Classic Rock series

The Classic Rock series of albums are a collection of classic rock records by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society. They bagan with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The first album was released in 1978 with the release of Classic Rock on K-Tel Records. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman.

Year	Album title, UK record label and catalogue number	Peak UK chart positions^[1]	Certifications^[2]	Notes
1978	Classic Rock K-Tel Cat No ONE 1009	3	UK: Platinum	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records Cat No STAR 6001
1979	Classic Rock - The Second Movement K-Tel Cat No ONE 1039	26	—	Re-release in the UK on Telstar Records as Classic Rock 2 - The Second Movement Cat No STAR 6007
1980	Classic Rock - Rhapsody In Black K-Tel Cat No ONE 1063	—	—	Re-released in 1986 in the UK on Telstar Records as Classic Rock 3 - Rhapsody In Black Cat No TCD 6003
1981	Classic Rock - Rock Classics K-Tel Cat No ONE 1123	5	—	Re-released in 1987 (LP & cassette) & 1989 (CD) in the UK by Telstar Records as Classic Rock 4 - Rock Classics Cat No STAC 600 (LP & cassette) / STAR 6004 (CD)
1982	The Best of Classic Rock K-Tel Cat No ONE 1080	35	—
1983	Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies K-Tel Cat No ONE 1243	40	—	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records as Classic Rock 5 - Rock Symphonies Cat No STAR 6005
1985	The Power of Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No PRT40 10049	—	—
1987	Classic Rock - Countdown Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 3	32	—
1989	Classic Rock - The Living Years Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 9	51	—
1992	Wind of Change Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 19	24	—
2006	Essential Classic Rock Horizon Records	—	—	This is a 4-CD box set of Classic Rock, Classic Rock 2 - The Second Movement, Classic Rock 3 - Rhapsody In Black, and Classic Rock 4 - Rock Classics.
2013	Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series Union Square Music (Simply) DDSIMPLY119	—	—

References

↑ "Classic Rock". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Classic Rock" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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