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Rock 'n' Roll Music (album)

March 15, 2024

Rock 'n' Roll Music is a double album by the English rock band the Beatles containing previously released tracks. It was issued on 7 June 1976 in the United States, on Capitol Records (catalogue number SKBO 11537), and on Parlophone (PCSP 719) in the United Kingdom, four days later.[1] The 28-track compilation includes 15 Lennon–McCartney songs, one George Harrison composition ("Taxman"), and a dozen cover versions of songs written by significant rock and roll composers of the 1950s, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins and Larry Williams. Not counting the 1971 Spanish compilation album, Por Siempre Beatles, Rock 'n' Roll Music was the first Beatles album to include "I'm Down", which had previously only been available as the B-side of the "Help!" single.[2]

Rock 'n' Roll Music
Compilation album by
the Beatles
Released7 June 1976 (1976-06-07)
Recorded11 February 1963 – 28 January 1969
StudioEMI and Apple studios, London
GenreRock & roll
Length73:45
Label
ProducerGeorge Martin
The Beatles chronology
Singles from Rock 'n' Roll Music
  1. "Back in the U.S.S.R."/"Twist and Shout"
    Released: 25 May 1976 (UK)
  2. "Got to Get You into My Life"/"Helter Skelter"
    Released: 31 May 1976 (US)
Alternate cover
Rock 'n' Roll Music, Vol. 2 (1980)

Development and release edit

This album is described as "troubled" by Beatles producer George Martin in his autobiography, as he was asked by Bhaskar Menon, the president of Capitol Records at the time, to approve the tapes they intended to use, and he was "appalled" because they were some of the early twin-track mono tapes they had made and were going to be transferred to stereo for the issue. Instead of approving the album as it was presented to him, Martin reworked the already mixed tapes for every song, reversing the left and right channels and slightly narrowing the stereo on the tracks "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Boys", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Drive My Car" and "I'm Down". Some of the song editing is not clean: for instance, the beginning of the crossfade of "Dear Prudence" can be heard during the fade of "Back in the U.S.S.R.", as originally issued on the White Album.

EMI Records refused to use Martin's modified Capitol tapes, citing the Beatles' strict instructions that any reissues had to be exactly as originally recorded. The UK Parlophone double album[efn 1] contained the original UK mixes, including five stereo mixes of songs that had not yet been issued in stereo in the UK: the Long Tall Sally EP and "I'm Down". In October 1980, the album was divided into two single albums, and released as budget LPs in both the UK and the United States. Rock 'n' Roll Music: Volume 1[efn 2] contained the songs on the first half of the original album, while Rock 'n' Roll Music: Volume 2[efn 3] consisted of the second half. For these reissues, the UK versions were mastered using George Martin's reworked Capitol tapes.[3]

Singles edit

In both the United States and Britain, Rock 'n' Roll Music was accompanied by a single compiled from songs on the album. The US single (Capitol 4274), was originally planned as "Helter Skelter" on the A-side and "Got to Get You into My Life" on the reverse, but when the Helter Skelter TV movie was announced for April 1976, Capitol thought better of the connotations and flipped the sides. "Got to Get You Into My Life" hit number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The British single (Parlophone R 6016), which consisted of "Back in the U.S.S.R." backed by "Twist and Shout", hit number 19.[4][5]

Packaging edit

Controversy surrounded the album's artwork, which featured an embossed colour portrait of the Beatles against a shiny silver background, with the album's title spelled out in what is presumed to be neon lights. Symbols of the 1950s were used on the inside of the album's gatefold sleeve, including a jukebox, an outdoor movie screen with a picture of Marilyn Monroe, an ice cream, a 1957 Chevrolet, a cheeseburger, and a glass of Coca-Cola. 1950s nostalgia was at a peak around the time the album was released and Capitol was clearly attempting to cash in on the trend. As the Beatles were a 1960s band, the album cover prompted Ringo Starr to complain to Rolling Stone: "It made us look cheap and we never were cheap. All that Coca-Cola and cars with big fins was the Fifties!" John Lennon was also critical of the artwork and wrote an angry letter to Capitol Records complaining it "looks like a Monkees reject" and suggested the cover instead use famous photos of the Beatles by Astrid Kirchherr or Jürgen Vollmer, both of whom had photographed the band during their Hamburg days.[6] Lennon had also offered to design the cover himself, but was declined.[7]

The budget-line albums replaced the controversial original artwork with a picture based on a photo of the Beatles in 1964. The US editions of the cover set the group in a crowd, while the British cover eliminated the crowd and placed the group against a stark white background.

Commercial performance edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [9]

Album sales benefited from a rather significant wave of Beatles nostalgia that was taking place during the summer of 1976. Interest in the band was undoubtedly boosted by Paul McCartney's "Wings over America" tour, which criss-crossed the United States and Canada shortly after Rock 'n' Roll Music was released. In addition, sales were not hurt by the fact that the album included the song "Helter Skelter", of which a cover version had been spotlighted in a made-for-television movie on the 1969 Charles Manson murders that aired shortly before the album was released. Rock 'n' Roll Music hit number 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US (kept off the top spot by McCartney's Wings at the Speed of Sound), and number 11 on the UK's Top 60 Albums Chart.[1][10] It marked the second time a Beatles album competed with a Paul McCartney album over the top two positions on the Billboard chart. During the week ending June 6, 1970, the Beatles' album Let It Be jumped to the number 2 position from its previous week's debut at number 104, while McCartney's self-titled debut album McCartney held at number 1 for a third straight week. The next week, Let It Be bumped up to number 1, while McCartney slid to number 2, where both albums remained positioned for four consecutive weeks.

Track listing edit

All songs written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted

Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"Williams2:53
2."Any Time at All" 2:13
3."Drive My Car" 2:29
4."Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"Perkins2:26
5."The Night Before" 2:37
6."I'm Down" 2:32
7."Revolution" 3:25
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back in the U.S.S.R." 2:44
2."Helter Skelter" 4:30
3."Taxman"George Harrison2:39
4."Got to Get You into My Life" 2:31
5."Hey Bulldog" 3:11
6."Birthday" 2:43
7."Get Back" (album version) 3:09

Charts and certifications edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ PCSP 719
  2. ^ UK LP: EMI/Music for Pleasure MFP 50506, 24 October 1980; US LP: Capitol SN-16020, 27 October 1980
  3. ^ UK LP: EMI/Music for Pleasure MFP 50507, 24 October 1980; US LP: Capitol SN-16021, 27 October 1980

References edit

  1. ^ a b Keith Badman, The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970−2001, Omnibus Press (London, 2002), p. 186.
  2. ^ Lewisohn 1988, pp. 59–60, 62, 200–201.
  3. ^ "Rock N' Roll Music (1976)". About The Beatles. from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ Keith Badman, The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970−2001, Omnibus Press (London, 2002), p. 187.
  5. ^ Chart Stats, "The Beatles − Back in the USSR", http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/back%20in%20the%20ussr/ (retrieved 18 February 2016).
  6. ^ . Gibson. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  7. ^ Schaffner, Nicholas (1977). The Beatles Forever. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Cameron House. p. 188.
  8. ^ AllMusic review
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  10. ^ Chart Stats, "The Beatles − Rock 'n' Roll Music", https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Rock+'N'+Roll+Music (retrieved 10 May 2012).
  11. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Beatles – Rock and Roll Music" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4283a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  14. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Beatles – Rock and Roll Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Rock and roll music".
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Beatles – Rock and Roll Music". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – The Beatles – Rock and Roll Music". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Beatles – Rock and Roll Music". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  20. ^ "The Beatles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  21. ^ "The Beatles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  22. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '76". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – The Beatles – Rock 'n' Roll Music". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – The Beatles – Rock 'n' Roll Music". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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External links edit

  • Notes on releases

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rock n Roll Music album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rock n Roll Music is a double album by the English rock band the Beatles containing previously released tracks It was issued on 7 June 1976 in the United States on Capitol Records catalogue number SKBO 11537 and on Parlophone PCSP 719 in the United Kingdom four days later 1 The 28 track compilation includes 15 Lennon McCartney songs one George Harrison composition Taxman and a dozen cover versions of songs written by significant rock and roll composers of the 1950s including Chuck Berry Little Richard Carl Perkins and Larry Williams Not counting the 1971 Spanish compilation album Por Siempre Beatles Rock n Roll Music was the first Beatles album to include I m Down which had previously only been available as the B side of the Help single 2 Rock n Roll MusicCompilation album by the BeatlesReleased7 June 1976 1976 06 07 Recorded11 February 1963 28 January 1969StudioEMI and Apple studios LondonGenreRock amp rollLength73 45LabelCapitol US Parlophone UK ProducerGeorge MartinThe Beatles chronologyThe Singles Collection 1962 1970 1976 Rock n Roll Music 1976 The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl 1977 Singles from Rock n Roll Music Back in the U S S R Twist and Shout Released 25 May 1976 UK Got to Get You into My Life Helter Skelter Released 31 May 1976 US Alternate coverRock n Roll Music Vol 2 1980 Contents 1 Development and release 1 1 Singles 2 Packaging 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Certifications and sales 6 Notes 7 References 7 1 Sources 8 External linksDevelopment and release editThis album is described as troubled by Beatles producer George Martin in his autobiography as he was asked by Bhaskar Menon the president of Capitol Records at the time to approve the tapes they intended to use and he was appalled because they were some of the early twin track mono tapes they had made and were going to be transferred to stereo for the issue Instead of approving the album as it was presented to him Martin reworked the already mixed tapes for every song reversing the left and right channels and slightly narrowing the stereo on the tracks Twist and Shout I Saw Her Standing There I Wanna Be Your Man Boys Roll Over Beethoven Drive My Car and I m Down Some of the song editing is not clean for instance the beginning of the crossfade of Dear Prudence can be heard during the fade of Back in the U S S R as originally issued on the White Album EMI Records refused to use Martin s modified Capitol tapes citing the Beatles strict instructions that any reissues had to be exactly as originally recorded The UK Parlophone double album efn 1 contained the original UK mixes including five stereo mixes of songs that had not yet been issued in stereo in the UK the Long Tall Sally EP and I m Down In October 1980 the album was divided into two single albums and released as budget LPs in both the UK and the United States Rock n Roll Music Volume 1 efn 2 contained the songs on the first half of the original album while Rock n Roll Music Volume 2 efn 3 consisted of the second half For these reissues the UK versions were mastered using George Martin s reworked Capitol tapes 3 Singles edit In both the United States and Britain Rock n Roll Music was accompanied by a single compiled from songs on the album The US single Capitol 4274 was originally planned as Helter Skelter on the A side and Got to Get You into My Life on the reverse but when the Helter Skelter TV movie was announced for April 1976 Capitol thought better of the connotations and flipped the sides Got to Get You Into My Life hit number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 The British single Parlophone R 6016 which consisted of Back in the U S S R backed by Twist and Shout hit number 19 4 5 Packaging editControversy surrounded the album s artwork which featured an embossed colour portrait of the Beatles against a shiny silver background with the album s title spelled out in what is presumed to be neon lights Symbols of the 1950s were used on the inside of the album s gatefold sleeve including a jukebox an outdoor movie screen with a picture of Marilyn Monroe an ice cream a 1957 Chevrolet a cheeseburger and a glass of Coca Cola 1950s nostalgia was at a peak around the time the album was released and Capitol was clearly attempting to cash in on the trend As the Beatles were a 1960s band the album cover prompted Ringo Starr to complain to Rolling Stone It made us look cheap and we never were cheap All that Coca Cola and cars with big fins was the Fifties John Lennon was also critical of the artwork and wrote an angry letter to Capitol Records complaining it looks like a Monkees reject and suggested the cover instead use famous photos of the Beatles by Astrid Kirchherr or Jurgen Vollmer both of whom had photographed the band during their Hamburg days 6 Lennon had also offered to design the cover himself but was declined 7 The budget line albums replaced the controversial original artwork with a picture based on a photo of the Beatles in 1964 The US editions of the cover set the group in a crowd while the British cover eliminated the crowd and placed the group against a stark white background Commercial performance editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Album sales benefited from a rather significant wave of Beatles nostalgia that was taking place during the summer of 1976 Interest in the band was undoubtedly boosted by Paul McCartney s Wings over America tour which criss crossed the United States and Canada shortly after Rock n Roll Music was released In addition sales were not hurt by the fact that the album included the song Helter Skelter of which a cover version had been spotlighted in a made for television movie on the 1969 Charles Manson murders that aired shortly before the album was released Rock n Roll Music hit number 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US kept off the top spot by McCartney s Wings at the Speed of Sound and number 11 on the UK s Top 60 Albums Chart 1 10 It marked the second time a Beatles album competed with a Paul McCartney album over the top two positions on the Billboard chart During the week ending June 6 1970 the Beatles album Let It Be jumped to the number 2 position from its previous week s debut at number 104 while McCartney s self titled debut album McCartney held at number 1 for a third straight week The next week Let It Be bumped up to number 1 while McCartney slid to number 2 where both albums remained positioned for four consecutive weeks Track listing editAll songs written by Lennon McCartney except where noted Side oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Twist and Shout Phil Medley Bert Russell2 312 I Saw Her Standing There 2 563 You Can t Do That 2 384 I Wanna Be Your Man 1 595 I Call Your Name 2 096 Boys Luther Dixon Wes Farrell2 287 Long Tall Sally Enotris Johnson Richard Penniman Robert Blackwell2 00 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rock and Roll Music Chuck Berry2 302 Slow Down Larry Williams2 543 Kansas City Hey Hey Hey Hey medley Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Richard Penniman2 354 Money That s What I Want Janie Bradford Berry Gordy2 475 Bad Boy Williams2 206 Matchbox Carl Perkins1 597 Roll Over Beethoven Berry2 44 Side threeNo TitleWriter s Length1 Dizzy Miss Lizzy Williams2 532 Any Time at All 2 133 Drive My Car 2 294 Everybody s Trying to Be My Baby Perkins2 265 The Night Before 2 376 I m Down 2 327 Revolution 3 25 Side fourNo TitleWriter s Length1 Back in the U S S R 2 442 Helter Skelter 4 303 Taxman George Harrison2 394 Got to Get You into My Life 2 315 Hey Bulldog 3 116 Birthday 2 437 Get Back album version 3 09Charts and certifications editCharts edit Weekly chart performance for Rock n Roll Music Chart 1976 PeakpositionAustralian Albums Kent Music Report 11 4Austrian Albums O3 Austria 12 6Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 13 2Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 14 14German Albums Offizielle Top 100 15 10Italian Albums Musica e dischi 16 12Norwegian Albums VG lista 17 8New Zealand Albums RMNZ 18 2Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 19 18UK Albums OCC 20 11US Billboard 200 21 2 Year end charts edit 1976 year end chart performance for Rock n Roll Music Chart 1976 PeakpositionAustralian Albums Kent Music Report 22 22Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 23 14New Zealand Albums RMNZ 24 16Certifications and sales edit Certifications and sales for Rock n Roll Music Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 25 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 26 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Notes edit PCSP 719 UK LP EMI Music for Pleasure MFP 50506 24 October 1980 US LP Capitol SN 16020 27 October 1980 UK LP EMI Music for Pleasure MFP 50507 24 October 1980 US LP Capitol SN 16021 27 October 1980References edit a b Keith Badman The Beatles Diary Volume 2 After the Break Up 1970 2001 Omnibus Press London 2002 p 186 Lewisohn 1988 pp 59 60 62 200 201 Rock N Roll Music 1976 About The Beatles Archived from the original on 1 July 2021 Retrieved 23 July 2021 Keith Badman The Beatles Diary Volume 2 After the Break Up 1970 2001 Omnibus Press London 2002 p 187 Chart Stats The Beatles Back in the USSR http www officialcharts com search singles back 20in 20the 20ussr retrieved 18 February 2016 Beatles Treasures Unearthed Gibson 15 September 2010 Archived from the original on 19 September 2010 Retrieved 18 September 2010 Schaffner Nicholas 1977 The Beatles Forever Harrisburg Pennsylvania Cameron House p 188 AllMusic review Larkin Colin 2007 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 Chart Stats The Beatles Rock n Roll Music https www officialcharts com search albums Rock N Roll Music retrieved 10 May 2012 Kent David 2005 Australian Chart Book 1940 1969 Turramurra Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 44439 5 Austriancharts at The Beatles Rock and Roll Music in German Hung Medien Retrieved 17 May 2016 Top RPM Albums Issue 4283a RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 17 May 2016 Nyman Jake 2005 Suomi soi 4 Suuri suomalainen listakirja in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi ISBN 951 31 2503 3 Offiziellecharts de The Beatles Rock and Roll Music in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 17 May 2016 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Retrieved 31 May 2022 Set Tipo on Album Then in the Titolo field search Rock and roll music Norwegiancharts com The Beatles Rock and Roll Music Hung Medien Retrieved 17 May 2016 Charts nz The Beatles Rock and Roll Music Hung Medien Retrieved 17 May 2016 Swedishcharts com The Beatles Rock and Roll Music Hung Medien Retrieved 17 May 2016 The Beatles Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved 17 May 2016 The Beatles Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 17 May 2016 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 428 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Top 100 Albums of 76 RPM Library and Archives Canada 17 July 2013 Retrieved 11 October 2021 Top Selling Albums of 1976 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Recorded Music New Zealand Retrieved 8 November 2021 British album certifications The Beatles Rock n Roll Music British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 17 May 2016 American album certifications The Beatles Rock n Roll Music Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 17 May 2016 Sources edit Lewisohn Mark 1988 The Beatles Recording Sessions New York Harmony Books ISBN 0 517 57066 1 External links editNotes on releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock 27n 27 Roll Music album amp oldid 1199045653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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