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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
| Record Label: |
MCA Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Oldies |
| Subgenre: |
Rock 'N' Roll |
| Release Date: |
April 20, 1999 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
2. Shake, Rattle & Roll
3. Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)
4. Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
5. Rudy's Rock
6. Razzle Dazzle
7. Saints Rock & Roll
8. Skinny Minnie
9. R-O-C-K
10. Burn That Candle
11. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
12. See You Later, Alligator |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Haley. Includes liner notes by Joseph Laredo. Digitally remastered Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California). This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Audio Remasterer: Erick Labson. Recording information: MCA Records (04/12/1954-02/06/1958). Photographers: Frank Collection Driggs; MCA-Decca Files. Although Bill Haley ushered in a whole new era in music, his superstardom was short-lived. Quickly challenged by younger, more animated artists--namely Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis--the cowlick-bedecked Haley was soon put on the back shelf. Haley nevertheless remains one of the great pioneers of rock & roll, as evidenced by "Rock Around the Clock," a tune that still reigns as one of rock's biggest anthems. On this 20TH CENTURY MASTERS compilation, the smooth-shuffling Haley is at his finest. Songs such as "The Saints Rock 'n' Roll" and "See You Later, Alligator" highlight Haley's jump-swing leanings, a la Louis Jordan. "Skinny Minnie" is a gre... |
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