John Lennon - Rock ´N` Roll (1975)

Artist:  John Lennon
Title:  Rock ´N´ Roll
Release: 1975
Format:  LP
Label:  Apple Records
Catalog#  1A 062-05834

“Rock ‘N’ Roll” is the sixth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon. Recording the album was problematic and spanned an entire year: Phil Spector produced sessions in October 1973 at A&M Studios, and Lennon produced sessions in October 1974 at Record Plant Studios (East). Lennon was being sued by Morris Levy over copyright infringement of one line in his song “Come Together”. As part of an agreement, Lennon had to include three Levy-owned songs on “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Spector ran away with the session recordings, later being involved in a motor accident, which left the album’s tracks unrecoverable until the beginning of the Walls and Bridges sessions. With Walls and Bridges coming out first, featuring one Levy-owned song, Levy sued Lennon expecting to see Lennon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll album. The album was supported by the single “Stand by Me”.


Side one
1.  Be-Bop-A-Lula  (2:36)
2.  Stand By Me  (3:29)
3.  Rip It Up/Ready Teddy  (1:39)
4.  You Can’t Catch Me  (4:51)
5.  Ain’t That A Shame  (2:31)
6.  Do You Want To Dance  (2:51)
7.  Sweet Little Sixteen  (3:00)

Side two
1.  Slippin’ And Slidin’  (2:16)
2.  Peggy Sue  (2:02)
3.  Bring It On Home/Send Me Some Lovin’  (3:40)
4.  Bony Moronie  (3:40)
5.  Ya Ya  (2:17)
6.  Just Because  (4:25)

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