6-CD Boxset Album (LP-format) with 40-page book, 158 tracks, Playing time approx. 415:22 mns.

The Bill Haley story certainly didn't end with 'Rock Around The Clock', and didn't even end when he left Decca Records in 1959. This 5-CD set includes all of his American post-Decca recordings from 1960 to 1969, beginning with his artistically satisfying stint with Warner Bros. between 1960 and 1961, and ending with the dawn of the rock 'n' roll revival which saw him re-emerge on one of the country's leading independent labels, Buddah Records... a star once more. In between, he recorded for Gone, Roulette, Guest Star, Nicetown, Apt, United Artists, and Kory. All of those sessions are complete here, including nearly 30 previously unissued recordings.

Through all the changes in labels and personnel, Bill Haley's sound remained rooted in the mid-Fifties. He made forays back to country music, but whether cutting country classics like Singing The Blues and Detour or a twist album, he kept that classic hard-driving rock 'n' roll sound.

Comet sax man Rudi Pompilii is heard throughout. The line-ups also included guitarists Franny Beecher and Nick Masters, steel guitarist Billy Williamson, and pianist Johnny Grande. Rarely heard until now, these recordings are the secret history of Bill Haley, and an essential companion to Bear Family's Decca Years box. Essential, timeless, and classic!

Track Listing

• Happy Homer
• Candy Kisses
• Tamiami (instr.)
• I Almost Lost My Mind
• Love Letters In The Sand
• Blueberry Hill
• Kansas City
• Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
• Rock Around The Clock
• Stagger Lee
• Blue Suede Shoes
• Hot To Trot (instr.)
• I'm In Love Again
• My Special Angel
• Crazy Man, Crazy
• Shake, Rattle And Roll
• Bouquet Of Roses
• This Is The Thanks I Get (For Loving You)
• I Don't Hurt Anymore
• Anytime
• Singing The Blues
• Cold, Cold Heart
• Detour
• Afraid
• One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart
• No Letter Today
• The Wild Side Of Life
• There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder

• Hawk
• Chick Safari
• So Right Tonight
• Let The Good Times Roll, Creole
• Jack In The Box
• Pistol Packin' Mama
• Honky Tonk (instr.)
• Flip, Flop And Fly
• Spanish Twist
• My Kind Of Woman
• Riviera (instr.)
• War Paint (instr.)
• See You Later, Alligator
• A.B.C. Boogie
• Panic (instr.)
• I've Got News For Hugh (instr.)
• Don't Mess Around
• The Wobble
• This Is Goodbye, Goodbye
• Train Of Sin
• Altar Of Love
• Helena (instr.)
• Yakety Sax
• Mish-Mash (CARRIE GRANT)
• Let The Girls Sing (CARRIE GRANT)

• Stop, Look And Listen
• Burn That Candle
• Dim, Dim The Lights
• Pepito (instr.)
• Haley A Go Go (instr.)
• Tongue-Tied Tony
• Jealous Heart
• Rock On Baby
• That's How I Got To Memphis
• Ain't Love Funny...Ha, Ha, Ha
• Jingle Bell Rock
• Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
• What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
• Tenor Man
• Tandy
• Caroline's Pony (instr.)
• Dance Around The Clock
• Up Goes My Love
• White Parakeet/Travelin' West (instr.)
• Midnight In Washington (instr.)
• You Call Everybody Darling
• One Phone Call (instr.)
• You're Too Much (instr.)
• Little Meanie Jeannie (instr.)
• Cottonfields
• Tally Ho Rock (instr.)
• Double Mint Rock And Twist (instr.)

• Rip It Up
• Night Train (instr.)
• Guitar Boogie (instr.)
• Razzle Dazzle
• You Are My Sunshine
• Rock A Beatin' Boogie
• Skinny Minnie
• Johnny B. Goode
• When The Saints Go Marching In
• Rudy's Rock (instr.)
• Rock The Joint
• Fingers On Fire (instr.)
• See You Later Alligator
• Wipe Out (instr.)
• There Goes My Everything
• Alabama Bound

• Hey Momma
• Almost Persuaded
• Yakety Sax (instr.)
• Framed
• Next Time
• Crazy Man Crazy
• Lullaby Of Birdland (instr.)
• Twist Marie
• One-Two-Three Twist
• Down By The Riverside Twist
• Queen Of The Twisters
• Caravan Twist (instr.)
• I Want A Little Girl
• Whistlin' And Walkin' Twist (instr.)
• Florida Twist (instr.)
• Eight More Miles To Louisville

• Happy Homer (take 1)
• Love Letters In The Sand (take 1)
• Hot To Trot (take 9)
• Hot To Trot (overdub take 1)
• Hot To Trot (overdub take 5)
• Anytime (take 1)
• Singing The Blues (take 1)
• Detour (take 2)
• One Has My Name, The Other Has My... (take 1)
• No Letter Today (take 1)
• Hawk (take 2)
• Chick Safari (take 1)
• Chick Safari (take 4/false start)
• Chick Safari (take 6/false start)
• Chick Safari (take 7/false start)
• Chick Safari (take 9)
• So Right Tonight (take 2)
• So Right Tonight (take 5)
• Let The Good Times Roll, Creole (take 1)
• Tenor Man (take 1)
• Tenor Man (take 3)
• Tenor Man (take 5)
• Tenor Man (take 6)
• Midnight In Washington (instr.) (alt.)
• Midnight In Washington (instr.) (alt.2)
• Tandy (take 2)
• You're Too Much (take 2)
• One Phone Call
• Way Down In The Bottom Of My Heart
• Trouble In Mind
• Caldonia (1)
• Caldonia (2)

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 415 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127161574