The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (CTA Japan Pressing)

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Annotation

Early Japanese pressing.
20 tracks as tracks 2 and 3 combined on CD

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Matrix : CDVD 2510 X-276 1A2 CTA CO. LTD JAPAN

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-21 07:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1God Save the Queen (symphony)
spoken vocals:
Malcolm McLaren
recording of:
God Save the Queen
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)
34:01
2Johnny B. Goode / Road Runner
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
compilation of:
Johnny B. Goode by Sex Pistols and Road Runner by Sex Pistols
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
cover recording of:
Roadrunner
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
26:14
3Anarchy in the U.K.
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 125)
recording of:
Anarchy in the UK (in 1976-10)
lyricist:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
composer:
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)
4:04
4Don’t Give Me No Lip Child
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
cover recording of:
Don't Gimme No Lip Child
writer:
Barry Richards (US songwriter, singer, producer), Don Thomas (US guitarist, singer songwriter) and Jean Thomas
3:27
5(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
cover recording of:
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
3:09
6L’Anarchie pour le UK
producer:
Jean Davoust
lead vocals:
Jerzimy
recording of:
L’anarchie pour le U.K.
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
translated version of:
Anarchy in the UK
33:24
7Einmal Belsen War Wirlich Bortrefflich (Belsen Vosa Gassa)
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber)
recording of:
Belsen Was a Gas
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Sid Vicious
2:14
8Silly Thing
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols)
recording of:
Silly Thing
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
2:51
9My Way
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
4:05
10I Wanna Be Me
producer:
Dave Goodman (punk producer)
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Me
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
3:03
11Something Else
producer:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
Somethin’ Else
lyricist and composer:
Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
42:10
12Rock Around the Clock
lead vocals:
Ten Pole Tudor
cover recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
2:03
13Lonely Boy
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
recording of:
Lonely Boy
lyricist and composer:
Sex Pistols
43:02
14No One Is Innocent
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber)
recording of:
No One Is Innocent
writer:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
3:02
15C’Mon Everybody
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
C’mon Everybody
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Co (publisher) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
31:59
16EMI (orch)
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
recording of:
EMI
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)
33:47
17The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sex Pistols
vocals:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Tenpole Tudor
recording of:
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Sid Vicious
4:18
18Friggin’ in the Riggin’
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
cover recording of:
Good Ship Venus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4836)
recording of:
Good Ship Venus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4836)
3.53:35
19You Need Hands
lead vocals:
Malcolm McLaren
cover recording of:
You Need Hands
lyricist and composer:
Roy Irwin
publisher:
Leeds Music
2:52
20Who Killed Bambi
lead vocals:
Tenpole Tudor
recording of:
Who Killed Bambi?
writer:
Tenpole Tudor and Vivienne Westwood (fashion designer)
3:05

Credits

Release

pressed by:CTA Co. Ltd. (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2002971 [info]