At last I've managed to log on to the group site today without getting
that damn "BAD GATEWAY" notice

Okay sorry for the interuption but here we go again---continuing with
the latest in my favorites label-by-label series.....today DECCA*** in
New York City

1. Shake,Rattle And Roll Bill Haley & Comets -1954
2. Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley & Comets - 1954
3. Rock Around With Ollie Vee Buddy Holly – 1958
4. We’re Gonna Rock Gunter Lee Carr - 1950
5. Cadillac Boogie Willie Brown - 1951
6. The Saints Rock & Roll Bill Haley & Comets – 1956
7. See You Later Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets – 1955
8. Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan – 1950
9. Unchained Melody Al Hibbler – 1955
10. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Kitty Wells - 1952
11. The Glow Worm Mills Brothers – 1952
12. Let's Jump The Broomstick Brenda Lee – 1959
13. Midnight Shift Buddy Holly – 1958
14. Ain’t That Love Brenda Lee – 1957
15. Crazy Patsy Cline - 1961
16. I Know Hollywood Flames - 1955*
17. I’m Wild About You Baby Lightning Hopkins – 1954
18. R-O-C-K Bill Haley & Comets – 1956
19. Tra-La-La Dave Bartholomew (Tommy Ridgley) – 1951
20. Blue Days Black Nights Buddy Holly – 1956

BUBBLING UNDER

21. Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie Bill Haley & Comets – 1955
22. Rudy’s Rock Bill Haley & Comets – 1956
23. House Party Louis Jordan – 1953
24. Race Horse Tiny Davis - 1951
25. I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde Ronde) Shirelles **

*originally released on Lucky label in 1954
**originally released on Tiara label


*** important to distinguish between the UK and US Decca companies which started off as branches of same British company but which--by the 1950's
were totally seperate entities (despite UK Decca distributing US Decca
over here)

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I was just about to post as you requested and explain that you were okay
but couldn't access the group, when I saw that you finally did get
Richard to open the door and let you in. Good list. Surprised to see
that Lightnin' Hopkins record (one of the few by him that I really like)
was on Decca!

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On Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:00:11 +0000, [email protected] (Roger)
wrote:

At last I've managed to log on to the group site today without getting
that damn "BAD GATEWAY" notice

Welcome back, Roger.

Many of my fave Decca recordings not mentioned by you
(surprised you did not include Ella's Trying)

Bill Haley & His Comets - Choo-Choo Ch'boogie [Decca 30148] - 1956
Bill Haley & His Comets - Skinny Minnie [Decca 30592] - 1958

Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry [Decca 31093] - 1960
Brenda Lee - Rock The Bop [Decca 30535] - 1957
Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's [Decca 30967] - 1959

Don Woody (w. Grady Martin & The Slewfoot Five) - Bird Dog [Decca
30277] - 1957
Don Woody - You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree [Decca 30277] - 1957
Don Woody - Make Like A Rock And Roll [Decca Unreleased] - 1957

Earl Grant - Fever [Decca 30475] - 1957
Ella Fitzgerald w. Leroy Kirkland Orchestra - Trying [Decca 28375] -
1952
Lionel Hampton, v. The Hamptons - Rag Mop [Decca 24855] - 1950
Peggy Lee - Johnny Guitar [Decca 29076] - 1954
Red Foley - Midnight [Decca 28420] - 1952
Roberta Lee & Hardrock Gunter - Sixty Minute Man [Decca 46363] - 1951
The Kalin Twins - When [Decca 30642] - 1958
Weavers - (The Wreck Of The) John B [Decca 27332] - 1950

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Roger, I'm surprised to see all those Haleys that you like better than
some great rockabilly on the label.

29 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly - 56
86 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall - 55
93 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Bill Haley & Comets - 541
175 ¦ Rock Around With Ollie Vee (LP version) ¦ Buddy Holly - 58
219 ¦ Make Like A Rock And Roll ¦ Don Woody - 56
224 ¦ Jingle Bell Rock ¦ Bobby Helms - 57
399 ¦ Can't Explain ¦ The Who - 64
427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47
454 ¦ Rock Around The Clock ¦ Bill Haley and His Comets - 54
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
509 ¦ Ain't That Love ¦ Brenda Lee - 57
618 ¦ Morse Code ¦ Don Woody - 56
657 ¦ Diggin' The Boogie ¦ Roy Hall - 56
659 ¦ Three Alley Cats ¦ Roy Hall - 56
678 ¦ Easter Bunny Boogie ¦ Willie Brown - 51
701 ¦ Caldonia ¦ Louis Jordan - 45
731 ¦ See You Later Alligator ¦ Bill Haley and His Comets - 55
742 ¦ Cadillac Boogie ¦ Willie Brown - 51
826 ¦ Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
912 ¦ Walkin' After Midnight ¦ Patsy Cline - 57
940 ¦ Blue Days, Black Nights ¦ Buddy Holly - 56

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399 ¦ Can't Explain ¦ The Who - 64

The US copy, which came out before the UK release, was called "Can't
Explain." They left off the "I."

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 0:20:30 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Roger, I'm surprised to see all those Haleys that you like better than
some great rockabilly on the label.

Due in part to "all those Haleys" being rock 'n' roll classics that I
lived
with and loved as a kid first time around instead of having to look back
on them like nearly all the rockabilly that I like

29 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly - 56

He made so many much MUCH better records than this one. I've never
warmed to it very much and it was a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng way from making
my "25"

86 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall - 55

I've made my feelings clear on this one many times before.Suffice to say
that it is light years behind the supreme JLL version and also the Big
Maybelle original that it covers

93 ¦ Shake, Rattle And Roll ¦ Bill Haley & Comets - 541

One of the few numbers where the cover gets a 10 as well as the even
better Joe Turner original

219 ¦ Make Like A Rock And Roll ¦ Don Woody - 56

Never understood the popularity of this guy with the r&r circuit over
here.I always found his records pretty milky mild,nothing very exciting

224 ¦ Jingle Bell Rock ¦ Bobby Helms - 57

Junk Christmas pop that I disliked from the first time I heard it on
radio

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back
that far

678 ¦ Easter Bunny Boogie ¦ Willie Brown - 51

Only just missed my list but of course this one

742 ¦ Cadillac Boogie ¦ Willie Brown - 51

is included there!

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It goes without saying that similar posts on both of the two big US
Decca subsidiaries---Coral and Brunswick will follow shortly

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 6:56:25 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 0:20:30 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Roger, I'm surprised to see all those Haleys that you like better than
some great rockabilly on the label.

Due in part to "all those Haleys" being rock 'n' roll classics that I
lived
with and loved as a kid first time around instead of having to look back
on them like nearly all the rockabilly that I like

I wasn't aware that "Rudy's Rock" and "The Saints Rock And Roll" were
rock 'n' roll classics. Thank you for enlightening me!

29 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly - 56

He made so many much MUCH better records than this one.

He made ZERO records better than this one, it's his best.

86 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall - 55

I've made my feelings clear on this one many times before.Suffice to say
that it is light years behind the supreme JLL version and also the Big Maybelle original that it covers

I have the Hall as slightly better than the Jerry Lee, and a pretty good
amount better than the Maybelle, but all 3 versions are tens.

219 ¦ Make Like A Rock And Roll ¦ Don Woody - 56

Never understood the popularity of this guy with the r&r circuit over
here. I always found his records pretty milky mild, nothing very
exciting

Opposite for me. Many later rockabilly bands have recorded and/or played
this song live.

224 ¦ Jingle Bell Rock ¦ Bobby Helms - 57

Junk Christmas pop that I disliked from the first time I heard it on
radio

My favorite Xmas record. Where did it finish in that long ago Christmas
Poll you did here?

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back
that far

Other than the Hampton they all fall within the parameters of the years
that YOU SAY are the ones that we cover here.

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back
that far

Other than the Hampton they all fall within the parameters of the years
that YOU SAY are the ones that we cover here.

CORRECTION, "Choo-Choo" is also before the years that we supposedly
cover here.

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 6:56:25 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 0:20:30 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Roger, I'm surprised to see all those Haleys that you like better than
some great rockabilly on the label.

Due in part to "all those Haleys" being rock 'n' roll classics that I
lived
with and loved as a kid first time around instead of having to look back
on them like nearly all the rockabilly that I like

I wasn't aware that "Rudy's Rock" and "The Saints Rock And Roll" were
rock 'n' roll classics. Thank you for enlightening me!

No problem! You need to remember that rock 'n' roll was popular over
here and across Europe too. If anything Haley was EVEN BIGGER here (and
in Europe) than he was in USA.And it lasted a long time too. He was
still appearing live regularly over here almost until his death.

29 ¦ Modern Don Juan ¦ Buddy Holly - 56

He made so many much MUCH better records than this one.

He made ZERO records better than this one, it's his best.

Your opinion---I don't happen to agree = my opinion worth just as much
of course

86 ¦ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ¦ Roy Hall - 55

I've made my feelings clear on this one many times before.Suffice to say
that it is light years behind the supreme JLL version and also the Big
Maybelle original that it covers

I have the Hall as slightly better than the Jerry Lee, and a pretty good amount better than the Maybelle, but all 3 versions are tens.

Of course the Jerry Lee is a 10 that goes without saying. Maybelle
scores an 8 with the song. Roy Hall brings up the rear with a 7

219 ¦ Make Like A Rock And Roll ¦ Don Woody - 56

Never understood the popularity of this guy with the r&r circuit over
here. I always found his records pretty milky mild, nothing very
exciting

Opposite for me. Many later rockabilly bands have recorded and/or played
this song live.

The Woody recording does little or nothing for me

224 ¦ Jingle Bell Rock ¦ Bobby Helms - 57

Junk Christmas pop that I disliked from the first time I heard it on
radio

My favorite Xmas record. Where did it finish in that long ago Christmas
Poll you did here?

It finished #12 but I still can't stand the record

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back
that far

Other than the Hampton they all fall within the parameters of the years
that YOU SAY are the ones that we cover here.

No,these label-by-label lists are covering 1950-1963. Going back into
the 40's needs much more research I'm afraid.

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:51:47 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back >>> that far

Other than the Hampton they all fall within the parameters of the years
that YOU SAY are the ones that we cover here.

No,these label-by-label lists are covering 1950-1963. Going back into
the 40's needs much more research I'm afraid.

You don't have lists for your favorites of 1947, 48 and 49?

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:34:15 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:51:47 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

427 ¦ Choo-Choo-Ch' Boogie ¦ Louis Jordan - 46
457 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan - 49
480 ¦ Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop ¦ Lionel Hampton - 46
452 ¦ Boogie Woogie Blue Plate ¦ Louis Jordan - 47

Of course these would at or very near the top if I extended my list back >>>> that far

Other than the Hampton they all fall within the parameters of the years
that YOU SAY are the ones that we cover here.

No,these label-by-label lists are covering 1950-1963. Going back into
the 40's needs much more research I'm afraid.

You don't have lists for your favorites of 1947, 48 and 49?

Not to the level of my post -1950 lists no

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On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 5:31:13 +0000, Dean wrote:

Though it's off topic for this group, my favorite Decca release is Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" (1973).

OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

If I extended the time frame to include it,it would sit VERY HIGH on my
list

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