Decca matrix 86163. (We're gonna) Rock around the clock / Comets ; Bill Haley
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| (We're gonna) Rock around the clock (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Comets (Musical group) | |
| Bill Haley (leader) | |
| Danny Cedrone (instrumentalist : lead guitar) | |
| Bill Haley (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Joey D'Ambrosio (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Johnny Grande (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Billy Gussak (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Bill Haley (vocalist) | |
| Marshall Lytle (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Billy Williamson (instrumentalist : steel guitar) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Haley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey D'Ambrosio (tenor saxophone), Johnny Grande (piano), Danny Cedrone (lead guitar), Billy Williamson (steel guitar), Marshall Lytle (double bass), Billy Gussack (drums). |
| Ruppli session note: Both titles also issued on Decca ED-2168, DL-5560, DL-8225, DL(7)-5027, DXSE7-211, MCA MCA-60025, MCA-161, MCA2-4010, (England) MCL-1778, Compagnie Internationale du Disque (France) EUM105512, MCA-Coral (England) CDL-8017, Charly (England) CDX-5, Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15068/1, CD MCA (Germany) MCD30490, Bear Family (Germany) BCD15506/1. |
| Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Brunswick (Germany) 82827, Decca DXSE7-211. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca 29124 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca (France) MU60961 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca ED-2168 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca 9-29124 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-60025 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9250 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9431 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Compagnie Internationale du Disque (France) EUM105009 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Compagnie Internationale du Disque (France) EUM105512 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL-4004 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL-5560 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-5027 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-5181 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL-8225 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Decca DL-8655 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-161 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA MCA2-4010 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Charly (England) CDX-5 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Coral (England) CP(S)-88 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Coral (England) CDL-8017 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA (England) MCL-1778 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15068/1 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA (Japan) VIM-4637 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | MCA (Germany) MCD 30490 | |
| 4/12/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15506/1 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 86163. (We're gonna) Rock around the clock / Comets ; Bill Haley," accessed December 15, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000314380/86163-Were_gonna_Rock_around_the_clock.
Decca matrix 86163. (We're gonna) Rock around the clock / Comets ; Bill Haley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 15, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000314380/86163-Were_gonna_Rock_around_the_clock.
"Decca matrix 86163. (We're gonna) Rock around the clock / Comets ; Bill Haley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 15 December 2025.
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