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The song was recorded at Redo Art
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Rock the Joint! The
Original Essex Recordings, 1951–1954. SKR 1529. Roller Coaster Records, UK, 1989. See the liner notes by Chris Gardner, Bill Haley Holiday/Essex Session File.
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The music and the lyrics were written by Bill Haley and
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22:"Fractured"
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862:Categories
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794:Yakety Sax
647:Live It Up
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