Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 1: 1980–81

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Tracklist

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1Angel of Death
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
recording of:
Angel of Death
writer:
Phil Lynott and Darren Wharton
Thin Lizzy6:19
2Difficult to Cure
assistant engineer:
Thomas Brekling and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1980-11)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (in 1980-11)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1980-11)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1980-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studio (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1980-11)
recording of:
Difficult to Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth) (in 1980-11)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music Ltd. and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
Rainbow6:00
3Are You Ready to Rock
Michael Schenker Group3:31
4Repression
recording of:
Répression
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Trust3:34
5Witchhunt
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guest synthesizer:
Hugh Syme (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
synthesizer:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11) and Hugh Syme (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Witch Hunt (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
part of:
Fear (number: 3)
Rush3.354:47
6Juke Box Hero
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby and Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer)
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Juke Box Hero
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner44:05
7Riding With the Angels
Samson3:43
8Following the Crowd
Girlschool3:09
9Rock ’n’ Roll Is King
engineer:
Colin Freeman
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
recording of:
Rock 'n' Roll Is King
writer:
Angry Anderson and Mick Cocks
Rose Tattoo4:25
10Easy Rocker
recording of:
Easy Rocker
writer:
Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr
Krokus5:28
11Welcome to Hell
Venom3:14
12The Mob Rules
recording of:
The Mob Rules
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., Muggins Music Inc., Niji Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Black Sabbath3:09

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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 1) (order: 1)
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