Buddy Holly

2 LPs on 1 CD
INCLUIDES 11 BONUS TRACKS

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
 

One of rock & roll’s finest and most joyful pioneers, the legendary Buddy Holly (who died tragically in a plane crash at the tender age of 22) left an impression as deep as if he had been in the business for decades. His enthusiastic and energetic “rockabilly hiccup”, boy-lovesgirl style put his indelible stamp on the music destined to be America’s — and much of the world’s — favorite genre. Holly’s trademark “chord lead” brand of rhythmic guitar playing can be heard in virtually every rock & roll band, and his music was a major influence for such rock legends as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and Elvis Costello. This definitive and remastered collector’s edition contains Buddy Holly’s most famous and essential albums, consisting of his debut LP The “Chirping” Crickets (1957) and the selftitled Buddy Holly (1958). These two masterpieces helped define the exact nature of rock & roll. In addition, we have included 11 outstanding bonus tracks.

Personnel:

BUDDY HOLLY, lead vocal and guitar, plus:
The Crickets: Joe B. Mauldin (bass), Jerry Allison (drums).
Additional sidemen: Sonny Curtis, Niki Sullivan, Al Caiola, George Barnes (guitar)
Floyd Cramer (piano), Panama Francis (drums), Sam “The Man” Taylor (tenor sax)
The Picks (backing vocals), among others.

Recorded between 1956 and 1958.

16-PAGE BOOKLET RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES

Tracks:
THE “CHIRPING” CRICKETS
01. OH, BOY!
02. NOT FADE AWAY
03. YOU’VE GOT LOVE
04. MAYBE BABY
05. IT’S TOO LATE
06. TELL ME HOW
07. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
08. I’M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE
09. AN EMPTY CUP (AND A BROKEN DATE)
10. SEND ME SOME LOVIN’
11. LAST NIGHT
12. ROCK ME BABY
BUDDY HOLLY
13. I’M GONNA LOVE YOU TOO
14. PEGGY SUE
15. LOOK AT ME
16. LISTEN TO ME
17. VALLEY OF TEARS
18. READY TEDDY
19. EVERYDAY
20. MAILMAN, BRING ME NO MORE BLUES
21. WORDS OF LOVE
22. (YOU’RE SO SQUARE) BABY I DON’T CARE
23. RAVE ON
24. LITTLE BABY
BONUS TRACKS
25. EARLY IN THE MORNING
26. NOW WE’RE ONE
27. BLUE DAYS, BLACK NIGHTS
28. ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE
29. MODERN DON JUAN
30. TING-A-LING
31. LOVE ME
32. DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’
33. MIDNIGHT SHIFT
34. ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE (Alternate Take)
35. I’M CHANGING ALL THOSE CHANGES

TOTAL TIME: 76:16