The historic significance
of
Bill Haley’s
(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
single
has been well documented.
Much less discussed
is his album
of the same name,
unsurprisingly in that it was not
a specially studio-crafted LP,
but a compilation
of recordings
Haley made with
the Comets for Decca,
from shortly
after they joined
the label in
April 1954
up to
September 1955.
However,
after its Stateside release
at the end of 1955,
it climbed to No.12
on the Billboard
pop album chart.
Then,
when released in
the UK the
following summer,
it did even better,
reaching No.2
on the British equivalent.
This made it,
just ahead of
Elvis Presley’s
eponymous debut album,
effectively the
first rock’n’roll
long-player
to make a
serious dent
on the charts.
TRACK LIST
Rock Around the Clock
Shake, Rattle and Roll
See You Later,Alligator
A.B.C. Boogie
Thirteen Women
(And Only One Man in Town)
Razzle-Dazzle
Two Hound Dogs
Dim,Dim The Lights
Happy Baby
Birth of Boogie
Mambo Rock
Burn That Candle
Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
R-O-C-K
The Saints of Rock N Roll
