michael Davis (MC5 bassist), Wayne Kramer (former MC5 guitarist), Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson (drummer for MC5, New Race and The New Order) and Rob Tyner
MC53:30
9Seventeen
recording of:
Seventeen
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sex Pistols2:05
10Chatterbox
New York Dolls2:25
11Crash Street Kidds
Mott the Hoople4:29
12Nadir's Big Chance
Peter Hammill3:33
13Take a Chance
Jerry Nolan2:47
14Hallelujah
engineer and editor:
Holger Czukay
bass and bass guitar:
Holger Czukay (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Jaki Liebezeit (in 1971)
electric piano, electronic organ and keyboard:
Irmin Schmidt (in 1971)
guitar:
Michael Karoli (in 1971)
vocals:
Damo Suzuki (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spoon Records Limited (in 2004) and Mute Corporation (do not use as release label! US subsidiary of Mute Records Ltd.) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Schloss Nörvenich in Nörvenich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (in 1971)
recording of:
Halleluwah (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Damo Suzuki
CAN4.618:30
15Born for a Purpose / Reason for Living
Dr. Alimantado5:54