Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll

1978 | 2066 913 | Polydor

‘Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll’ 1978 2066 913 Polydor

Single information/credits:

Recorded: May-Jul 1977, Chateau d’Herouville, France
Production: Martin Birch

Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
David Stone – keyboards
Bob Daisley – bass
Cozy Powell – drums

Track listing (Side 1):

1. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll (Blackmore/Dio)

Track listing (Side 2):

1. Sensitive To Light (Blackmore/Dio)

entered the UK chart on 8th April 1978, peaked at No.33
although both David Stone and Bob Daisley were credited on the album, Tony Carey insists his keyboard parts were used for most of the songs that made the final mix; also Ritchie Blackmore played bass on several of the album tracks
original version has a silver label with catalogue number 2066 913
1981 UK reissue features a different picture sleeve (above) and has a red label with POSP 276 catalogue number
note the very similar variations on the same theme for other countries’ picture sleeves; the German version was adopted for the UK 1981 reissue