Classic Rock (album)

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] The album gained platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry on 10 November 1978.^[1] The album was recorded at EMI Abbey Road Studios on 15–16 October 1976. A further nine albums in the series followed, between 1979 and 1992.

Classic Rock
Studio album by The London Symphony Orchestra
Released	1 July 1978
Genre	Classical, Rock
Length	51:42
Label	K-Tel International
Producer	Jeff Jarratt, Don Reedman
The London Symphony Orchestra chronology
Classic Rock (1978) Classic Rock – The Second Movement (1979)

Track listing

Side one

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Freddie Mercury) – 6:23
2. "Life on Mars?" (David Bowie) – 4:19
3. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) – 3:51
4. "Whole Lotta Love" (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant) – 4:28
5. "Paint It Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:27

Side two

1. "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) – 4:49
2. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:06
3. "Without You" (Thomas Evans, Peter Ham) – 3:53
4. "I'm Not in Love" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 7:30
5. "Sailing" (Gavin Sutherland) – 4:56

All tracks arranged and conducted by Andrew Pryce Jackman except:

• Track 3 on side 1: Arranged and conducted by Martyn Ford
• Tracks 3 & 4 on side 2: Arranged by Ann Odell, conducted by Martyn Ford

Personnel

• The London Symphony Orchestra
• The Royal Choral Society
• Anthony Camden – Chairman of LSO
• Neville Taweel – Leader of LSO
• Michael De Grey
• The Rhythm Section
  • Les Hurdle
  • Clem Cattini
  • Paul Keogh
  • Nigel Jenkins
  • Ricky Hitchcock
  • Alan Parker
  • Mike Moran
  • Frank Ricotti
  • Tristan Fry
  • Chris Karan
• Peter Straker – Solo vocal on "Bohemian Rhapsody"
• David Bell – Organ solo on "A Whiter Shade of Pale"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	27
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	3

References

1. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
2. "Classic Rock". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
3. "Austriancharts.at – The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
6. "Charts.nz – The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
9. "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2022.