art direction Robin Bray cover Michael Bryan creative director Don Sheldon directed by [production] Fernando Pargas executive-producer Charles McCardell management [chief financial officer] Eric R. Eaton management [president] Paul R. Stewart management [vice president] Carol Kaplan management [vice president] Terence J. Furlong producer [assistant] Robert Hull producer [associate] Brian Miller producer [recording] Steve Carr producer [recording], author Joe Sasfy production manager Karen Hill Manufactured For Time Life Music Manufactured By Warner Special Products Record Company Warner Communications Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Special Products Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation Remastered At Hit And Run Studios Copyright (c) Time-life Books Inc. Record Company Time Inc. Classic Rock 1964 is the original release from 1987, with 22 tracks and the A Go-Go cover art.
This is a reissue from 1989, with RE-1 in the matrix number, with 25 tracks (adding Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Hippy Hippy Shake, and She's Not There, and reordering the tracks) and the painted lady face cover art. In general, the RE-1 reissue uses significantly better-sounding source tapes that what were used on the original release.
Classic Rock 1964 is a reissue from 1993, with RE-2 in the matrix number, with 24 tracks (deleting A Summer Song) and the painted lady face cover art. The RE-2 reissue has comparable sound to the RE-1. All 24 tracks are digital clones from the RE-1 reissue, with adjustments for levels, balance, and EQ. Come See About Me is missing the opening drumbeat on RE-2, but is OK on RE-1.
How Do You Do It is mono on original release and stereo on RE-1 and RE-2. Fun Fun Fun is mono LP mix on original release and is stereo LP mix on RE-1 and RE-2. Farmer John is stereo LP version on original and is mono 45 version on RE-1 and RE-2. Needles And Pins is mono on original release and stereo on RE-1 and RE-2.