Best of Bill Haley [Import]

best of bill haley [import]

Track Listings

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
2. Saints Rock & Roll
3. Razzle Dazzle
4. Blue Comet Blues
5. Skorkiaan
6. Shake, Rattle & Roll
7. ABC Boogie
8. See You Later, Alligator
9. Rip It Up
10. Caravan
11. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
12. How Many
13. Land of a Thousand Dances
14. Skinny Minnie
15. Harlem Nocturne
16. Justine
17. Seventh Son
18. Mohair Sam
19. New Orleans
20. Hi-Heel Sneakers
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Tracks Include: Rock around the Clock, Razzle Dazzle, Shake Rattle and Roll, See You Later Alligator, Rip it Up, Land of a Thousand Dances, Skinny Minnie, the Seventh Son, La Cucaracha and More.

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20th Century Masters: The Best Of Bill Haley & His Comets (Millennium Collection)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Seniors also love Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Great Album From The 50's.
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
  • A primer that leaves you asking for more
  • The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll
20th Century Masters: The Best Of Bill Haley & His Comets (Millennium Collection)
Bill Haley & His Comets
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9CO
Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

  1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
  2. Shake, Rattle And 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. The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
  8. Skinny Minnie
  9. R-O-C-K
  10. Burn That Candle
  11. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
  12. See You Later, Alligator

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Bill Haley died convinced that his role in shaping and popularizing rock & roll was largely undervalued. If he was around today you'd have to agree with him, because his recorded legacy has been relegated on the one hand to bargain-basement hits collections and, on the other, to prohibitively expensive box sets that most folk will never hear. Haley's 20th Century Masters set is yet another too-slight selection of his groundbreaking work, though it does contain all the basics: "Rock Around the Clock," "Shake, Rattle and Roll," "See You Later, Alligator," and nine others. Haley is generally thought of as tame and conservative compared to, say, Elvis, which is probably true. But consider this unbelievably randy double-entendre from "Shake, Rattle and Roll": "I'm like a one-eyed cat / Peepin' in a seafood store." Yikes. If they'd chosen that as the theme to Happy Days, instead of "Rock Around the Clock" America would be a different nation today. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Seniors also love Bill Haley & His Comets.......2007-05-10

I oragnaize and play the music at a senior retirement home. i sent for The Best Of Bill Haley & His Comets because i love his music. I played "Rock Around The Clock" and some of the other song on the CD and we had more dancers on the floor than for any other music. I plan on playing more songs from this CD at our next dance. It's truely one great CD!

4 out of 5 stars Great Album From The 50's........2003-07-30

What was Decca records doing that no other company could duplicate them quality-wise?? This album is unbelievably crisp and clean for the era. Compare with RCA Elvis recordings through the same period and RCA falls way behind. 'Rock Around The Clock' was my passport to Rock music and I still love it. The bass on this album is tight, sax and guitars well placed up front and centre and all in all a truly magnificient album for it's day. Good remastering by MCA. Well worth the bargain price.

4 out of 5 stars 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection.......2003-03-25

Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around... well, the "20th Century Masters --- The Millennium Collection" wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptous title, "20th Century Masters --- The Millennium Collection" turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Bill Haley's "20th Century" volume --- it's an irresistible 12-song summary of his Decca/MCA years. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "Rock Around the Clock," "Shake, Rattle & Roll," "Thirteen Women," "Dim, Dim the Lights," "The Saints Rock n' Roll," "Burn That Candle," and "See You Later, Alligator." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series' title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good.

4 out of 5 stars A primer that leaves you asking for more.......2002-05-22

Although I don't have this collection, I can tell you that this is an excellent collection for those who just want a basic primer of his career but once you like this, it may leaving you asking for more music. All of these songs, minus Skinny Minnie, and more are on the now OOP "From The Original Master Tapes," and "Skinny Minnie" and a few others are available on the 1991 CD reissue of the 1968 Decca LP "Bill Haley's Greatest Hits." If you are really a diehard fan and want it all, Bear Family does have a boxed set of his complete Decca recordings available, but for most people, I recommend the now out of print "From The Original Master Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" collections over this skimpy collection which is all that MCA has in print right now.

5 out of 5 stars The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll.......2001-11-18

The 20th Century Masters series is an excellent anthology series. The sound quality of the remastered CD is excellent. I would recommend this CD just on the remarkable sound quality. You can hear the instruments and studio sounds that were not available on the poor quality phonograph records. The musicianship of Bill Haley, who played a Gibson hollow-body electric, and Fran Beecher, the lead guitarist, is remarkable. Bill Haley the vocalist also shines on this remastered CD. You can hear that Haley was an excellent vocalist.
The songs selected to represent Haley's 1950s musical output is adequate. There could have been more selections but the series is one where only a small representative sample is chosen. FROM THE MASTER TAPES album is also excellent but that CD leaves off a Haley classic, "Skinny Minnie" (1958), Haley's last top 40 hit in the 1950s. So this CD is worth it just for the new remastered sound and the addition of "Skinny Minnie".
As noted in the liner notes, the term "rock and roll" was coined by Bill Haley in his songs "Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie", which is included on the CD, and "Two Hound Dogs", not included on this CD. Alan Freed always said that he got the term "rock and roll" from Bill Haley. "Rock Around the Clock" (1954) was the first no.1 rock and roll record. Billboard bases its charts on that event. The Rock and Roll Era began when Haley hit no.1. People forget about all this today. But more than anyone else, Bill Haley is actually the man who invented rock and roll, before Elvis Presley, before Little Richard, before Jerry Lee Lewis, before Chuck Berry, before Buddy Holly. Haley was doing it YEARS before any of them. In fact, Bill Haley had an earlier rock and roll career not even covered on this CD! In April, 1953, Bill Haley had the first rock and roll hit on the national and Billboard charts, "Crazy, man, crazy" which had all the rock and roll elements, the "go go go go" chorus, youth rebellion, going to a party, the appeal to the "younger generation", the lead guitar break, drums, all of it! The song was the first REAL rock and roll record. Haley was the first rock and roll star. He had many rock records on Holiday/Essex records before Decca. The point to remember is this: Bill Haley did not stumble into rock and roll by accident or chance or by "stealing" his stuff from others. Haley planned it all out, he had an artistic vision. In every Haley song, there is a guitar solo, sometimes a drum solo, and sax soloing. This is not by accident. With regard to Elvis Presley, the King was a close friend of Haley and was in fact an opening act for Haley. Elvis respected Haley as an innovator and pioneer, as did his other friends and associates Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley. Unfortunately, the rock critics and music fans have not been as appreciative. This is because not everything on this CD stands up well. Haley was a songwriter but he did COVERS that tended to destroy his reputation as an innovator. He didn't have a hit making machine like Little Richard at Specialty who had Bump Blackwell and John Marascalco to write songs for him. So not everything on the CD stands the test of time.
This music should be judged by its own criteria and standards. Bill Haley had a style that was different from the usual combo set up. Haley had a sax and a dance style orientation for his band. Judging his style with Elvis or Little Richard is like judging apples and oranges. Haley had his own style which was unique and remarkable. He had stuff that Elvis did not. This is therefore a unique listening experience.
This is the man who really invented rock and roll. The Rock Era began when "Rock Around the Clock" became the no.1. record for 8 weeks in 1955. Critics falsify these facts and engage in historical revision when it comes to Haley. But Haley got the last laugh. His vision endures. Rock and roll, a music idiom he invented, is still what we listen to, is still what we consider the greatest musical achievement of the 20th century. Buy this CD. You will enjoy the experience. And while only a very tiny selection of Haley's output, it gives the listener enough to appreciate the achievement of Bill Haley. Haley sang: "You gotta jump, you gotta jive, you gotta dance, to stay alive...rock...rock...rock...rock...everybody...go....go...go....go." It ain't Shakespeare, but it is rock and roll, man!
The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets 1951-1954
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The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets 1951-1954
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ASIN: B0001MZ7SW
Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

  1. Rocket 88
  2. Green Tree Boogie
  3. Sundown Boogie
  4. Rock The Joint
  5. Dance With A Dolly
  6. Rockin' Chair On The Moon
  7. Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush
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  10. What'cha Gonna Do?
  11. Pat-A-Cake
  12. Fractured
  13. Live It Up
  14. Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
  15. I'll Be True
  16. Ten Little Indians
  17. Chattanooga Choo Choo
  18. Yes Indeed!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets 1951-1954.......2005-04-17

Bill Haley usually gets his due for helping to kick off the rock & roll era with "Rock Around the Clock" in 1954, but as it happens, Haley had been cutting solid rock sides several years before that. Haley covered Jackie Brenston's epochal "Rocket '88" within a few months of its 1951 release with his Western swing outfit, Bill Haley & the Saddlemen, and after that it didn't take long for Haley and his bandmates to make with the boogie and add some strong proto-rockabilly material to their set. The result was a string of regional hits for the Essex label that eventually led to Haley's signing to Decca Records and the recording of the song that became both his greatest triumph and the millstone he could never escape. "The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets 1951-1954" is hardly the first album to skim the cream off Haley's pre-Decca hits (pick up "Rock the Joint" for a more complete picture of this era), but it's more concise and better sounding than most collections of Haley's Essex sides, and leaves his lukewarm hillbilly material by the wayside in favor of straight-ahead rock & roll (though Billy Williamson's blazing steel guitar solos point to the band's country roots). These recordings prove that Haley's showy style had fully evolved long before "Rock Around the Clock" made him an international star, and if anything this material makes for a more satisfying listen than the vast majority of Haley compilations on the market, with "Rock the Joint," "Real Rock Drive," and "Crazy Man, Crazy" standing alongside his very finest work. "The Best of Bill Haley and His Comets" is a well-considered tribute to the formative years of one of rock's more neglected pioneers, and it's plenty of fun to boot.

5 out of 5 stars rockin, swingin' rhythm and blues........2005-01-21

An amazing collection of Haley's pre rock around the clock recordings. It's a swingin' collection. BIll Haley is the true king of rock. the best songs on this cd are rocket 88 and rock the joint. this is the original rock. Bill began rock and roll by blending country and western and rhythm and blues together. it's a great cd for the hard core bill haley fan!

5 out of 5 stars Before "Rock Around the Clock," Haley went crazy man, crazy.......2004-06-24

Before Bill Haley began rocking around the clock tonight, he released singles with his group the Saddlemen. So what to call this new brand of music? Western swing mixed with polka? A fusion of country-western and 40's R&B set to a steady beat? Country boogie? Call it what you will, but this collection consists of A and B-sides of his singles on Holiday and later Essex Records, which veers closely to his later chart-toppers.

Clearly, Haley saw this R&B style music as his fugure, given by his own cover of Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88", which is considered by some to be the first R&R song and not "Rock Around the Clock," and Jimmy Preston's #6 R&B hit, "Rock This Joint," both included here. The latter definitely predicts his later style, with some piercing steel guitar reflecting the country roots, but it was also the song Alan Freed played over and over and yelling "rock and roll, everybody!" on the King of the Moondogs show.

Songs like "Green Tree Boogie" would have rhythms repeated in their later material as well as stuff done by Little Richard but more raucously. The steel guitar and loudly pronounced bass enhances the beat. The brisk "Dance With A Dolly" sounds like early Louis Jordan material, especially with the piano boogie solo in the middle, with a kind of nursery rhyme-like beat.

One day, Bill Haley asked some kids how they liked his music. One responded, "crazy man, crazy," which Haley wrote down on a napkin. This standout song which reached #12 on the charts in 1953, was the first blip he made before he exploded with "Rock Around The Clock." With its "go go go everybody" shouts in the middle, accompanied by the Comets' trademark country guitar, how could this miss? I heard this song via a compilation LP my father bought back in the 50's. Another song that was on that compilation was "Farewell, So Long, Goodbye," with its rude-noise bari-sax note after each time the chorus was sung. Or did the Comets have some really strong chili before the recording session?

Chanting harmony choruses were prevalent in a cover of Faye Adams' R&B hit "I'll Be True" and "Live It Up" with its opening tribal drums and frat choruses.

Another observation is how nursery rhymes were recycled with early rock and roll arrangements and additional lyrics. Again, this seems to echo what Louis Jordan's nursery rhyme medley, "School Days (When We Were Kids)" earlier. Here, Haley gives the R&R treatment to "Pat-A-Cake" as in Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man, and "Ten Little Indians," which despite its as stance at being condescending to Native Americans today, does put on a thrilling beat. "Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush" also borrows from a nursery rhyme, and it was just before this song came out that Haley and company ditched the cowboy outfits, donned the suits and ties, and became the Comets in 1952.

"Fractured" was based on slang kids were using then, as in "this music fractures me," showing the Haley was attentive of the times and his audience, the pop market with its white teenagers. And his R&R cover of the 40's standard "Chattanooga Choo Choo" shows him reaching back to the big band days, with the female backing chorus reminding the era of the original.

There's no denying Haley brought out a new brand of music to white audiences, and helped changed the face of popular music,--and I really dig this stuff-- but what must be understood is that his fame came at the expense of many black artists unable to reach white audiences due to the recording industry.

5 out of 5 stars The headwaters of rock 'n' roll.......2004-04-30

For many artists, the public's perception of their career begins with a watershed moment. For Haley, that moment was the 1954 recording of "Rock Around the Clock," magnified by the song's re-appearance in the 1955 film "Blackboard Jungle." But also like many artists, Haley's career - nor what he was really famous for - was born in that seemingly single moment of inspiration. This collection shows off the years before the public's light bulb switched on, as Haley and His Comets transitioned from a western swing band to one of the (if not "the") earliest of rock 'n' roll acts.

Throughout the 40s Haley had made his way as a western swing artist. But when he signed with Essex Records in the early 50s, he began to cross-pollinate his country influences with beat-oriented R&B. The seeds of 1954's "Rock Around the Clock" can be heard loud and clear across the sixteen tracks anthologized here. What's particularly fine about these sides is their transitional nature - they're not country or R&B, nor are they yet fully transformed into rock 'n' roll. They're a hybrid in the making with slap bass and fine stick/rim work on the drums, but also featuring pedal steel guitar. There are danceable backbeats, but they often swing towards a western two-step rather than the more freestyle rhythms heard on the race chart. The sax and guitar clearly begin to define rock 'n' roll conventions, borrowing pieces from R&B, country and blues and fusing them into something entirely new. Danny Cedrone's iconic 6-string solo from "Rock Around the Clock," for example, was lifted from his own performance on 1952's "Rock the Joint." Imagine what that sounded like on Alan Freed's Cleveland radio show at the time!

Haley was unfairly reduced to a footnote for many years, obscured by the large shadows of Berry, Presley and others. What these tracks show ever so clearly is that he was fusing country and R&B into rock 'n' roll before the other "founders" were on the scene. So too was he writing prototypical rock 'n' roll songs, leaning on teen slang for "Crazy, Man, Crazy" and delving into his own imagination for "Rockin' Chair on the Moon."

This is a most welcome release in celebration of Rock 'n' Roll's 50th anniversary!
Very Best of Bill Haley
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Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

  1. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley, Bill Haley
  2. Shake, Rattle & Roll
  3. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
  4. Kansas City
  5. Razzle Dazzle
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  11. Rip It Up
  12. Saints Rock & Roll

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The man who brought rock'n'roll to the world.......2005-07-30

People will forever argue about when rock'n'roll really began and of course there is no clear answer to that question. What is not in dispute is that Bill Haley and the Comets had the first major international hit with a rock'n'roll record - the simple but immortal Rock around the clock. It wasn't actually his first big hit but its success in 1955 is generally regarded as officially marking the start of the rock'n'roll era.

Bill Haley's roots were in country music and he began his career as a country singer - however, he experimented in various ways, taking ideas from R+B music to make his music a little different. By the time he secured a recording contract, his style had evolved into what we now know as rock'n'roll. Bill was hugely popular for a brief period in 1955 and 1956, but as Elvis took over as the leading star of rock'n'roll, record buyers quickly lost interest in Bill's music.

Rock around the clock was the first record that Bill recorded but made little impact when first released. The follow-up, Shake rattle and roll, did much better (a top five UK hit in 1954). Subsequently, Rock around the clock was featured in the soundtrack of Blackboard jungle and was re-issued, this time becoming a number one hit in Britain and America. Bill had further international hits with Rock-a-beating boogie, See you later alligator, The saints rock'n'roll, Rocking through the rye, Rip it up and Don't knock the rock, though these records were generally more popular in Britain (where there was no obvious competitor) than in America (where there were plenty of other rock'n'roll acts emerging).

This compilation includes all of Bill's classic hits and the best of his other recordings.
25 Oldies Best - Volume 12
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    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Selected Sound Carrier
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    25 golden oldies from artists such as Bo Diddley, Bee Gees, Marvin Gaye, and Chubby Checkers. Includes class songs such as Love You Now, Boogie Shoes, To Love Somebody, and Rock Around the Clock.
    Best of Bill Haley
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    Bill Haley
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000088ME
    Release Date: 1998-02-18

    Tracks:

    1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
    2. Saints Rock & Roll
    3. Razzle Dazzle
    4. Blue Comet Blues
    5. Skorkiaan
    6. Shake, Rattle & Roll
    7. ABC Boogie
    8. See You Later, Alligator
    9. Rip It Up
    10. Caravan
    11. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
    12. How Many
    13. Land of a Thousand Dances
    14. Skinny Minnie
    15. Harlem Nocturne
    16. Justine
    17. Seventh Son
    18. Mohair Sam
    19. New Orleans
    20. Hi-Heel Sneakers
    21. Hambone
    22. California Sun
    23. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
    24. Cucaracha

    Album Details

    Tracks Include: Rock around the Clock, Razzle Dazzle, Shake Rattle and Roll, See You Later Alligator, Rip it Up, Land of a Thousand Dances, Skinny Minnie, the Seventh Son, La Cucaracha and More.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars The really bad stuff again........2000-10-16

    There must be dozens of CDs around with Bill Haley's recordings from the late 60s. They are awful, to say the least. Watch out, Rock'n'Roll fans, these are not Bill's original hits from the 50s.
    Best of Bill Haley & The Comets
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      Bill Haley and the Comets
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00008G48P
      Release Date: 1999-09-07
      The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll: Classics 1954-1956
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        The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll: Classics 1954-1956
        Elvis Presley , Shirley and Lee , Hank Ballard and the Midnighters , Bill Doggett , Bill Haley and His Comets , Mickey and Sylvia , LaVern Baker , The El Dorados , Joe Turner , and The Chords
        Manufacturer: Time Life Music
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        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000S2YBH8

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        The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll - Rock `N' Roll Classics 1954-1956 - Various Artists [1993] 21 songs. Song list: Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley/Long Tall Sally - Little Richard/Sh-Boom - Chords/Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & Midnighters/Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers/Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry/Speedoo - Cadillacs/Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins/Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino/Only You - Platters/Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets/Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee/Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley/Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia/Tweedlee Dee - Lavern Baker/Shake Rattle & Roll - Joe Turner/At My Front Door - El Dorados/Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent/Honky Tonk, Part 2 - Bill Doggett/Oh What A Nite - Dells (1956 version)
        Very Best of
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        Bill Haley , and Comets
        Manufacturer: Mci
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        ASIN: B00000DB0H
        Release Date: 1998-03-05

        Customer Reviews:

        1 out of 5 stars Once Again ... ..........2003-03-24

        Last time there were the Mexican re-makes of Decca hits from 1966. Terrible (some of them, anyway.) This covers another generation of re-makes from 1968 and 1969. They were on the Swedish label Sonet now and were coming up with good material, but the re-makes were just terrible, maybe even worse than some of the Mexican re-makes. Take my advice, don't buy it, you'll find it better assembled in the Bear Family box set, "The Warner Brothers Years and More."
        The Best of Bill Haley & The Comets
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          Bill Haley
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000010C1
          Release Date: 2003-06-10
          Very Best of Bill Haley
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            Bill Haley & His Comets
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            ASIN: B00004W9PL
            Release Date: 2000-12-19

            Tracks:

            1. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley, Bill Haley
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            5. Razzle Dazzle
            6. Rock the Joint
            7. What'd I Say
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            10. Johnny B. Goode
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            12. Saints Rock & Roll

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