Rock & Roll Is King
~ Recording by Electric Light Orchestra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 3.18 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King | 3:08 | Electric Light Orchestra | Afterglow | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic Associated | Z3K 46090 |
| 1.10 | Rock ’n’ Roll Is King | 3:07 | Electric Light Orchestra | Burning Bright | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 22639 |
| 1.13 | Rock & Roll Is King | 3:18 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (BMG Direct Edition) | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | D146993, EK 89072 |
| 1.13 | Rock & Roll Is King | 3:18 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | TVK 89072 |
| 1.13 | Rock & Roll Is King | 3:18 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 89072 |
| 1.10 | Rock ’n’ Roll Is King | 3:07 | Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra 2 CD Collection | ELO | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group | A 712251 |
| 1.13 | Rock and Roll Is King | 3:17 | Electric Light Orchestra | Playlist: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 29802 2 |
| 2.10 | Rock and Roll Is King | 3:08 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
| 1.13 | Rock & Roll Is King | 3:18 | Electric Light Orchestra | Playlist: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691 90135 2 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Bill Bottrell |
|---|---|
| producer: | Jeff Lynne |
| bass: | Kelly Groucutt (from 1982 until 1983) |
| drum machine and synthesizer: | Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (from 1982 until 1983) |
| drums (drum set): | Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1982 until 1983) |
| electric piano, grand piano and harmonica: | Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (from 1982 until 1983) |
| guitar, piano and lead vocals: | Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) |
| percussion: | Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1982 until 1983) Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983) |
| violin: | Mik Kaminski (from 1982 until 1983) |
| recorded at: | Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1982 until 1983) |
|---|
| recording of: | Rock ’n’ Roll Is King (from 1982 until 1983) |
|---|
Related works
Rock ’n’ Roll Is King
| lyricist and composer: | Jeff Lynne |
|---|
| publisher: | EMI April Music Inc. EMI Blackwood Music Inc. EMI Songs Ltd. Polygon Publishing Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
|---|
| later parody versions: | Arthur Rex Was King |
|---|
Play on ListenBrainz