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Zak Starkey with John Entwistle's:
The Rock

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Jan 16 2006 - Sanctuary reissues The Rock, with BONUS tracks ...

Some Background:

This album was recorded over an 18 month period at Entwistle's own Hammerhead Studios in England, during the mid 80's. As John's liner notes describe, the LP was finished and the record deal nearly sealed, only to be thwarted by the FBI's seizure of the record company.

A modified lineup of the band went out in 1988 on a seven week tour of the US (band #2), but failed to get them a new record deal. Over a year later, the original label was back in business, but by then, The Rock had broken up.

In 1996, John decided to put it out as a limited edition, and followed up with a Tour (band #3).

Releases:

So far, after sitting in the vaults for well over ten years, this album has seen 3 release versions from 1996 - 1998!

Version #1: 1996 private issue

Original CD coverJohn Entwistle - The Rock
Whistle Rymes Ltd (1996) WR-0001

Released January 15, 1996
Limited numbered edition (5000), available signed / unsigned at the shows or mail-order only.
Cover art & liner notes by John.
[note: dedicated "In Loving Memory of Allan McDougall"]

Tracks:
  1. Stranger In A Strange Land
  2. Love Doesn't Last *
  3. Suzie
  4. Bridges Under The Water *
  5. Heartache
  6. Billy
  7. Life After Love *
  8. Hurricane
  9. Too Much Too Soon
  10. Last Song*
  11. Country Hurricane
* Written by J. Entwistle
Produced by The Rock and Martin Adam.
Studio Musicians (The Rock #1)
  • John Entwistle - Bass
  • Zak Starkey - Drums
  • Henry Small -Vocals
  • Gene Bloch - Guitar
  • Devin Powers - Guitar
  • Adrian Cook - Keyboards


Version 2: 1996

Soon after its private release, the CD was picked up by Griffin Music, and released world wide:

John Entwistle - The Rock
Griffin Music CD GCD-615-2 (Aug 27, 1996)

re-issue Cd cover (track listing is the same. Liner notes by Steve Loungo)
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Version 3: 1998 reissue

John Entwistle - The Rock
Repertoire Records REP 4696-WY (1998)

cd cover (track listing is the same. Liner notes by Chris Welch)
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So Who's The Bass Player: The Ox Anthology

John Entwistle - So Who's The Bass Player: The Ox Anthology
Sanctuary Records (March 22 2005)

cd coverThis 2 CD set of remastered original recordings span John's lengthy career, and include a few songs originally released on The Rock:
Disc 2: track 9 - Love Doesn't Last
Disc 2: track 10 - Life After Love
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Version 4: 2006 reissue

Original CD coverJohn Entwistle - The Rock
[UK] Castle Music CMRCD1201 (5050749 412010)
Jan 16 2006

This is a reissue of the original The Rock, only this time it include BONUS material and is actually the first time the cd has been released domestically in the UK.
[US] Sanctuary - 06076-86415-2
Feb 7 2006
(same Track listingsas UK)
amazon.com (US)

Tracks:
  1. Stranger In A Strange Land
  2. Love Doesn't Last
  3. Suzie
  4. Bridges Under The Water
  5. Heartache
  6. Billy
  7. Life After Love
  8. Hurricane
  9. Too Much Too Soon
  10. Last Song
  11. Country Hurricane

Bonus Tracks:

12. Casualty (Out-take)
13. Light In The Dark (Out-take)
14. Break Your Heart (Out-take)
15. Love Doesn't Last (Demo)
16. Heartache (Early Version)

 


Live

Zak was not a member of any incarnation of The Rock or JEB that toured this material.

zak starkey The closest thing to a TV appearance of The Rock with Zak seems to be the John Entwistle "Lifesyles of The Rich and Famous: A Man WHO Collects" segment from the mid 1980's. In it John's massive and numerous collections are featured, and there is footage of "the band" in his studio. The entire segment is only about five minutes long, and the band segment amounts to mere seconds, but does feature some footage of Zak.


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