Decca matrix 86809. Happy baby / Comets ; Bill Haley

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Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Haley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey D'Ambrosio (tenor saxophone), Johnny Grande (piano), Franny Beecher (lead guitar), Billy Williamson (steel guitar), Marshall Lytle (double bass), Billy Gussack (drums), Rusty Keefer (vocal intro).
Ruppli session note: Both titles also issued on Decca 9-29317, ED-2209, DL-5560, DL-8225, Brunswick (England) OE 9129, MCA-Coral (England) CDL-8017, Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15068/1, CD BCD 15506/1.
Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Brunswick (Germany) 82851, CID (France) EUS233618.
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 PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Decca 29317 10-in.
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Brunswick (U.K.) 05910 10-in.
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Decca ED-2209 45-rpm
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Decca 9-29317 45-rpm
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9129 45-rpm
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Compagnie Internationale du Disque (France) EUM105012 45-rpm
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Decca DL-5560 LP
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Decca DL-8225 LP
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Coral (England) CDL-8017 LP
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master MCA (France) 410077 LP
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15068/1 LP
9/21/1954 New York, New York. Pythian Temple [A] Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15506/1 Compact disc

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 86809. Happy baby / Comets ; Bill Haley," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000315026/86809-Happy_baby.

Decca matrix 86809. Happy baby / Comets ; Bill Haley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000315026/86809-Happy_baby.

"Decca matrix 86809. Happy baby / Comets ; Bill Haley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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