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1Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:38
2Strange Brew
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05) and Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1967) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
recording of:
Strange Brew (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
writer:
Eric Clapton, Gail Collins Pappalardi and Felix Pappalardi
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Pronto Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windfall Music Enterprises Incorporated
Cream42:47
3Time Is Tight
recording of:
Time Is Tight
writer:
Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s4:56
4Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Janis Joplin4:06
5What's Going On
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
background vocals:
Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
What’s Going On (Japanese version)
writer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
translator:
杉山清貴 (Kiyotaka Sugiyama)
translated version of:
What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye4.253:51
6Pressure Drop
recording of:
Pressure Drop
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals2:58
7Black Snake
recording of:
Black Snake
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:33
8P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Parliament47:41
9Hong Kong Garden
music videos:
Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie & the Banshees
recording of:
Hong Kong Garden
writer:
John McKay, Kenny Morris (Siouxsie and the Banshees' drummer), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.652:55
10What Do I Get
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
What Do I Get by Buzzcocks (English punk band)
recording of:
What Do I Get?
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer)
Buzzcocks3.852:54
11Frederick
engineer and producer:
Todd Rundgren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979, in 1988) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Frederick
lyricist and composer:
Patti Smith
publisher:
ARZO Publishing, Ninja Music and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Patti Smith Group43:02
12Once in a Lifetime
live recording of:
Once in a Lifetime
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) and Index Music
recording of:
Once in a Lifetime
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) and Index Music
Talking Heads5:28
13Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)
The Specials3.93:41
14A New England
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
A New England (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Bragg4.752:12
15The Cutter
engineer:
David Bascombe, Dave Woolley, Colin Fairley, Paul Cobald, Steve Prestige and Steve Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Kingbird
bass:
Les Pattinson
drums (drum set):
Pete de Freitas
guest strings:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
guitar:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Will Sergeant
vocals:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen)
recording of:
The Cutter
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen43:52
16Where Is My Mind
engineer and producer:
Steve Albini
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mrs. John Murphy
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
lead vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 9) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 493)
recording of:
Where Is My Mind?
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label)
Pixies4.553:51
17Easter Parade
recording of:
Easter Parade
writer:
Robert Bell (The Blue Nile) and Paul Buchanan (Scottish alt. pop musician, of Blue Nile)
The Blue Nile4:33
18Luck of Lucien
performer:
Lucien Revolucien
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
All You Need Is Love (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) and Forty Days by Billy Brooks (trumpet player)
recording of:
Luck of Lucien
writer:
Billy Brooks (trumpet player), Raymond Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
A Tribe Called Quest44:32
19I Am the Resurrection
engineer:
Paul Schroeder (UK rock/pop producer, engineer & remixer)
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Gary Mounfield
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Reni
guitar:
John Squire
vocals:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1988-08 until 1989-01)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 8)
recording of:
I Am the Resurrection
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
The Stone Roses4.58:14
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1French Disko
recording of:
French Disko
writer:
Tim Gane (UK songwriter & guitarist (Stereolab)) and Lætitia Sadier
Stereolab3:33
2Grace
engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Mick Grondahl
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Johnson (drummer for Jeff Buckley)
guitar:
Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Jeff Buckley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 394)
recording of:
Grace
lyricist:
Jeff Buckley
composer:
Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Rise Up to Be
Jeff Buckley3.855:22
3Red Right Hand
recording engineer and mixer:
Tony Cohen
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen
bass:
Martyn P. Casey
bell and guitar:
Mick Harvey
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Thomas Wydler
guitar:
Blixa Bargeld (German musician)
organ:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Red Right Hand
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Thomas Wydler
publisher:
Mute Song (international)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds4:47
4StrangersPortishead4.23:56
5Inner City Life
recording of:
Inner City Life
writer:
Diane Charlemagne, Goldie (UK jungle, drum & bass artist Clifford Joseph Price) and Rob Playford
part of:
Timeless: I. Inner City Life II. Pressure III. Jah
Goldie6:59
6Ice Hockey HairSuper Furry Animals6:39
7Race for the PrizeThe Flaming Lips34:15
8Pyramid Song
assistant engineer:
Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Graeme Stewart (UK engineer & producer)
engineer and mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer) and Radiohead
bass guitar:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) and Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead)
keyboard and ondes Martenot:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead)
vocals:
Thom Yorke
additional orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
additional conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
arranger:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Pyramid Song (music video) by Radiohead
recording of:
Pyramid Song
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Radiohead3.94:49
9Dancing Girl
recording of:
Dancing Girl
lyricist and composer:
Terry Callier
Terry Callier8:59
10Weather to Fly
producer and mixer:
Craig Potter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Blueprint Studios in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Weather to Fly
lyricist:
Guy Garvey
composer:
Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner (the bass player of Manchester band Elbow)
publisher:
Salvation Music Ltd
Elbow3.44:29
11New York Is Killing Me
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Rodaidh McDonald (producer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Royce Jeffres
engineer and mixer:
Lawson White
producer:
Richard Russell (UK electronic producer/label owner)
additional guest lead vocals:
Kim Jordan
guest background vocals:
Tiona Hall, Michelle Hutcherson and Tyria Stokes
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 141)
recording of:
New York Is Killing Me
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Gil Scott‐Heron4.54:31
12Written on the ForeheadPJ Harvey3.93:35
13Breezeblocks
producer:
Charlie Andrew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Infectious Music Ltd.
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 188)
recording of:
Breezeblocks
writer:
Charlie Andrew, Joe Newman (member of alt-J), Gwil Sainsbury, Thom Green (drummer for alt-J) and Gus Unger-Hamilton
alt‐J4.33:47
14EmmylouFirst Aid Kit3.64:16
15The Perfect BluesJesse Boykins III & Melo X4:15

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