The Rock Album

Various Artists

SKU: 5392767

Barcode: 0600753927670

18.00 £18.00
  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: UMC
  • Released Date: 13th November 2020
  • Buying Format:
    2LP

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“2 LPs bringing together 30 definitive tracks… Ready to rock? We proudly present ‘THE ROCK ALBUM.

Side One kicks off with Queen’s anthem ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, Electric Light Orchestra’s driving ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ and (starting with) one of the greatest riffs ever, ’Smoke On The Water’ from Deep Purple. Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’ sounds as urgent and fresh now as it did when it was released, and the pairing of Run-DMC and Aerosmith is still inspired. Another great guitar riff propels Elton John’s ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’ and Paul McCartney and Wings’ ‘Band On The Run’ is simply peerless. Two truly anthemic soundscapes open the second side: The Who with the ‘Teenage Wasteland’ opera of ‘Baba O’Reilly’ and the thunderous ‘Fanfare For The Common People’ from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. 70s rock classics from Thin Lizzy, Rainbow, Status Quo and Free follow and the side winds to a close with one of the greatest rock ballads of all time from Meat Loaf with ’Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad’. Side Three celebrates ‘New Wave’ rock… The Clash with ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, The Police with ‘Roxanne’ and Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ are three of the most recognisable guitar driven post-punk hits and Genesis’ ‘Mama’ perfectly merged synths whilst Supertramp created a juggernaut transatlantic album with ‘Breakfast In America’ with the title track included here. 70s glam rock produced some of the most dynamic hits of the era and two of the best, ‘Radar Love’ from Golden Earring and ‘Fox On The Run’ from Sweet, are featured here. Side Three closes with a legendary live performance of Cheap Trick’s ‘I Want You To Want Me’. Our final side is all about good-time rock… Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’ still kicks it and Bryan Adams’ ‘Summer Of ’69’ is truly timeless. Rock essentials from Toto (‘Hold The Line’), Judas Priest (‘Living After Midnight’) and Heart’s ‘Barracuda’ follow alongside 80s anthems from Pat Benatar with ‘All Fired Up’ and REO Speedwagon with ’Take It On The Run’. The collection closes with a great summation from Billy Joel, ’It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me’… 30 legendary artists with 30 essential tracks… Your record collection needs to rock! This collection also makes a great gift that any self-respecting lover of vinyl will love & need. “

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Track Listings

  1. Don t Stop Me Now - Queen
  2. Don t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
  3. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
  4. Ace of Spades - Mot?rhead
  5. Walk This Way (Feat. Aerosmith) - Run-D.M.C.
  6. Saturday Night s Alright (For Fighting) - Elton John
  7. Band On the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
  8. Baba O Riley - The Who
  9. Fanfare for the Common Man - Emerson Lake & Palmer
  10. Do Anything You Want To - Thin Lizzy
  11. All Night Long - Rainbow
  12. Whatever You Want - Status Quo
  13. Wishing Well - Free
  14. Two Out of Three Ain t Bad - Meat Loaf
  15. Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
  16. Roxanne - The Police
  17. Breakfast in America - Supertramp
  18. Mama - Genesis
  19. One Way Or Another - Blondie
  20. Radar Love - Golden Earring
  21. Fox On the Run - Sweet
  22. I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
  23. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
  24. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
  25. Hold the Line - Toto
  26. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
  27. Barracuda - Heart
  28. All Fired Up - Pat Benatar
  29. Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon
  30. It s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel

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