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)

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.

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

Year-end charts

References