Guitar Rock: Hot Guitar Licks

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Annotation

Reissue of R968-29, with same cover artwork and packaging except for "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner replacing "Rock and Roll, Part 2" by Gary Glitter. This was the retail store edition.

Matrix / Runout: wea mfg Olyphant Z8615 10OPCD 1981-2 02 M2S4
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U6B

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-22 13:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
engineer:
John Punter
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Hollies Ltd. (in 1971) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-07-16, from 1971-07-27 until 1971-07-30)
recording of:
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (from 1971-07-16 until 1971-07-30)
writer:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies), Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
The Hollies4.23:16
2Rebel Rebel
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Keith Harwood
bass:
Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar:
Alan Parker (guitarist & composer) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar, keyboard and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano:
Mike Garson (American pianist) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 9)
recording of:
Rebel Rebel (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America (, from 1974 to present), MainMan, RZO Music Ltd and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)
David Bowie3.94:30
3Peace of Mind
assistant engineer:
Bruce Hensal, Deni King (engineer) and Doug Rider
engineer:
Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
producer:
John Boylan and Tom Scholz
assistant mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
arranger:
Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
co-arranger:
Jim Masdea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Peace of Mind (from 1975 until 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Pure Songs, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Boston4.15:01
4China Grove
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
congas, cymbal and timbales:
Michael Hossack
guest synthesizer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
harmonica:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
keyboard, organ and piano:
Bill Payne
membranophone:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Michael Hossack
percussion:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Ted Templeman
steel guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
synthesizer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
vocals:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers), Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
bass arranger:
Tiran Porter
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
China Grove
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers4.653:15
5Hot Blooded
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 36)
recording of:
Hot Blooded
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Evansongs Ltd. (publisher), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Foreigner4:22
6Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
engineer:
David Hentschel
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray (in 1973-05)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson (in 1973-05)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone (in 1973-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (in 1973-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (in 1973-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Elton John4.14:54
7School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4.23:29
8Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room
engineer:
Michael Delugg
producer:
Doug Morris (record executive) and Eric Stevens (producer active in the 1970s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Big Tree Records (1970s/80s US) (in 1973) and Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Smokin’ in the Boys Room
writer:
Cub Koda and Michael Lutz
publisher:
Big Leaf Publishing, Lady J Music, Tooney Loons Publishing and Walden Music, Inc.
Brownsville Station52:58
9Can’t Get Enough
recording of:
Can’t Get Enough
lyricist and composer:
Mick Ralphs
publisher:
Badco Music, Inc.
Bad Company4:16
10Frankenstein
producer:
Rick Derringer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 97)
recording of:
Frankenstein
composer:
Edgar Winter
publisher:
Longitude Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Hierophant Music, Longitude Music Co., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Edgar Winter Group44:46
11Slow Ride
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bearsville Records Inc. (in 1975) and Rhino Records, Inc. (company credits only; not for release label use!) (in 1976)
edit of:
Slow Ride (long version) by Foghat
recording of:
Slow Ride
lyricist and composer:
Dave Peverett
publisher:
Kohaw Music Inc. and WC Music Corp.
Foghat4.53:56
12Smoke on the Water
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1971-12)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Deep Purple
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 11), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 13), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 34) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple4.155:41
13Hit Me With Your Best Shot
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1980, in 2002), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1980) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
Round Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
Pat Benatar4.152:53
14Love Stinks
recording of:
Love Stinks
writer:
Seth Justman and Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
The J. Geils Band3:47
15We’re an American Band
assistant recording engineer:
Seth Snyder
engineer and producer:
Todd Rundgren
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano and guitar:
Mark Farner
bass:
Mel Schacher
clavinet, Moog, organ and piano:
Craig Frost
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
vocals:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad) and Mark Farner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973, in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 99) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
We’re an American Band
lyricist and composer:
Don Brewer (drummer for Grand Funk Railroad)
publisher:
Brew Music Company
Grand Funk Railroad4.153:27
16Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Rick Derringer3:45
17Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.154:43
18You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark K. Smith (Canadian engineer)
assistant engineer:
Buzz Richmond
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Richard Dashut
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1974) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ranbach Music (publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
sub-publisher:
Ranbach Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002)
Bachman–Turner Overdrive4.653:55

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part of:Guitar Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: 29) (order: 28)