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
4Cassette: 1973–1977
5Cassette: 1977–1982
6Cassette: 1982–1986
#TitleArtistLength
A1Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)The Eurythmics4:52
A2Freeze FrameJ. Geils Band3:58
A3Little Red Corvette
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Peggy McCreary
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Don Batts
producer:
Prince
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], synthesizer [Oberheim] and lead vocals:
Prince (on 1982-05-20)
solo electric guitar:
Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (on 1982-05-20), Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20) and Prince (on 1982-05-20)
arranger:
Prince
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1982-05-20)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 75), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 127) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 360)
recording of:
Little Red Corvette (on 1982-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Prince
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince5:05
A4Life During WartimeTalking Heads5:53
A5If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSting4:15
A6The Boys of SummerDon Henley4:50
A7When Doves Cry
producer:
Prince
instruments:
Prince (on 1984-03-01)
lead vocals:
Prince (on 1984-03-01)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1984-03-01)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 37), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When Doves Cry (on 1984-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Prince
publisher:
Because Éditions and Controversy Music
Prince5:55
B1Born in the U.S.A.
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
assistant engineer:
John R. Davenport, Jeff Hendrickson, Bruce Lampcov, Billy Straus and Zoë Yanakas
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
acoustic guitar:
Little Steven (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
glockenspiel, organ and piano and piano:
Danny Federici (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
percussion:
Clarence Clemons (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
piano and synthesizer:
Roy Bittan (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
mixed at:
The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 48) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 275)
recording of:
Born in the U.S.A. (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
version of:
Vietnam
Bruce Springsteen4:38
B2Pride (In the Name of Love)U23:49
B3BorderlineMadonna3:58
B4She BopCyndi Lauper3:49
B5Diamonds on the Soles of Her ShoesPaul Simon5:49
B6Rain on the Scarecrow
engineer:
Greg Edward and Don Gehman
producer:
Don Gehman and Little Bastard
mixer:
Greg Edward, Don Gehman and George Tutko
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
John Mellencamp (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Belmont Mall Studios, Belmont, Indiana in Belmont, Indiana, United States (from 1985-03 until 1985-06)
recording of:
Rain on the Scarecrow (John Mellencamp song)
writer:
George M. Green and John Mellencamp
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
John Mellencamp3:45
B7Lives in the Balance
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Tchad Blake, Bill Jackson and Coke Johnson
recording engineer and engineer:
James Geddes
programming and producer:
Jackson Browne
assistant mixer:
Murray Dvorkin and Sharon Rice
mixer:
James Geddes and Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar and sampler, background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Jackson Browne
bass guitar:
Bob Glaub
charango and tiple:
Hugo Pedroza
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and guitar:
Jorge Strunz
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
pan flute and siku:
Enrique Cruz
synthesizer:
Bill Payne and Jai Winding
background vocals:
Debra Dobkin and Mindy Sterling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (in 1986)
recording of:
Lives in the Balance
lyricist and composer:
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne4:12
B8I Want to Know What Love IsForeigner4:59
7Cassette: 1986–1992