Rock On (The Bunch album)

Rock On
Studio album by The Bunch
Released	April 1972[1]
Recorded	December 1971 – January 1972 at The Manor, Oxfordshire
Genre	Rock and Roll
Label	Island (UK) A&M (US) Fledg'ling (CD reissue)
Producer	Trevor Lucas
Singles from Rock On
"When Will I Be Loved?" b/w "Willie and the Hand Jive" Released: 1972 "The Loco-Motion" b/w "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" Released: 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

Rock On is a 1972 one-off album of oldies covers by The Bunch, a group of English folk rock singers and musicians. The Bunch was put together by Trevor Lucas in late 1971 to record this sole album.[1] This album consisted of covers of the band’s favourite songs by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and The Everly Brothers, amongst others.

Among the Bunch were former and future members of Fairport Convention and others, including Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson (credited as Linda Peters), Pat Donaldson, Ashley Hutchings, Gerry Conway, and Dave Mattacks.[1]

Fledg'ling Records reissued the album on compact disc in 2003, adding four bonus tracks.[4] The album (including the bonus tracks) was re-issued again by Talking Elephant Records in 2013.

Track listing

Original vinyl album:

1. "Crazy Arms"
2. "That'll Be the Day"
3. "Don't Be Cruel"
4. "The Loco-Motion"
5. "My Girl the Month of May"
6. "Love's Made a Fool of You"
7. "Willie and the Hand Jive"
8. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
9. "When Will I Be Loved"
10. "Nadine"
11. "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller"
12. "Learning the Game"[1]

Flexi-disc included with original LP:

1. "Let There Be Drums"[1]

Fledg'ling Records FLED 3042 CD (bonus tracks):

13. "Let There Be Drums"
14. "Twenty Flight Rock"
15. "High School Confidential"
16. "La Bamba"

Personnel

Musicians

• Sandy Denny – lead vocals (2,6,7,9,12), backing vocals (3–5,10,11,16)
• Linda Peters – lead vocals (4,9,16), backing vocals (2–7,10,11)
• Ashley Hutchings – vocals (10)
• Richard Thompson – lead vocals (1,5,7,8,11,15), backing vocals (2–7), lead guitar (1), guitar (2–16)
• Trevor Lucas – lead vocals (3,14), acoustic guitar (6), 12-string guitar (9)
• Tony Cox – piano (11)
• Ian Whiteman – piano (2–4,7,9–10,12,14–16)
• Pat Donaldson -bass (1–16), backing vocals (2–7,15)
• Dave Mattacks – drums (2–4,10,16), congas (7,12)
• Gerry Conway – drums (1,2,4–9,11–16)

The Dundee Horns

• Horn section:
  • Roger Ball – alto saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (2–4), saxophone (7,10–11,13–16), piano (8)
  • Mike Rosen – trumpet (1,7,11)
  • Molly Duncan – saxophone (1)

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 333. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
2. Brett Hartenbach. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. "BeesWeb – Catch of the Day". Archive.richardthompson-music.com. 29 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

External links

• Rock On at Discogs (list of releases)