The Decca Years and More

~ Release by Bill Haley & His Comets (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The disc's catalog numbers are from BCD 15506-1 to BCD 15506-5.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▶CD
4▶CD
5▼CD: Studio Sessions
#TitleLength
1Dragon Rock (alt. take 1)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
2:08
2Dragon Rock (alt. take 2)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
2:16
3Dragon Rock (two false starts)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
2:13
4Dragon Rock (two false starts & alt. take 3)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
3:35
5ABC Rock (false start & incomplete take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
2:37
6ABC Rock (two false starts & alt. take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
vocals:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
2:59
7The Catwalk (false start & alt. take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-07)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-07)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-07)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-07)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-07)
2:48
8I Got a Woman (alt. take 1)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:43
9I Got a Woman (alt. take 2)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:27
10I Got a Woman (alt. take 3)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:54
11I Got a Woman (two false starts & incomplete take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
1:54
12I Got a Woman (false start & incomplete take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
1:58
13I Got a Woman (chatter & master take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:59
14A Fool Such as I (false start & alt. take 1)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:49
15A Fool Such as I (two false starts & alt. take 2)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
3:37
16Be by Me (false start & alt. take 1)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
3:04
17Be by Me (five false starts & alt. take 2)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
3:55
18Be by Me (four false starts & alt. take 3)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
3:32
19Where Did You Go Last Night (two false starts) (slow)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
1:38
20Where Did You Go Last Night (false start & incomplete take) (fast)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:39
21Where Did You Go Last Night (four false starts)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
2:50
22Where Did You Go Last Night (incomplete take & alt. take)
bass guitar:
Al Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
electric guitar:
Francis 'Franny' Beecher (on 1959-01-29)
guitar:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
membranophone:
Ralph Jones (on 1959-01-29)
piano:
Johnny Grande (on 1959-01-29)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1959-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Pompilli (on 1959-01-29)
vocals:
Bill Haley (on 1959-01-29)
4:11

Credits

Release

art direction:Hoffmann Nienburg (until 1990)
liner notes:Chris Gardner (until 1990)
Colin Escott (in 1990-03)
sound engineer:Rebecca Everett (until 1990)
producer:Chris Gardner (until 1990)
Richard Weize (until 1990)
mastering:Bob Jones (until 1990)
ASIN:DE: B000026ULI [info]