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
Elstree Studios Blattner who connected it to the electricity mains and introduced a German system of sound recording. The Blattner Studio was leased to Joe Rock Productions during 1934, which purchased the site two years later. Rock Productions built four new large stages. The site was again sold, and taken over by the British National Films Company between 1939 and 1948, although during this period a large portion of the studio was taken over by the British government for war work. During 1953, the studios were bought by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., mainly for television production and were later sold to Lew Grade's