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Rock 'N' Roll

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  1. Be-Bop-A-Lula (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:40 Not Available  
  2. Stand By Me (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:25 Not Available  
  3. Rip It Up (Medley) (2004 Digital Remaster) 1:33 Not Available  
  4. You Can't Catch Me (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:51 Not Available  
  5. Ain't That A Shame (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:38 Not Available  
  6. Do You Want To Dance (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:15 Not Available  
  7. Sweet Little Sixteen (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:00 Not Available  
  8. Slippin' And Slidin' (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:16 Not Available  
  9. Peggy Sue (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:05 Not Available  
10. Bring It On Home To Me (Medley) (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:42 Not Available  
11. Bony Moronie (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:47 Not Available  
12. Ya Ya (2004 Digital Remaster) 2:17 Not Available  
13. Just Because (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:25 Not Available  
14. Angel Baby (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:43 Not Available  
15. To Know Her Is To Love Her (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:31 Not Available  
16. Since My Baby Left Me (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:40 Not Available  
17. Just Because (Reprise) (2004 Digital Remaster) 1:25 Not Available  
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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As you may or may not know Yoko has been getting all of John's albums remixed and/or remastered over the past few years and releasing one per year round about the anniversary of his birthday. This year (2004) has seen the re-release of Rock 'n' Roll. This is one of my favourite Lennon albums as it is good to hear him take a step back from all of those deep and meaningful songs he was writing and just go back to his roots with some good old rock 'n' roll standards that he used to listen to as a teenager. Initial sessions were in 1973 Phil Spector (who better to record this stuff with) and then later the album was finished in 1974, with John producing things himself although keeping to the wall of sound style recording of the earlier sessions. This give the album a certain originality even though the songs are all covers. Phil's wall of sound style of recording could make the sound muddy at times though but the folk at Abbey Road have certainly cleaned the recordings up enough to make a difference. On this release we get a couple of outtakes (albeit released previously) and a previously unreleased reprise of 'Just Because' in which John says hi to Paul, George and Ringo. Another nice bonus could've been the 'Roots' version of 'Be My Baby', but we can't have everything. Now the only regular albums still to be reissued in this way are Walls & Bridges and S.T.I. New York City, so it looks like we'll be getting more releases like this for the next couple of years at least.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this album having heard his version of 'Stand By Me' on 'Lennon Legend'. Although I don't particularly like his version of 'Stand By Me', I knew Lennon's capabilities, and was not disappointed by this album. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of this album is that Lennon seems to be enjoying himself much more than he does on previous efforts like 'Imagine' and 'Plastic Ono Band'. (That is not to say those albums are bad - far from it!) 'Rock 'n' Roll' is a fun album. It's best tracks are 'You Can't Catch Me' (in which Lennon integrates some of 'Come Together'), the 2 medleys, 'Slippin' and a Slidin'', and the flippant 'Ya Ya'. This is hardly clever music with the sophisication of Plastic Ono band', but it's rock 'n' roll. It's not meant to be. Such good fun.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
This is Rock 'N' Roll 11 Aug 2000
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Format:Audio CD
This album is certainly one of the least appreciated of John Lennon's, but in my eyes this is 39 minutes or so of rock 'n' roll as it's meant to be.

In this collection of covers, which features some of rock 'n' roll's classic songs, Lennon showed the world that, along with his many other musical talents (displayed with the Beatles and also in his solo output), he could rock with best of them; most songs being as good as the originals, if not better (typified by 'Stand By Me').

The album also has a fresh feel to it as well, which helps to create an atmosphere that if you were to close your eyes, you'd think Lennon was playing live in the same room as you.

Simply amazing at the worst of times, 'Rock 'N' Roll' is as good an album of this genre as you'll get.

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Lennon,s - Rock&Roll
This is agreat CD and should be a must for any Lennon fan or anybody who wants a blast of good old rock & roll that has been given a slant
from John Lennon,it feels like a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Django
John Lennon Rock 'N' Roll
A great CD. Had this on vinyl when it first came out, a real Lennon classic, some great rock 'n' roll standards done in the inextricable Lennon style. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Digger
Must-listen for John Lennon fan.
I am discovering John Lennon as Beales fan.

Belatedly as Beatles fan, I am realising that Beatles' innovation depends largely on John Lennon as artist. Read more
Published 10 months ago by mlake
Still rockin'
I bought this to replace a tape that had reached that 'waw-waa-wheooo' time of its life. I wondered whether it was going to be worth the trouble - but wow! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Judi Moore
not a favourite!
As usual, there are only a couple of tracks that are "good".Should have read the reviews first !Isnt this the norm though when buying CD`s or is it just me that expects them all to... Read more
Published 19 months ago by nannatee
John Lennon
The John Lennon album in its vinyl format was as I remembered, when I first listened to this recording by the ever versatile John Lennon. Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by Mr. J. Vlahos
flat top
wasnt this album done to pay off chuck berry for lennons use of lyrics on come together [here comes old flat top he come moving up slowly] ?
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by a drop of what you fancy
Nostalgia?
The covers album of songs from the artists youth is sometimes a last desperate throw of the dice for those whose inspiration has left them. This is not the case here. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2009 by Donald Lush
Good album
For an album that is made up of mostly demo's and John having fun in the record studio while recording earlier albums, this is actually very good and sounds like it came out of a... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by Mr. Clark Gillies
Mostly a Great Album
Apparently this album was John's attempt to be 'just a musician' and let the producer treat him as the singer. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2006 by Geoffrey Millar
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