Rock the Joint! The Original Essex Recordings 1951–1954

~ Release by Bill Haley & His Comets (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

There is zero chance that all these tracks are attributed to Haley and the Saddlemen, as asserted (without proof, beyond claim that the "inlay (more exact than back cover" says so, with no scan) in this 2011 edit. "The Saddlemen" renamed themselves in 1952, first as "Haley's Comets", then as "His" or "The Comets". I don't have the CD so won't edit.

Looks like a quite legit, if budget, comp, first LP version released in 1985. Don't be put off by the track group if a merge seems legit.

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-08 22:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rocket ‘88’
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1951-06-14)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (on 1951-06-14)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1951-06-14)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1951-06-14)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
cover recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:33
2Tearstains on My Heart
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (on 1951-06-14)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (on 1951-06-14)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1951-06-14)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1951-06-14)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1951-06-14)
recording of:
Tearstains on My Heart (on 1951-06-14)
writer:
Harry Broomall and Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:53
3Green Tree Boogie
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Bob Scaltrito (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Green Tree Boogie (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:49
4Jukebox Cannonball
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
violin:
Rusty Keefer (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Jukebox Cannonball (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Rogers
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:18
5Sundown Boogie
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Sundown Boogie (in 1951)
writer:
Bill Haley and Jesse Rogers
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:30
6Icy Heart
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Icy Heart (in 1951)
writer:
Maier Berk and Morty Berk
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:56
7Rock the Joint
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Rock the Joint (in 1951)
writer:
Harry Bagby, Harry Crafton and Wendell 'Don' Keane
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:15
8Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking) (in 1951)
writer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter), Mickey Leader and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:31
9Rockin’ Chair on the Moon
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Rockin' Chair on the Moon (in 1951)
writer:
Harry Broomall and Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:52
10Stop Beatin’ Around the Mulberry Bush
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
cover recording of:
Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush (in 1951)
writer:
Clay Boland and Bickley Reichner
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:25
11Real Rock Drive
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1951)
electric guitar:
Danny Cedrone (in 1951)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1951)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1951)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1951)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1951)
recording of:
Real Rock Drive (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:19
12Crazy Man, Crazy
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:39
13What’cha Gonna Do
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
What'cha Gonna Do (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:30
14Pat-a-Cake
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Pat-a-Cake (in 1953)
writer:
Bill Haley and William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:20
15Fractured
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Fractured (in 1953)
writer:
Bill Haley and Marshall Lytle
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:11
16Live It Up
baritone saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Live It Up (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:52
17Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
baritone saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Farewell, So Long, Goodbye (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:20
18I’ll Be True
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
I'll Be True (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
William McLemore (guitarist active ca. 1940)
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:06
19Ten Little Indians
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Ten Little Indians (in 1953)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Haley
version of:
Ten Little Indians
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen1:56
20Chattanooga Choo Choo
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (in 1953)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:14
21Straightjacket (instrumental with vocal chorus)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Dick Richards (Dick Boccelli) (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
tenor saxophone:
Joey D'Ambrosio (in 1953)
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Straightjacket (in 1953)
composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:49
22Yes Indeed
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Yes Indeed (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:24
23Yes Indeed (2nd version)
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Yes Indeed (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:19

Credits

Release

liner notes:Chris Gardner (in 1989)
graphic design:David Gibsone (until 1989)
mastering:Bob Jones (English mastering and cutting engineer) (until 1989)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8013462 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000282P7 [info]