Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol. 1

Very smart clean vinyl with a nice crisp cover.

Rock 'n' Roll Music is a compilation album by The Beatles that consists of previously released Beatles tracks considered by many to be quintessential "rock and roll". The album was released in June 1976, and, at the time, some in the media speculated that the album was released to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the first meeting between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. If that was indeed the intention, EMI miscalculated badly, as the two actually first met in July 1957. The title, "Rock 'n' Roll Music", presumably comes from the song of the same title by Chuck Berry, The Beatles' version of which is included on Side Two of the album. The album is primarily made up of cover versions of songs written by significant rock and roll composers of the fifties, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Larry Williams, although some notable Lennon--McCartney originals, such as "Drive My Car," "Revolution," and "Get Back," are included on the album. Rock 'n' Roll Music was the first Beatles album to include "I'm Down", which had previously only been available as the B-Side of the "Help!" single. In October 1980, the album was divided into two single albums, and released as budget LPs in both the United States and England. Rock 'n' Roll Music: Volume 1 contained the songs on Sides One and Two of the original album, while Rock 'n' Roll Music" Volume 2 contained the songs on Sides Three and Four. The American edition of the two budget-line albums continued to use the 1976 George Martin remixes that graced the original two-disc set, but the British version of the budget-line albums reverted to the songs' original mixes that were first released in the 1960s. The budget-line albums featured new artwork, centered around a picture of the group circa 1964-65. The US editions of the cover set the group in a crowd, while the British cover eliminated the crowd and placed the group against a stark white background.