The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (CTA Japan Pressing)

~ Release by Sex Pistols (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Early Japanese pressing.
20 tracks as tracks 2 and 3 combined on CD

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Matrix : CDVD 2510 X-276 1A2 CTA CO. LTD JAPAN

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-21 07:35 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1God Save the Queen (symphony)
spoken vocals:
Malcolm McLaren
recording of:
God Save the Queen
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
34:01
2Johnny B. Goode / Road Runner
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
compilation of:
Johnny B. Goode by Sex Pistols and Road Runner by Sex Pistols
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
cover recording of:
Roadrunner
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
26:14
3Anarchy in the U.K.
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 125)
recording of:
Anarchy in the UK (in 1976-10)
lyricist:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
composer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:04
4Don’t Give Me No Lip Child
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
cover recording of:
Don't Gimme No Lip Child
writer:
Barry Richards (US songwriter, singer, producer), Don Thomas (US guitarist, singer songwriter) and Jean Thomas
3:27
5(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Dave Goodman (punk producer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Jamie Thraves
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
cover recording of:
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
3:09
6L’Anarchie pour le UK
producer:
Jean Davoust
lead vocals:
Jerzimy
recording of:
L’anarchie pour le U.K.
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
translated version of:
Anarchy in the UK
33:24
7Einmal Belsen War Wirlich Bortrefflich (Belsen Vosa Gassa)
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber)
recording of:
Belsen Was a Gas
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Sid Vicious
2:14
8Silly Thing
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols)
recording of:
Silly Thing
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
2:51
9My Way
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
4:05
10I Wanna Be Me
producer:
Dave Goodman (punk producer)
lead vocals:
Johnny Rotten (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Me
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
3:03
11Something Else
producer:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
Somethin’ Else
lyricist and composer:
Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
42:10
12Rock Around the Clock
lead vocals:
Ten Pole Tudor
cover recording of:
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952)
arranger:
Harry Filler
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc.
version of:
We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)
2:03
13Lonely Boy
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
recording of:
Lonely Boy
lyricist and composer:
Sex Pistols
43:02
14No One Is Innocent
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber)
recording of:
No One Is Innocent
writer:
Ronnie Biggs (great train robber) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
3:02
15C’Mon Everybody
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sid Vicious
cover recording of:
C’mon Everybody
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Co (publisher) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
31:59
16EMI (orch)
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
recording of:
EMI
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
33:47
17The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle
producer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
lead vocals:
Sex Pistols
vocals:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Tenpole Tudor
recording of:
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Sid Vicious
4:18
18Friggin’ in the Riggin’
lead vocals:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member)
recording of:
Good Ship Venus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4836)
cover recording of:
Good Ship Venus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4836)
3.53:35
19You Need Hands
lead vocals:
Malcolm McLaren
cover recording of:
You Need Hands
lyricist and composer:
Roy Irwin
publisher:
Leeds Music
2:52
20Who Killed Bambi
lead vocals:
Tenpole Tudor
recording of:
Who Killed Bambi?
writer:
Tenpole Tudor and Vivienne Westwood (fashion designer)
3:05

Credits

Release

pressed by:CTA Co. Ltd. (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2002971 [info]