Classic Rock series explained

Italic Title:	no
Classic Rock series
Type:	Studio album
Longtype:	series
Artist:	London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society
Cover:	London-Symphony-Orchestra-classic-rock.jpg
Caption:	The logo used in the Classic Rock series
Released:	1977–2013
Genre:	Classical rock

The Classic Rock series of albums are a collection of classical crossover records by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society, consisting of orchestral/choral arrangements of pop/rock songs. They began with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The first album in the series was released in 1977 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 chart positions		Certifications	Notes
		UK^[1]	GER
1977	Classic Rock K-tel Cat No ONE 1009	3	5^[2]	UK: Platinum^[3]	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records Cat No STAR 6001
1978	Classic Rock - The Second Movement K-tel Cat No ONE 1039	26	3^[4]	—	Re-released in the UK on Telstar Records as Classic Rock 2 - The Second Movement Cat No STAR 6007
1979	Classic Rock - Rhapsody In Black K-tel Cat No ONE 1063	34	—	UK: Gold^[5]	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	—	UK: Gold^[6]	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	—	UK: Gold^[7]
1983	Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies K-tel Cat No ONE 1243	40	6^[8]	UK: Silver:^[9]	Re-released in 1989 in the UK by Telstar Records as Classic Rock 5 - Rock Symphonies Cat No STAR 6005 Released in Germany and Switzerland by K-tel as New Classic Rock (Cat No TG 1467) but with a different running order.^[10]
1985	The Power of Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No PRT40 10049	13	14^[11]	UK: Gold^[12]
1987	Classic Rock - Countdown Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 3	32	—	—
1989	Classic Rock - The Living Years Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 9	51	—	UK: Silver^[13]
1991	Wind of Change Classic Rock Portrait Records Cat No MOOD 19	24	—	—
2006	Essential Classic Rock Horizon Records Cat No 5060083504036	—	—	—	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 Cat No DDSIMPLY119	—	—	—	A collection of 48 tracks with a playing time of 4 hours

See also

• Hooked on Classics series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classic Rock. Official Charts Company. 2016-04-10.
2. Web site: Classic Rock - The Second Movement. Union Square Music. 2016-12-28.
3. Web site: Certified Awards Search . . 10 April 2016.
4. Web site: Classic Rock - The Second Movement. Union Square Music. 2016-12-28.
5. Web site: Rhapsody In Black. . 10 April 2016.
6. Web site: Classic Rock - Rock Classics . . 10 April 2016.
7. Web site: The Best of Classic Rock. . 10 April 2016.
8. Web site: The London Symphony Orchestra – New Classic Rock. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2016-12-28.
9. Web site: Rock Symphonies. . 10 April 2016.
10. Web site: The London Symphony Orchestra With The Royal Choral Society – New Classic Rock. Discogs. 2016-12-28.
11. Web site: The London Symphony Orchestra – The Power of Classic Rock. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2016-12-28.
12. Web site: The Power Of Classic Rock . . 10 April 2016.
13. Web site: Classic Rock - 'The Living Years'. . 10 April 2016.