- rock
- 76 min
- 22 tracks
Roots: John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits is a rare mail-order album issued by Adam VIII consisting of rough mixes of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album. It was available through television sale for three days in January 1975 before Lennon and Apple/EMI pulled it off the market. Lennon then rush-released his "official" version in February 1975.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and nostalgic.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1Be-Bop-A-Lula2:37
- 2Ain't That a Shame2:34
- 3Stand by Me3:26
- 4Sweet Little Sixteen3:01
- 5Rip It Up1:34
- 6Angel Baby3:07
- 7Do You Want to Dance2:55
- 8You Can't Catch Me4:06
- 9Bony Moronie3:49
- 10Peggy Sue2:05
- 11Bring It On Home to Me3:42
- 12Slippin' and Slidin'2:21
- 13Be My Baby4:32
- 14Ya Ya2:15
- 15Just Because4:21
- 16Here We Go Again4:49
- 17Since My Baby Left Me3:48
- 18To Know Her Is to Love Her4:37
- 19Do You Want to Dance3:07
- 20Be My Baby5:50
- 21Just Because5:56
- 22Be My Baby1:27
22 tracks, 76 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Lennon
- Released
- 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
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