The Big Popper

• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs

• 180 gr. VINYL–AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL

• PRESSING FOR SUPER FIDELITY

• INCLUDES 8 BONUS TRACKS

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

This tragic event would later become known as "The Day the Music Died" after singersongwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his classic 1971 song "American Pie". Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr., better known as “The Big Bopper”, was only 28-years old when his career was cut short. But The Big Bopper had already carved out a major spot for himself in the history of rock and roll. Mercury Records released his first and only LP, Chantilly Lace, in August of 1958, and the album quickly became a national best-seller.

This 20-TRACK 180-gram VINYL EDITION presents the complete LP plus 8 bonus tracks.

PERSONNEL:

• J. P. RICHARDSON “THE BIG BOPPER”, vocals, plus:
• Hal Harris (g), Glenn Barber or Sonny Burns (g), Walter “Buck” Henson (b), Bill Kimbrough (d), Charles “Doc” Lewis (p), Link Davis (sax), among others.

Recorded in Houston, Texas, between 1954 & 1958.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 CHANTILLY LACE
• A2 PINK PETTICOATS
• A3 THE CLOCK
• A4 WALKING THROUGH MY DREAMS
• A5 SOMEONE WATCHING OVER YOU
• A6 OLD MAID
• A7 ONE MORE CHANCE (*)
• A8 MONKEY SONG (YOU MADE A MONKEY OUT OF ME) (*)
• A9 BEGGAR TO A KING (*)
• A10 CRAZY BLUES (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 BIG BOPPER’S WEDDING
• B2 LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
• B3 PREACHER AND THE BEAR
• B4 IT’S THE TRUTH RUTH
• B5 WHITE LIGHTNING
• B6 STRANGE KISSES
• B7 THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT (*)
• B8 A TEEN-AGE MOON (IN A ROCK AND ROLL WORLD) (*)
• B9 BOPPER’S BOOGIE WOOGIE (*)
• B10 PURPLE PEOPLE EATER MEETS THE WITCH DOCTOR (*)