The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (song) The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (song) "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" is the title song of "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" movie soundtrack album. The single was released on 12 September 1979 and featured vocals by Edward Tudor-Pole on both sides. According to producer Dave Goodman, both songs were recorded at The Who's Ramport Studios with himself playing bass on both tracks. According to Edward Tudor-Pole, the song originally featured lead vocals by Steve Jones. The final vocals were recorded live on the second day of an audition for singers specially filmed for inclusion in The Great
SS Shepperton Ferry involved in a collision with a Dutch coaster off the "Dyke Lightship". In 1939, "Shepperton Ferry" was requsitioned by the Admiralty and converted to a minelayer for the Royal Navy under the name HMS "Shepperton". Her pennant number was M83. She was armed with a 4" Anti-Aircraft gun and two .303 machine guns and carried 270 mines. She operated in the English Channel. She remained in Royal Naval service until 5 May 1941 when she was declared a Constructive Total Loss after an air raid at Belfast. Other sources state that in 1940, she was transferred to the Ministry of