The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock

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

Annotation

Catalog numbers:
R102-33 = entire set
PT-23707–23710 = cassettes 1–3 & 7, manufactured for Time-Life by by Sony Music Special Products, ℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
OPCS-2692–2694 = cassettes 4–6, manufactured for Time-Life by Warner Special Products, ℗ 1993 Warner Special Products

Tracklist

1Cassette: 1967–1969
2Cassette: 1969–1970
3Cassette: 1971–1973
#TitleArtistLength
A1Maggie MayRod Stewart5:14
A2Won’t Get Fooled Again
recording engineer:
Glyn Johns and Pete Townshend (synthesizer)
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
The Who
mixer:
Glyn Johns (on 1971-05-28)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar, organ and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (in 1971-04)
bass guitar:
John Entwistle (in 1971-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Moon (in 1971-04)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (in 1971-04)
vocals:
Pete Townshend and John Entwistle (in 1971-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1971)
additionally recorded at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
mixed at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-28)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 6), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 133) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 295)
recording of:
Won’t Get Fooled Again (in 1971-04)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who8:31
A3SuperstitionStevie Wonder4:26
A4What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:48
A5CaliforniaJoni Mitchell3:49
A6Mother and Child ReunionPaul Simon3:06
A7Sail Away
engineer and mixer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
piano:
Randy Newman
violin:
Louis Kauffman
conductor:
Emil Newman
arranger:
Randy Newman
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 264) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 275)
recording of:
Sail Away
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman
publisher:
Randy Newman (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972) and WB Music Corp. (in 1972)
Randy Newman2:52
B1Take It Easy
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (in 1972)
banjo and electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon (in 1972)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Don Henley (in 1972)
background vocals:
Don Henley (in 1972), Bernie Leadon (in 1972) and Randy Meisner (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (in 1972)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1972)
recording of:
Take It Easy (in 1972)
writer:
Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey
publisher:
Swallow Turn Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
The Eagles3:31
B2Give It Up (Or Let Me Go)
recording engineer:
Kendall "Do the Dog" Pacios
engineer:
Nick Jameson and Kendall Pacios
producer:
Michael Cuscuna
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Dave Holland (in 1972-06)
cornet:
Peter Eckland (in 1972-06)
drums (drum set):
Chris Parker (in 1972-06)
piano:
Lou Terriciano (in 1972-06)
soprano saxophone:
John Payne (in 1972-06)
steel guitar [bottleneck National steel guitar]:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1972-06)
steel guitar [National steel rhythm guitar]:
Jack Viertel (in 1972-06)
trombone:
Amos Garrett (in 1972-06)
tuba:
Freebo (in 1972-06)
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1972-06)
remixer:
Nick Jameson and Kendall Pacios
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1972-06)
recording of:
Give It Up (or Let Me Go) (in 1972-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bonnie Raitt
publisher:
Kokomo Music
Bonnie Raitt4:30
B3Dixie ChickenLittle Feat3:51
B4Ramblin’ Man
engineer:
Johnny Sandlin, Ovie Sparks and Buddy Thornton
producer:
The Allman Brothers Band and Johnny Sandlin
bass:
Berry Oakley (in 1972-10)
congas:
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10) and Butch Trucks (in 1972-10)
guitar:
Les Dudek (in 1972-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Dickey Betts (in 1972-10)
organ:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
piano and background vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10) and Chuck Leavell (in 1972-10)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1973) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1972-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Ramblin’ Man (in 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Allman Brothers Band4:44
B5Bell Bottom BluesDerek and the Dominos5:02
B6All the Young Dudes
producer:
David Bowie
lead vocals:
Ian Hunter
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1972), CBS, Inc. (in 1972), Columbia Records (in 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972, in 1976)
part of:
Songs banned by the BBC, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 166) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 253)
recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Chrysalis Music Publishing, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Jones Music America, Mainman Ltd., Mainman Saag, MCA Music, Northern Songs Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
cover recording of:
All the Young Dudes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Chrysalis Music Publishing, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Jones Music America, Mainman Ltd., Mainman Saag, MCA Music, Northern Songs Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Mott the Hoople3:31
B7Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed4:12
B8Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
engineer:
Dan Wallin
producer:
Gordon Carroll
bass guitar:
Terry Paul (in 1973-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02) and Roger McGuinn (in 1973-02)
harmonium, organ and spinet:
Carl Fortina (in 1973-02)
background vocals:
Carol Hunter (in 1973-02), Brenda Patterson (in 1973-02) and Donna Weiss (in 1973-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1973)
engineered at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 190)
recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (in 1973-02)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Bob Dylan2:30
4Cassette: 1973–1977
5Cassette: 1977–1982
6Cassette: 1982–1986
7Cassette: 1986–1992