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Shake, Rattle and Roll (album)

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Released
  
1955

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Artist
  
Bill Haley & His Comets

Producer
  
Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

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Recorded
  
Shake, Rattle and Roll(1955)
  
Bill Haley & His Comets albums
  
Haley's Juke Box, Bill Haley's Chicks, Strictly Instrumental, Rockin' the Oldies, Rockin' the Joint

Shake, Rattle and Roll is the title of an early rock and roll compilation album issued by Decca Records (DL 5560) in 1955, and featuring music by Bill Haley & His Comets. The album, which was issued in a 10-inch format, consisted of recordings previously issued on singles in 1954 and 1955, including the title track, and "Rock Around the Clock", although at the time of this album's release in early 1955, "Rock Around the Clock" had not yet become a major hit. This was Haley's second album, and was one of the first album-length releases of the rock and roll era, predating the release of Elvis Presley's first album by a year.

Contents

All the tracks on the album were produced by noted Decca producer Milt Gabler. Later in 1955, Decca reissued the contents of this album in an expanded release, Rock Around the Clock.

The cover art for this album, depicting a cartoon image of Haley and the Comets riding a hot rod, would later be reused by Bear Family Records for their 2006 Haley box set release Rock 'n' Roll Arrives.

Track listing

  1. Shake, Rattle and Roll (Charles Calhoun)
  2. A.B.C. Boogie (Al Russel and Max Spickol)
  3. Dim, Dim the Lights (Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon)
  4. Happy Baby (Frank Pingatore)
  5. Rock Around the Clock (Jimmy DeKnight and Max Freedman)
  6. Thirteen Women (Dickie Thompson)
  7. Mambo Rock (Bix Reichner, Mildred Phillips, and Jimmy Ayre)
  8. Birth Of The Boogie (Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, and Johnny Grande)

Personnel

  • Bill Haley – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Danny Cedronelead guitar on 1 2 5 6
  • Franny Beecher – lead guitar on 3 4 7 8
  • Billy Williamson – steel guitar
  • Johnny Grande – piano
  • Marshall Lytle – bass
  • Billy Gussak – drums on 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Joey d'Ambrosio – tenor sax
  • Additional personnel

  • Panama Francis – drums on 1 2
  • Dick Richards - triangle on 2, tom toms on 8; backing vocals on 1 [1]
  • Songs

    1Shake - Rattle And Roll
    2A B C Boogie
    3(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

    References

    Shake, Rattle and Roll (album) Wikipedia


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