▁this ▁day , ▁although ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Com ets ▁den y ▁this , ▁as ▁did ▁H ale y ▁himself ▁( qu oted ▁in ▁the ▁Sw enson ▁bi ography ); ▁a ▁late - 1 9 6 0 s ▁boot leg ▁single ▁of ▁the ▁DE CC A ▁Records ▁version ▁of ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ", ▁with ▁" C ra zy ▁Man , ▁Cra zy " ▁on ▁the ▁B - side ▁and ▁carrying ▁the ▁Es sex ▁label , ▁occasionally ▁turns ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁with ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁demo ▁version . ▁ ▁My ers ▁next ▁offered ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁recording ▁by ▁Son ny ▁D ae ▁& ▁His ▁Kn ights , ▁a ▁novel ty ▁all - white ▁musical ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Italian - American ▁Pas ch al ▁V enn itt i . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁subsequent ▁recording , ▁on ▁the ▁Ar cade ▁Records ▁label ▁( owned ▁by ▁H ale y ' s ▁manager , ▁Jack ▁Howard ), ▁was ▁a ▁regional ▁success , ▁although ▁it ▁sound ed ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁what ▁H ale y ▁would ▁later ▁record . ▁ ▁De cca ▁recording ▁session ▁After ▁leaving ▁Es sex ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁signed ▁with ▁De cca ▁Records , ▁and ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁recording ▁session ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁P yth ian ▁Temple ▁stud ios ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁recording