R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)

Annual version match under review

The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.

Two actual retained 1986 recording IDs exist under the short and full song titles. Both are explicit reviewed title candidates for the original 1985 studio recording. Their old identities remain unchanged; the selection keeps both candidates provisionally instead of arbitrarily choosing one or claiming a new Beyond recording.

Scarecrow - official original album year and program
The official artist archive identifies the original 1985 album and selected track program. Recording-session dates and later remaster dates are kept separate from the original release year. Bonus acoustic, club and previously unreleased performances are excluded from original-program selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Scarecrow - original licensed artist credit and version labels
The original program retains the applicable Johnny Cougar, John Cougar or John Cougar Mellencamp credit, and separately labels bonus acoustic or shorter versions. The original album year is checked against the official archive; inherited dates on bonus tracks are not adopted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

John Mellencamp - reviewed stage-name chronology
The official artist biography identifies Johnny Cougar as the early imposed stage name, the John Cougar Mellencamp period and the later return to John Mellencamp. Used for the scoped solo-credit aliases, not to substitute its later hit years for original recording releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18