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Classic Rock, produced by Jeff Jarratt and Don Reedman, is the first album in the Classic Rock series by London Symphony Orchestra. It was released on 1 July 1978 by K-Tel International , [ 1 ] and entered the UK Albums Chart on 8 July 1978, rising to number 3 and staying in the charts for 39 weeks. [ 2 ]
All Music - Rock & Roll (Top Albums) - 5; Illinois Entertainer's 50 Great Albums (A Rock Time Capsule) [citation needed] - 6; Dagbladet's 25 Best Rock and Pop Albums of the Century - 7; Rolling Stone's 200: The Essential Rock Collection - 8; Charlie Gillett and Simon Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums, published in Rock File 3 by Panther (1975) - 9
Classic rock soon became the widely used descriptor for the format and became the commonly used term among the general public for early album rock music. In the mid-1980s, the format's widespread proliferation came on the heels of Jacobs Media's (Fred Jacobs) success at WCXR , in Washington, D.C. , and Edinborough Rand's (Gary Guthrie) success ...
Classic Rock was a 31-volume series issued by Time Life during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The series spotlighted popular music played on Top 40 radio stations of the mid-to-late-1960s. Much like Time-Life's other series chronicling popular music, volumes in the "Classic Rock" series covered a specific time period, including single years in ...
The first album in the series was released in 1977 with the release of Classic Rock on K-tel Records. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman. Andrew Pryce Jackman was the primary arranger and conductor for the series.
Q's "In Our Lifetime: Q ' s 100 Best Albums 1986–94" [113] Classic Rock and Metal Hammer's 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s [88] 12 May 1992 The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion: The Black Crowes: Blues rock [134] Def American: Classic Rock's Greatest Albums of the 90's: #10 [44] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #114 [3]
Now That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits is one of many genre-themed compilation albums from the Now! series in the United States, this one focusing on popular classic rock songs from the 1970s. It was released on May 1, 2012.
Classic Rock Gold is a two-disc compilation album released in 2005. It features thirty-three of the greatest hits to come out of classic rock , many of which are from the Universal Music Group catalogue.