Various Artists – Riding The Rock Machine: British Seventies Classic Rock, 3CD Box Set 2021
Riding The Rock Machine features four hours of vintage sounds from British rock’s golden age as Grapefruit turns it up to eleven and goes where other labels fear to tread in search of the perfect riff. As our opening track proclaims, Long Live Rock’n’Roll!
DISC ONE:
1. LONG LIVE ROCK’N’ROLL – Rainbow
2. EASY LIVIN’ – Uriah Heep
3. I’M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND) – The Moody Blues
4. I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU – The Alan Parsons Project
5. SLOW RIDE (single version) – Foghat
6. CATCH YOU ON THE REBOP – Spencer Davis Group
7. I CAN’T EXPLAIN (album version) – Yvonne Elliman
8. CINDY INCIDENTALLY – Faces
9. ROBERT’S BOX – Procol Harum
10. STANDING IN THE ROAD – Blackfoot Sue
11. BACK TO THE WALL – Medicine Head
12. SUCCESS STORY – The Who
13. BLACK CLOUD – Trapeze
14. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND – Chris Squire
15. SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
16. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
17. BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE – Jethro Tull
18. CLEVER FOOL – Agnes Strange
19. SHE’S RIDIN’ THE ROCK MACHINE (single version) – Fancy
20. ACTION (single version) – Sweet
DISC TWO:
1. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME – Foreigner
2. THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT – Nazareth
3. WISHING WELL – Free
4. OUT OF YOUR HEAD – Man
5. MY FRIEND PETER – Strawbs
6. QUARK, STRANGENESS AND CHARM – Hawkwind
7. ACE SUPREME (single version) – Silverhead
8. MYSTERY SONG (album version) – Status Quo
9. U.H.F. – Curved Air
10. BABY I NEED – Magnum*
11. SHOWDOWN – Electric Light Orchestra
12. MOMMA’S BOY – City Boy
13. THE 1959 ROCK’N’ROLL BOP – Duffy
14. HOODLUM FUN – Rococo
15. ONLY AFTER DARK – Mick Ronson
16. STRADDLE – Strider
17. MOVE IT – Stray
18. ICE COLD DICK – Bullfrog*
19. SHOELACE – Maggot*
20. LUCKY MAN – Emerson Lake & Palmer
DISC THREE:
1. STREET LIFE – Roxy Music
2. MAID IN HEAVEN – Be-Bop Deluxe
3. DEVIL’S ANSWER (US album version) – Atomic Rooster
4. IN MY OWN TIME – Family
5. GET MY ROCKS OFF – Dana Gillespie
6. NEW YORK GROOVE – Hello
7. JAILBREAK – Thin Lizzy
8. CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT – Tucky Buzzard
9. BLOWING A MILLION – National Flag
10. MONSTER IN PARADISE – Hard Stuff
11. BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY – Fat Mattress
12. LIFE IS A MINESTRONE (album version) – 10cc
13. DREAM KID – Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
14. GOT A BAD LEG – Smokestack Crumble
15. FEVER – The Winkies*
16. READY FOR LOVE/AFTER LIGHTS – Mott The Hoople
17. MY OH MY (single version) – Sad Cafe
18. JACK O’LANTERN – Babe Ruth
19. GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU – Argent
Various Artists – Riding The Rock Machine: British Seventies Classic Rock, 3CD Box Set 2021