The Loco‐Motion

~ Recording by Grand Funk Railroad

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ OnGrand Funk RailroadAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)SWAE-11278
1.3The Loco-Motion2:48Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ On (Quadraphonic 8-Track)Grand Funk RailroadAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)Q8W-11278
1.6The Loco-Motion2:44Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • IT1977-01-11
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)3C 054-85032
1.6The Loco-Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 7 46623 2
1.6The Loco-Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP-546623
1.6The Loco-Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)CDP 5 46623 2
1.6The Loco-Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)C2 46623
1.10The Locomotion2:48Grand Funk RailroadNow That’s What I Call Rock & RollVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)S2-80002
1.2The Loco‐Motion2:48Grand FunkBillboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70635
1.3The Loco‐Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin' OnGrand FunkAlbum
  • JP1990-08-24
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)TOCP-6349
1.13The Loco‐Motion2:48Grand Funk RailroadEntertainment Weekly Presents Rock Archives - 60's, 70's, 80's (Volume 2)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)CD2L573731, CD2L573732
1.12The Loco‐Motion2:50Grand FunkSounds of the Seventies: 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2594, SOD-07
1.3The Loco‐Motion2:48Grand Funk RailroadReelin' in the Years, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sandstone MusicD233000-2
1.4The Loco‐Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGuitar Rock: Monsters (disc 1)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-4540, R105-24
1.1The Loco-Motion2:48Grand Funk RailroadRock of the 70's, Volume OneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DCC Compact ClassicsDZS 062
1.1The Loco-Motion2:49Grand Funk RailroadGuitar Rock: 1974-1975Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2698, R968-01
1.7The Loco‐Motion2:49Grand Funk Railroad18 Screamers From the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-05-23
JCI3140
1.2The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadRock Line 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Direct (Canadian label)TVK 24022
1.7The Locomotion2:47Grand Funk RailroadSeventies Complete, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
3.2The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadThirty Years of Funk 1969–1999: The AnthologyGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-06-29
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72434-99523-2-4
1.11The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadDickVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB1999-07-27
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)CDVUS164
1.11The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadDickVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA1999-07-29
Virgin Music Canada72438 47883 2 2
1.2The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadEntertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Buddha Records (1998–2002, formerly known as Buddah Records)74465 99736 2
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ OnGrand Funk RailroadAlbum
EMI Plus724357638326
1.9The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadClassic MastersGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72435-39857-2-1
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ OnGrand Funk RailroadAlbum
  • US2003-02-25
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72435-80531-2-8
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ On (remastered)Grand Funk RailroadAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72435-80531-2-8
1.8The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadGreatest HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-04-04
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.8The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadGreatest HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-04-04
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72438-63707-2-3
1.8The Loco-Motion2:47Grand Funk RailroadGreatest HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)74238-63707-2-3
1.3The Loco‐Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ OnGrand Funk RailroadAlbum
  • JP2014-03-26
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)TYGP-89002
1.3The Loco-Motion2:48Grand Funk Railroad10 Great Songs (Millennium Collection)Grand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-04-01
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B0020390-02
1.3The Loco‐Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ On (Limited Edition)Grand Funk RailroadAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)TYCP-85002
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin' OnGrand FunkAlbum
  • US2017-03-03
Audio FidelityAFZ 251
2.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin' OnGrand FunkAlbum
  • US2017-03-03
Audio FidelityAFZ 251
3.3The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadTrunk of Funk Vol 2Grand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-09-01
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)5373080
1.12The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk Railroad70's Rock PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.9The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadBorn to Be WildVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.6The Loco-Motion2:44Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk HitsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)ST-11579
1.7The Locomotion2:47Grand Funk RailroadSeventies CompleteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Australasia7243 4 71155 2 3, 7243 4 71156 2 2, 7243 8 14836 2 6, 7243 8 14837 2 5, 7243 8 14838 2 4, 7243 8 14839 2 3
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadShinin’ OnGrand Funk RailroadAlbum
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
Bootleg
1.3The Loco-Motion2:46Grand Funk RailroadThe Very BestGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.8The Loco-Motion2:45Grand Funk RailroadThe Best of Grand FunkGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
EMI-Capitol Special Markets
1.6The Loco-Motion2:48Grand Funk RailroadClassic Rock 14 Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3The Loco-Motion2:48Grand Funk Railroad10 Great SongsGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.11The Loco – Motion?:??Grand Funk RailroadHistory of RockGrand Funk RailroadAlbum + Compilation
РАО (Russian rights society)4600000832388

Relationships

producer:Todd Rundgren
recording of:The Loco‐Motion (aka Locomotion) (in 1974: cover)

Related works

The Loco‐Motion (aka Locomotion)

lyricist:Gerry Goffin
composer:Carole King
publisher:Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30)
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1962 to present)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
referred to in medleys:Sawmix 2
Mix 3: Ain’t Nothing but a House Party / The Loco‐Motion / Hand on Your Heart / Happenin’ All Over Again (order: 2)
later translated versions:Kohta juna lähtee
La locomotion (spanish version)
Le Locomotion (French version)
The Locomotion
ロコ・モーション
罗可摩迅