Rock & Roll by The Velvet Underground

First released: Sep 1970, Length: 4:43

Creators (9)

Instruments

1. Doug Yule bass guitar, drums (drum set)
2. Lou Reed electric guitar
3. Sterling Morrison electric guitar

Vocals

1. Lou Reed lead vocals

Engineer

1. Adrian Barber
2. Geoffrey Haslam

Producer

1. Geoffrey Haslam
2. Shel Kagan

Locations

Recorded At

1. Atlantic Studios (Apr 1970 - Aug 1970)

Works (2)

Recording Of

1. Rock ’n’ Roll
   

   Composer

   1. Lou Reed

   Lyricist

   1. Lou Reed
2. Rock and Roll

   Writer

   1. Jimmy Page
   2. John Bonham
   3. John Paul Jones
   4. Robert Plant

Related Recordings (2)

Sampled By

1. Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans by The Velvet Underground

Mash-Ups

1. Girl Wants (to say goodbye to) Rock and Roll (Christina Aguilera vs. Velvet Underground vs. The Communards) by The Velvet Underground

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. Loaded Sep 1970 The Velvet Underground
2. Loaded 07 Jul 1987 The Velvet Underground
3. Loaded 1987 The Velvet Underground
4. Loaded 04 Oct 1991 The Velvet Underground
5. Loaded 24 Jan 1993 The Velvet Underground
6. Loaded 18 Feb 1997 The Velvet Underground Fully Loaded edition
7. Loaded 1997 The Velvet Underground Fully Loaded edition
8. Loaded 2008 The Velvet Underground 180g reissue
9. Loaded 19 Apr 2014 The Velvet Underground
10. Loaded: Re‐loaded 30 Oct 2015 The Velvet Underground 45th anniversary edition
11. Loaded: Re‐loaded 30 Oct 2015 The Velvet Underground 45th anniversary edition
12. Loaded 30 Oct 2015 The Velvet Underground
13. Loaded 2015 The Velvet Underground 2015 remaster
14. Loaded 2015 The Velvet Underground
15. Loaded 06 Jan 2023 The Velvet Underground
16. Loaded The Velvet Underground GEMA BIEM, CA 835, WME SID codes

Album - Compilation

1. Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980 1980 Lou Reed
2. Sounds of the Seventies: FM Rock II 1992 Various Artists
3. Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980 27 Sep 1994 Lou Reed
4. Peel Slowly and See 26 Sep 1995 The Velvet Underground
5. Peel Slowly and See 1995 The Velvet Underground
6. Rock of the Seventies 1996 Various Artists
7. Rock of the Seventies 1996 Various Artists
8. Coded 03 Oct 2000 Various Artists
9. The Very Best of The Velvet Underground 2003 The Velvet Underground
10. New York Rocks: Original Punk Classics of the 70's 2004 Various Artists
11. 100 Hits: Dad 17 May 2010 Various Artists
12. 100 Hits: Dad 17 May 2010 Various Artists
13. 100 Hits: Rock Anthems 21 Feb 2011 Various Artists
14. Born to Rock: 60 Tracks of Classic Rock 16 Nov 2012 Various Artists
15. Classic Rock: The Collection 19 Nov 2012 Various Artists
16. The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Anthems 11 Jun 2013 Various Artists
17. Rock Stars 27 Mar 2017 Various Artists
18. Rock Classics: The Ultimate Rock Anthems 12 May 2017 Various Artists
19. 100 Greatest Rock 10 Nov 2017 Various Artists
20. 100 Greatest Rock 10 Nov 2017 Various Artists
21. Rock 03 Aug 2018 Various Artists
22. La Grange: 70s Rock Classics 28 Sep 2018 Various Artists
23. 100 Greatest Classic Rock Songs 05 Apr 2019 Various Artists
24. Ultimate Rock: The Classics 31 May 2019 Various Artists
25. Classic Rock 70’s 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
26. 70s Rock Radio 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
27. Guitar Man: 70s Rock Classics 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
28. The Most Essential Classic Rock Ever 04 Dec 2020 Various Artists
29. 100 Greatest Rock Anthems 11 Dec 2020 Various Artists
30. Ultimate Driving Songs: The Classics 2020 Various Artists

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Selections from The Velvet Underground: Peel Slowly and See 1995 The Velvet Underground

Other - Interview

1. A Rock & Roll Life 1989 Lou Reed

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

1. Ultimate Mono & Acetates Aug 2005 The Velvet Underground