Research Guides: Music History 5: History of Rock and Roll: Audio/Audio-Visual Materials

Audio

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Streaming audio recordings of mostly classical music from Naxos, Marco Polo, Da Capo, and several other major labels.

CDs at the Music Library

Use the UCLA Library Catalog to find CDs of Rock 'n Roll.

To find CDs (or LPs) limit your keyword, author or title search to "sound recordings."

Films

These are examples of films (e.g., documentaries, performances, dramas) about Rock 'n Roll owned by the UCLA Library.

Elvis '68 Comeback Special by Steve Binder (Dir.) Location: SRLF Videocassette release of the 1968 special by Elvis Presley and RCA Record Tours. Recorded in hi-fi. "Elvis 50th anniversary"--Container. On Dec. 3rd, 1968, Elvis Presley returned for the first time in eight years. Relive this moment in rock and roll history with the legendary, unforgettable Elvis.
Call Number: [Barcode:B0000195305]
Date: 1988
Jimi Hendrix : Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 by Murray Lerner (Dir.) Location: Music Library Experience Hendrix has also expanded this definitive presentation of Jimi s historic performance before 600,000 at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970.
Call Number: DVD 18
Date: 1996
Led Zeppelin : The Song Remains the Same by Warner Home Video [distributor] Location: Instructional Media Library (Powell). The pioneers of hard rock, Led Zeppelin rock Madison Square Garden in New York City. Footage of 13 of the bands tunes from the legendary 1973 performance are interspersed with behind-the-scenes moments with the band and fantasy sequences with each band member. Songs include "Stairway to Heaven," "Dazed and Confuzed," "Whole Lotta Love." The band members are John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant.
Call Number: VC 14538
Date: 1976-
Rock and Roll: The Early Days Location: Music Library Rock and Roll: The Early Days: 1984 U.S. documentary the roots of rock and roll. This film portrays the real beginning of rock and roll as a fusion of blues and country and western hillbilly music of the fifties. Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Alan Freed and many others. Archival footage and photos. Sweet Talkin Guys: 1991 U.S. documentary on the famous New York City radio disc jockeys who introduced listeners to rock n roll in the 1950s and 1960s.Hosted by Cousin Brucie Morrow. Includes the groundbreaking styles of Alan Freed, Murray the K, Mad Daddy Meyers, Jocko Henderson, Jack Spector, Harry Harrison, Chuck Leonard and many others. Includes interviews with DJs, musicians (Johnny Maestro, etc.) and radio executives.
Call Number: DVD 680
Date: 2006
Woodstock by Bob Maurice (Dir.) Location: Instructional Media Library (Powell); request via SRLF. The documentary features some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll performers in history and new never-seen concert footage including a performance from Joan Baez – take a trip back in time and get a sneak peek here.
Call Number: VC 13084 [Barcode:VT0000059949]
Date: 1970