Jim Steinman "Rock ’n Roll Dreams ..."

Thanks for the clarification, abagon. I don't understand why the record company elected to press a slightly different 45 for inclusion with the Bad for Good LP release, instead of just using the commercial 45! Obviously, these record execs never had the foresight to see how complicated they were going to make everything years later for Pat's database! :-)

Pictures!

The commercial 45 - note that the two tracks are separated by a band:



The back credits of the original LP:



The sleeve front/back of the little 7" that came with the original LP:




The label front/back on the little 7" that came with the original LP - note that there is no band separating the tracks on "Rock & Roll ...":




I have a 12" promo single for this song, which has a nice edit that shortens the sax solo, but I can't find it in the basement. It omits the choral reprise, and fades where the other version fades.

The back cover of the CD - note that the song is now considered part of the album:



The CD itself, with an incorrect listing for the track time (it runs in the neighborhood of 6:27):



A CD compilation that includes the track, also with an incorrect track listing (it runs 6:26 with outro silence):



If I had sheet music, I'd scan that in, too...

For what it's worth, I think the song should be considered part of the album, just like the songs on the bonus 45 from "Songs In The Key Of Life". If you bought the album "Bad For Good" at any point in its shelf life, in any configuration, you always got the song "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through".

That compilation has a bit of Cleveland and Pittsburgh flavored rock there with Eric Carmen's Euclid Beach Band ("I Need You" was an awesome ballad from them) and the Iron City Houserockers from the 'Burgh.

Of course, "Cleveland Rocks" was the theme song to the Drew Carey show early on...

I notice that on both the "Bad For Good" and the "Cleveland Rocks" CDs the listed times are 5:24 & 5:18 respectively. Is the acapella reprise missing on those CDs?

Hykker wrote: I notice that on both the "Bad For Good" and the "Cleveland Rocks" CDs the listed times are 5:24 & 5:18 respectively. Is the acapella reprise missing on those CDs?

No, it's there on both CDs, and the printed time is wrong on both.