Sometime during 1990

Rock Aid Armenia  

People involved

Bryan Adams; Geoff Beauchamp; Ritchie Blackmore; Bruce Dickinson; Geoff Downes; Keith Emerson; Ian Gillan; Dave Gilmour; John Paul Jones; Tony Iommi; Alex Lifeson; Jon Lord; Brian May; Paul Rodgers; Chris Squire; Roger Taylor.

A whole bunch of rock veterans gathered to record THE classic hardrock track ever. This was done as an aid-collector for the victims of an earthquake that took place in Armenia on 7 December 1988. Besides the one re-recorded track, the album contains plain reissues of old tracks by Free, Rush, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Yes, ELP, Whitesnake, Asia, Starship, Foreigner, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Mike & The Mechanics and Boston.

 

Albums & singles

The Earthquake Album [lp] : UK 1990 Life Aid Armenia Records/Harp Beat AID LP001

The Earthquake Album [cd] : UK 1990 Life Aid Armenia Records/Harp Beat AID CD001

The Earthquake Album [cd] : UK 1995 Tring JHD-142

Smoke On The Water/Paranoid (1970) : UK 1990 Life Aid Armenia Records ARMEN 001

Smoke On The Water Mega-Rock Remix/Paranoid (1970) : UK 1990 Life Aid Armenia Records ARMENTR 001