Rockin' the Joint (Bill Haley & His Comets album)

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Rockin' the Joint
Compilation album by Bill Haley and His Comets
Released August 11, 1958
Recorded Various dates 1955-1957; New York
Genre Rock and Roll
Label Decca Records
Producer Milt Gabler
Bill Haley and His Comets chronology
Rockin' Around the World
(1958)		 Rockin' the Joint
(1958)		 Bill Haley's Chicks
(1959)

Rockin' the Joint is a compilation album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley & His Comets. Released on Decca Records in August 1958, it was the group's seventh album. The album consisted of recordings that, for the most part, had only been released previously as singles or on EPs; all of the recordings were produced by Milt Gabler. The title comes from the album's lead track, a 1957 re-recording of Haley's 1952 hit, "Rock the Joint", which was labelled "New Rock the Joint" on this release. Also included for the first time on album were the hits "See You Later Alligator", "Rip it Up", and "The Saints Rock and Roll". One track, "The Beak Speaks", was an instrumental featuring guitarist Franny Beecher. The only track copied from a previous Haley album is "Burn That Candle", which was also included on the Rock Around the Clock compilation.

Contents

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  1. New Rock the Joint
  2. Move It On Over
  3. How Many?
  4. See You Later Alligator
  5. The Beak Speaks
  6. Forty Cups of Coffee
  7. The Saints Rock and Roll
  8. Sway with Me
  9. It's a Sin
  10. Burn That Candle
  11. Rock Lomond
  12. Rip it Up

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bill Haley Recordings

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