CLASSIC ROCK SERIES

Classic Rock series
Classic Rock series
	The logo used in the; Classic Rock series
Studio album series by London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society
Released	1977–2013
Genre	Classical rock
Label	K-tel, Telstar, Portrait, Horizon, Union Square Music

The Classic Rock series of albums are a collection of classical crossover records by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society, consisting of orchestral/choral arrangements of pop/rock songs. They began with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The first album in the series was released in 1977 with the release of Classic Rock on K-tel Records. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman.

Year	Album title, UK record label and catalogue number	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Notes
Year	Album title, UK record label and catalogue number	UK^[1]	GER	Certifications	Notes
1977	Classic Rock K-tel Cat No ONE 1009	3	5^[2]	UK: Platinum^[3]	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records Cat No STAR 6001
1978	Classic Rock - The Second Movement K-tel Cat No ONE 1039	26	3^[4]	—	Re-released in the UK on Telstar Records as Classic Rock 2 - The Second Movement Cat No STAR 6007
1979	Classic Rock - Rhapsody In Black K-tel Cat No ONE 1063	34	—	UK: Gold^[5]	Re-released in 1986 in the UK on Telstar Records as Classic Rock 3 - Rhapsody In Black Cat No TCD 6003
1981	Classic Rock - Rock Classics K-tel Cat No ONE 1123	5	—	UK: Gold^[6]	Re-released in 1987 (LP & cassette) & 1989 (CD) in the UK by Telstar Records as Classic Rock 4 - Rock Classics Cat No STAC 600 (LP & cassette) / STAR 6004 (CD)
1982	The Best of Classic Rock K-tel Cat No ONE 1080	35	—	UK: Gold^[7]
1983	Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies K-tel Cat No ONE 1243	40	6^[8]	UK: Silver:^[9]	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records as Classic Rock 5 - Rock Symphonies Cat No STAR 6005 Released in Germany and Switzerland by K-tel as New Classic Rock (Cat No TG 1467) but with a different running order.^[10]
1985	The Power of Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No PRT40 10049	13	14^[11]	UK: Gold^[12]
1987	Classic Rock - Countdown Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 3	32	—	—
1989	Classic Rock - The Living Years Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 9	51	—	UK: Silver^[13]
1991	Wind of Change Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 19	24	—	—
2006	Essential Classic Rock Horizon Records Cat No 5060083504036	—	—	—	This is a 4-CD box set of Classic Rock, Classic Rock 2 - The Second Movement, Classic Rock 3 - Rhapsody In Black, and Classic Rock 4 - Rock Classics.
2013	Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock series Union Square Music Cat No DDSIMPLY119	—	—	—	A collection of 48 tracks with a playing time of 4 hours

References

^ "Classic Rock". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "Classic Rock - The Second Movement". Union Square Music. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "Classic Rock - The Second Movement". Union Square Music. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Rhapsody In Black". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "Classic Rock - Rock Classics". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "The Best of Classic Rock". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "The London Symphony Orchestra – New Classic Rock". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Rock Symphonies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "The London Symphony Orchestra With The Royal Choral Society – New Classic Rock". Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "The London Symphony Orchestra – The Power of Classic Rock". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "The Power Of Classic Rock". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "Classic Rock - 'The Living Years'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[Charts-1] "Classic Rock". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[2] "Classic Rock - The Second Movement". Union Square Music. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[Rock-3] "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[4] "Classic Rock - The Second Movement". Union Square Music. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[Rock5-5] "Rhapsody In Black". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[Rock3-6] "Classic Rock - Rock Classics". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[Rock2-7] "The Best of Classic Rock". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[8] "The London Symphony Orchestra – New Classic Rock". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[Rock4-9] "Rock Symphonies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[10] "The London Symphony Orchestra With The Royal Choral Society – New Classic Rock". Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[11] "The London Symphony Orchestra – The Power of Classic Rock". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[Rock1-12] "The Power Of Classic Rock". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[Rock6-13] "Classic Rock - 'The Living Years'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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Classic Rock series
The logo used in the Classic Rock series
Studio album series by London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society
Released	1977–2013
Genre	Classical rock
Label	K-tel, Telstar, Portrait, Horizon, Union Square Music