VA - Rolling Stone Collection - 1967-1992 [1993] (7 x CD's)

TIME LIFE ROLLING STONE COLLECTION

VA - Rolling Stone Collection - 1967-1992 [1993] (7 x CD's)

A Time Life Box set, this chronological 7-CD sampler of music from the late 60s to the early 90s is well-selected for the most part, as one would expect from Rolling Stone magazine, a principal arbiter of taste for many rock fans. Due to licensing restrictions, devotees of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones will find nothing in this collection except a couple of solo tracks from John Lennon and Paul McCartney. However, most artists of note in that 25-year period are represented by at least one fondly remembered song or major hit. A few get multiple cuts, including four by Bob Dylan and two or three each by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, The Allman Brothers, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and U2, as well as Eric Clapton and Neil Young in their various incarnations.

As usual, female and black performers are under-represented (where are Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, James Brown, Al Green, Smokey Robinson...?), but Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Cyndi Lauper, Patti Smith, and The Pretenders make the list, along with Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, Run D.M.C., Robert Cray, Sly and The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and The Jackson 5. Undeniably great rock stars and bands are here, of course, such as David Bowie, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon, Graham Parker, Traffic, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Byrds, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Kinks, The B-52s, Ramones, R.E.M., and Talking Heads. Many listeners will find fault with egregious omissions (where are Queen, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Journey, The Beastie Boys, Heart, Linda Ronstadt...?) or with the songs chosen for some artists.  (Amazon)

But I appreciate this box set for what it does contain - a big dose of concentrated nostalgia and musical genius! (Amazon)

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VA - Rolling Stone Collection - 1967-1970 [1993] CD1+CD2
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VA - Rolling Stone Collection - 1971-1977 [1993] CD3+CD4
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VA - Rolling Stone Collection - 1977-1992 [1993] CD5+CD6+CD7
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Track lists

CD1 1967 - 1969

01    Bob Dylan    Like A Rolling Stone    6:08
02    Buffalo Springfield    For What It's Worth    2:37
03    Moby Grape    Omaha    2:22
04    Quicksilver Messenger Service    Dino's Song    3:07
05    Donovan    Season Of The Witch    4:56
06    Doors    Crystal Ship    2:32
07    Jimi Hendrix Experience    Spanish Castle Magic    3:01
08    Cream    Crossroads    4:12
09    Who    I Can See For Miles    4:06
10    Jimi Hendrix Experience    All Along The Watchtower    4:00
11    Jeff Beck Group    Beck's Bolero    2:53
12    Big Brother & The Holding Company    Piece Of My Heart    4:14
13    Band    The Weight    4:36
14    Byrds    Wasn't Born To Follow    2:02
15    Johnny Winter    Highway 61 Revisited    5:05
16    Jefferson Airplane    Three Fifths Of A Mile In Ten Seconds    4:45
17    Traffic    Dear Mr. Fantasy    5:32

CD2 1969 - 1970

01    MC5    Kick Out The Jams    2:58
02    Santana    Everybody's Everything    3:29
03    Steve Miller Band    My Dark Hour    3:08
04    Neil Young    The Loner    3:53
05    Bob Dylan    Lay Lady Lay    3:18
06    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young    Ohio    3:00
07    Boz Scaggs    Loan Me A Dime    12:32
08    Jackson Five    I Want You Back    2:57
09    Sly And The Family Stone    Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)    4:52
10    John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band    Working Class Hero    3:50
11    Creedence Clearwater Revival    Fortunate Son    2:20
12    Eric Clapton    Blues Power    3:08
13    Grateful Dead    Casey Jones    4:27
14    Allman Brothers Band    Dreams    7:18
15    Led Zeppelin    Friends    3:54

CD3 1971 - 1973

01    Rod Stewart    Maggie May    5:14
02    Who    Won't Get Fooled Again    8:30
03    Stevie Wonder    Superstition    4:26
04    Marvin Gaye    What's Going On    3:48
05    Joni Mitchell    California    3:48
06    Paul Simon    Mother And Child Reunion    3:05
07    Randy Newman    Sail Away    2:51
08    Eagles    Take It Easy    3:31
09    Bonnie Raitt    Give It Up (Or Let Me Go)    4:30
10    Little Feat    Dixie Chicken    3:51
11    Allman Brothers Band    Ramblin' Man    4:43
12    Derek & The Dominos    Bell Bottom Blues    5:02
13    Mott The Hoople    All The Young Dudes    3:31
14    Lou Reed    Walk On The Wild Side    4:11
15    Bob Dylan    Knockin' On Heaven's Door    2:29

CD4 1973 - 1977

01    David Bowie    Rebel Rebel    4:31
02    Ry Cooder    It's All Over Now    4:53
03    Bob Marley & The Wailers    No Woman No Cry    3:42
04    Elton John    Daniel    3:55
05    James Taylor    Mexico    2:59
06    Bob Dylan    Simple Twist Of Fate    4:19
07    Neil Young    Tonight's The Night    4:44
08    Led Zeppelin    Trampled Under Foot    5:36
09    Bruce Springsteen    Born To Run    4:31
10    Graham Parker    Heat Treatment    3:07
11    Ramones    Blitzkrieg Bop    2:14
12    Fleetwood Mac    Go Your Own Way    3:39
13    Bonnie Raitt    Runaway    3:23
14    Jackson Browne    The Pretender    5:51
15    Eagles    Hotel California    6:27
16    Wings    Maybe I'm Amazed    5:17

CD5   1977 - 1982

01    Sex Pistols    God Save The Queen    3:20
02    Television    See No Evil    3:54
03    Elvis Costello    Watching The Detectives    3:44
04    Patti Smith Group    We Three    4:18
05    Ian Dury And The Blockheads    Sex And Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll    3:04
06    Warren Zevon    Werewolves Of London    3:26
07    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers    Refugee    3:22
08    Ry Cooder    Little Sister    3:46
09    Kinks    A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy    5:00
10    Dire Straits    Sultans Of Swing    5:46
11    Cars    Just What I Needed    3:45
12    Clash    Train In Vain (Stand By Me)    3:08
13    Pretenders    Brass In Pocket    3:04
14    U2    I Will Follow    3:37
15    Prince    When U Were Mine    3:44
16    Richard And Linda Thompson    Wall Of Death    3:44
17    Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five    The Message    7:10

CD6   1982 - 1986

01    Eurythmics    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)    4:52
02    J. Geils Band    Freeze Frame    3:58
03    Prince    Little Red Corvette    5:04
04    Talking Heads    Life During Wartime    5:53
05    Sting    If You Love Somebody Set Them Free    4:14
06    Don Henley    The Boys Of Summer    4:49
07    Prince    When Doves Cry    5:54
08    Bruce Springsteen    Born In The U.S.A.    4:37
09    U2    Pride (In The Name Of Love)    3:48
10    Madonna    Borderline    3:58
11    Cyndi Lauper    She Bop    3:48
12    Paul Simon    Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes    5:48
13    John Mellencamp    Rain On The Scarecrow    3:45
14    Jackson Browne    Lives In The Balance    4:12
15    Foreigner    I Want To Know What Love Is    4:58

CD7    1986 - 1992

01    Bangles    Manic Monday    3:06
02    Run-D.M.C.    Walk This Way    5:12
03    Robert Cray Band    Smoking Gun    4:06
04    Living Colour    Cult Of Personality    4:56
05    B-52's    Love Shack    5:24
06    Grateful Dead    Touch Of Grey    5:48
07    Don Henley    The End Of The Innocence    5:15
08    Tracy Chapman    Talkin' Bout A Revolution    2:39
09    Public Enemy    Fight The Power    4:45
10    Vaughan Brothers    White Boots    3:48
11    Bonnie Raitt    Thing Called Love    3:52
12    Black Crowes    Hard To Handle    3:10
13    R.E.M.    Losing My Religion    4:28
14    Robbie Robertson    Shake This Town    5:21
15    Spin Doctors    Little Miss Can't Be Wrong    3:52

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