Haley,Bill & His Comets Rocks Clocks & Alligators: All The Hits & More CD

Bill Haley & His Comets were, of course, the most important, catalytic artists in the arrival of Rock & Roll. Their million-selling 'Crazy Man, Crazy', issued in 1953, is generally perceived as having been R&R's first major hit record, although their "calling card" is of course 'Rock Around The Clock', the multi-million-selling worldwide hit that established R&R's arrival on an international stage. Their other notable million-sellers include 'Shake, Rattle & Roll', 'Dim, Dim The Lights', 'Burn That Candle' and 'See You Later, Alligator'. All are included on this unique compilation, which comprises all their twenty-six U. S. and U. K. hits between 1953 and 1960, plus a handful of subsequent, 1960-1961 follow-up singles. Although it seems unlikely, their later, non-hit 45s are notoriously hard to find on CD, and sides like 'Chick Safari', 'Hawk', 'Let The Good Times Roll, Creole', 'Spanish Twist' and 'Warpaint' are invariably omitted from other Haley compilations.

1. Crazy Man, Crazy 2. Rock Around the Clock 3. Shake, Rattle and Roll 4. Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) 5. Birth of the Boogie 6. Mambo Rock 7. Razzle Dazzle 8. Burn That Candle 9. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie 10. See You Later, Alligator 11. R-O-C-K 12. The Saints Rock ; Roll 13. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy 14. Rockin' Through the Rye 15. Rip It Up 16. Teenager's Mother 17. Rudy's Rock 18. Don't Knock the Rock 19. Rock the Joint 20. Forty Cups of Coffee 21. (You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat 22. Skinny Minnie 23. Lean Jean 24. Joey's Song 25. Skokiaan 26. Tamiami 27. Chick Safari 28. Hawk 29. Let the Good Times Roll, Creole 30. The Spanish Twist 31. Warpaint