Bill Haley

• COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

• LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS

Bill Haley and His Comets were the first group to bring rock & roll to the attention of white America. The Comets were one of the best side bands of their era, with a mostly sax-driven sound ornamented with heavy rhythm guitar from Haley, a slap-bass, and drumming with lots of rim-shots – they had the "blackest" sound of any white band working in the mid- and late Fifties. This CD release includes two superb, long-unavailable albums by Haley & His Comets: Rockin’ Around the World (1958), and Haley’s Juke Box (1960). Both LPs present great moments from the band’s hit-making stretch during their most inspired years. In addition, this remastered collector’s edition contains 6 bonus tracks – consisting of hard-to-find sides from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

• BILL HALEY: lead vocals and rhythm guitar, plus:

• THE COMETS:
• Franny Beecher (lead guitar & voc), Billy Williamson (steel guitar & voc),
• Johnny Grande (piano), Al Rex (bass & voc), Ralph Jones (drums),
• Rudy Pompilli (tenor saxophone).

Recorded in New York City, between 1957 and 1960

TRACKS:

• ROCKIN’ AROUND THE WORLD
• 01. Pretty Alouette (Be My Only One)
• 02. Picadilly Rock
• 03. Rockin’ Rollin’ Schnitzlebank
• 04. Vive la Rock and Roll
• 05. Come Rock with Me
• 06. Wooden Shoe Rock
• 07. Me Rock-A-Hula
• 08. Oriental Rock
• 09. Rockin’ Matilda
• 10. El Rocko
• 11. Rockin’ Rita
• 12. .Jamaica, D.J.
• HALEY’S JUKE BOX
• 13. Singing the Blues
• 14. Candy Kisses
• 15. No Letter Today
• 16. This Is the Thanks I Get
• 17. Bouquet of Roses
• 18. There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder
• 19. Cold, Cold Heart
• 20. The Wild Side of Life
• 21. Any Time
• 22. Afraid
• 23. I Don’t Hurt Anymore
• 24. Detour
• BONUS TRACKS
• 25. Forty Cups of Coffee
• 26. Rockin’ Rollin’ Rover
• 27. Chick Safari
• 28. Teenager’s Mother (Are You Right?)
• 29. Don’t Knock the Rock
• 30. Flip, Flop and Fly

• TOTAL TIME: 72:40