The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Catalog numbers:
R102-34 = entire set
A-23707–23710 = CDs 1–3 & 7, manufactured for Time-Life by by Sony Music Special Products, ℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
OPCD-2692–2694 = CDs 4–6, manufactured for Time-Life by Warner Special Products, ℗ 1993 Warner Special Products

Packaging:
Discogs reports that the outer box came in at least two different versions: one of thick pasteboard and one of thin cardstock. There have also been at least two different printings of the individual CD covers: one using italic type and one using roman type.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-12 19:29 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1967–1969
2▶CD: 1969–1970
3▶CD: 1971–1973
4▶CD: 1973–1977
5▶CD: 1977–1982
6▶CD: 1982–1986
7▼CD: 1986–1992
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) 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 1985)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 208)
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Christopher (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Controversy Music, EMI Music Publishing Taiwan, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Bangles43:06
2Walk This Way
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
guest background vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986, in 1989) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
music videos:
Walk This Way by Run‐D.M.C.
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 9), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 30) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 287)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.4.055:13
3Smoking Gun
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
guitar:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smoking Gun
writer:
Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
The Robert Cray Band44:07
4Cult of Personality
engineer:
Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 12) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 69)
recording of:
Cult of Personality
writer:
Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) and Muzz Skillings
Living Colour4.34:56
5Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Love Shack by The B‐52’s
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52’s4.25:24
6Touch of Grey
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts (engineer) and Jeff Sterling (recording engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler (California producer/engineer)
producer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) and Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987) and Grateful Dead Productions (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13) and Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Touch of Grey (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyrics written in:
England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Grateful Dead45:48
7The End of the Innocence
producer:
Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby
recording of:
The End of the Innocence
lyricist:
Don Henley
composer:
Bruce Hornsby
Don Henley35:15
8Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City.)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [rhythm] and percussion:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Denny Fongheiser
electric guitar and Hammond organ:
Jack Holder
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) 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)
Tracy Chapman4.12:40
9Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990) 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 1990)
samples:
Funky Drummer by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Public Enemy3.74:46
10White Boots
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Nile Rodgers
bass guitar:
Al Berry
drums (drum set):
Larry Aberman
guitar:
Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Curtis King Jr. (American singer and songwriter) and Brenda White‐King
lead vocals:
Jimmie Vaughan
cover recording of:
White Boots
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Billy Swan
Vaughan Brothers33:48
11Thing Called Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
producer:
Don Was
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Lee Schell
bass guitar:
Hutch Hutchinson (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Fataar
percussion and timbales:
Tony Braunagel
slide guitar:
Bonnie Raitt
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt and Johnny Lee Schell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2005)
cover recording of:
Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Lillybilly Publishing (in 1987)
Bonnie Raitt3.53:53
12Hard to Handle
cover recording of:
Hard to Handle
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
The Black Crowes3:11
13Losing My Religion
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass and keyboard:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electric guitar and mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
guest acoustic guitar:
Peter Holsapple
vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
arranger:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens Ltd. (in 1991) and R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1991)
music videos:
Losing My Religion (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 112), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 115), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 169) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 349)
recording of:
Losing My Religion
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
R.E.M.4.24:29
14Shake This Town
programming:
Stephen Hague and Charlie Pollard
engineer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
associate producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
producer:
Gary Gersh, Stephen Hague and Robbie Robertson
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar [bass]:
Mark Leonard (in 1991) and George Porter, Jr. (in 1991)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Robinson (session drummer) (in 1991)
guitar:
Bill Dillon (in 1991) and Robbie Robertson (in 1991)
horn [horns] and percussion:
Rebirth Brass Band (in 1991)
keyboard:
Stephen Hague (in 1991), Garth Hudson (in 1991) and Charlie Pollard (in 1991)
snare drum [skip snare]:
Ginger Baker (in 1991)
background vocals:
David Baerwald (in 1991), Code Blue (Yadonna Wise & Dorene Wise) (in 1991), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) (in 1991) and Zion Harmonizers (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Robbie Robertson (in 1991)
recording of:
Shake This Town
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson35:21
15Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
engineer:
Peter Denenberg
producer and mixer:
Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka and Spin Doctors
bass:
Mark White (Spin Doctors)
guitar:
Eric Schenkman
Hammond organ, drums (drum set) and percussion and background vocals:
Aaron Comess
vocals:
Chris Barron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1991) 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 1991)
recording of:
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
writer:
Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White (Spin Doctors)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Spin Doctors3.83:53