Bill Haley 45 Shake Rattle And Roll 1954 VG++ BB # 7 USA Decca 29204 First Press

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-Artist / Group: Bill Haley And His Comets

-Mini bio: Bill Haley was born on July 6, 1925 in Highland Park, Michigan. Died of a heart attack on Feb. 9, 1981, age 55. Began career as a singer with a New England Country band, the Down Homers. Formed the Four Aces of Western Swing in 1948. In 1949, formed the Saddlemen, who recorded on various labels before signing with Essex as Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, in 1952. Signed with Decca in 1954. The original Comets band backing Bill Haley on Rock Around The Clock, recorded on April 12, 1954 were Danny Cedrone ( lead guitar; died of a heart attack on July 10, 1954), Joey D'Ambrosio (sax), Billy Williamson (steel guitar), Johnny Grande (piano; died on June 2, 2006, age 76), Marshall Lytle (bass) and Billy Gusack (session drums; Dick Richards was their live drummer). D'Ambrosio, Richards and Lytle left in September, 1955 to form the Jodimars.

-Comets lineup on subsequent recordings included Williamson, Grande, Rudy Pompilli (sax; died on Feb. 5, 1976, age 47), Al Rex (bass; born as Al Picccarelli), Ralph Jones (drums) and Franny Beecher (lead guitar). The Comets without Bill Haley, also recorded as the Kingsmen in 1958 and released the instrumental rock single Week End on East West 115 in August of 1958. Bill Haley's 1953 hit Crazy Man Crazy was the very first rock and roll hit on the pop charts and his 1955 hit Rock Around the Clock was the first #1 rock and roll hit on the pop charts.

-Bill Haley And His Comets would release 27 titles between 1953-1960 which managed to reach Billboard's Top 100 Charts or just bubble under. Those singles included some of rock & roll's earliest hits and hottest rockers some of which were: Crazy Man Crazy (1953), Fractured (1953), Live It Up (1953), Shake Rattle And Roll (1954), Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (1954), Birth Of The Boogie b/w Mambo Rock (1955), Rock Around The Clock (1955), Razzle-Dazzle (1955), Burn That Candle b/w Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie (1955), See You Later Alligator (1956), R-O-C-K b/w The Saints Rock 'N Roll (1956) Hot Dog Buddy Buddy b/w Rockin' Through The Rye (1956), Rip It Up b/w Teenager's Mother (Are You Right?) (1956), Rudy's Rock (an instrumental named for Haley's saxophonist Rudy Pompilli) (1956), Skinny Minnie (1958) and Lean Jean (1958) among others.

-Titles: Shake, Rattle And Roll / A.B.C. Boogie

- Shake Rattle And Roll a 1953 R&B hit for Joe Turner was rock and roll's first million seller when released by Bill Haley And His Comets during the summer of 1954.

-This was Bill Haley's second release on the Decca Label following Rock Around The Clock from a few months earlier on Decca 29124 which charted in May, 1954 at # 23. Rock Around The Clock would re re-released (Decca 29124) during Spring of 1955 when featured in the movie Blackboard Jungle starring Glen Ford and would reach # 1 on Billboard's Pop Charts where it remained for six weeks at # 1.

-Label: Decca 9-29204

-This pressing is from 1954 with lines, subsequent pressings would be on the Decca single star label.

-Year released: 1954

-Billboard number: 7

-Billboard debut: Aug. 21, 1954

-Pressed in: United States

-Visual grade: Strong VG++

-Labels: Near mint

-Factory sleeve: VG+

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.