Buddy Holly: Biography (85 page)

Albums

Long-Playing 33
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RPM (LP’s)

The Chirping Crickets
Brunswick BL 54038
November 1957
Not Fade Away, You’ve Got Love, Maybe Baby, It’s Too Late, Tell Me How, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Looking for Someone to Love, An Empty Cup, Send Me Some Lovin’, Rock Me My Baby (Rereleased in 1962 as
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
CRL 57405/CRL 757405)

Buddy Holly
Coral CRL 57210
March 1958 (later released as MCA 25239)
I’m Gonna Love You Too, Peggy Sue, Look at Me, Listen to Me, Valley of Tears, Ready Teddy, Everyday, Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, Words of Love, You’re So Square, Rave On, Little Baby

That’ll Be the Day
Decca DL 8707
April 1958
You Are My One Desire, Blue Days, Black Nights, Modern Don Juan, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Ting-A-Ling, Girl on My Mind, That’ll Be the Day, Love Me, I’m Changin’ All Those Changes, Don’t Come Back Knockin’, Midnight Shift
(Rereleased in 1967 as
The Great Buddy Holly
VL 73811 and later as MCA 20101 [without Ting-A-Ling])

The Buddy Holly Story
Coral CRL 57279/757279
March 1959
Raining in My Heart, Early in the Morning, Peggy Sue, Maybe Baby, Everyday, Rave On, That’ll Be the Day, Heartbeat, Think It Over, Oh Boy, It’s So Easy, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2
Coral CRL 57326
March 1960
Peggy Sue Got Married, Well All Right, What To Do, That Makes It Tough, Now We’re One, Take Your Time, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, True Love Ways, Learning the Game, Little Baby, Moondreams, That’s What They Say

Reminiscing
Coral CRL 5 7426/757426
February 1963
Reminiscing, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Bo Diddley, Wait ’Til the Sun Shines, Nellie, Baby, Won’t You Come Out Tonight, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Because I Love You, It’s Not My Fault, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, Changin’ All Those Changes, Rock-A-Bye Rock

Showcase
Coral CRL5 7450/757450
May 1964
Shake, Rattle and Roll, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Honky Tonk, I Guess I Was Just a Fool, Ummm, Oh Yeah (Dearest), You’re the One, Blue Suede Shoes, Come Back Baby, Rip It Up, Love’s Made a Fool of You, Gone, Girl on My Mind

Holly in the Hills
Coral CRL 57463/757463
January 1965
I Wanna Play House With You, Door to My Heart, Fool’s Paradise, I Gambled My Heart, What to Do, Wishing, Down the Line, Soft Place in My Heart, Lonesome Tears, Gotta Get You Near Me Blues, Flower of My Heart, You and I Are Through

The Best of Buddy Holly
Coral CXB-8/7CXB-6
April 1966
Peggy Sue, Blue Suede Shoes, Learning the Game, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Everyday, Maybe Baby, Early in the Morning, Ready Teddy, It’s Too Late, What to Do, Rave On, True Love Ways, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, Moondreams, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Raining in My Heart, Bo Diddley, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Peggy Sue Got Married, Shake, Rattle and Roll, That Makes It Tough, Wishing

Buddy Holly’s Greatest Hits
Coral CRL 757492
March 1967
True Love Ways, Bo Diddley, What to Do, Learning the Game, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Early in the Morning, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Everyday, Maybe Baby

Giant
Coral CRL 757504
January 1969
Love Is Strange, Good Rockin’ Tonight, Blue Monday, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Slippin’ and Slidin’, You’re the One, Dearest, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Ain’t Got No Home, Holly Hop

Good Rockin’
Vocalion VL 73923
1971
I Wanna Play House With You, Baby, I Don’t Care, Little Baby, Ting-A-Ling, Take Your Time, Down the Line, Now We’re One, Words of Love, That’s What They Say, You and I Are Through

Buddy Holly: A Rock and Roll Collection
DXSB7-207
August 1972 (later renumbered as MCA2-4009)
Rave On, Tell Me How, Peggy Sue Got Married, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, Bo Diddley, What to Do, Heartbeat, Well All Right, Words of Love, Love’s Made a Fool of You, Reminiscing, Lonesome Tears, Listen to Me, Maybe Baby, Down the Line, That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, You’re So Square, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, Ready Teddy, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The Nashville Sessions
MCA CDL 3038
Liner notes by John Beecher
Produced by Owen Bradley
You Are My One Desire, Blue Days, Black Nights, Modern Don Juan, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Ting-A-Ling, Girl on My Mind, That’ll Be the Day, Love Me, I’m Changing All Those Changes, Don’t Come Back Knockin’, Midnight Shift, Rock Around With Ollie Vee

Buddy Holly/Crickets 20 Golden Greats
MCA 3040
May 1978
That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Words of Love, Everyday, Not Fade Away, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, Listen to Me, Heartbeat, Think It Over, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, It’s So Easy, Well All Right, Rave On, Raining in My Heart, True Love Ways, Peggy Sue Got Married, Bo Diddley, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Wishing

Memories of Buddy Holly
MCA 301735
1981
Liner notes by Gaatse Zoodsma, founder, Dutch
Buddy Holly Music Club
Peggy Sue, Everyday, That’ll Be the Day, Heartbeat, Oh Boy, Tell Me How, True Love Ways, Love’s Made a Fool of You, Rave On, It’s So Easy, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Not Fade Away, Well All Right, Listen to Me, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Down the Line, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, I Guess I Was Just a Fool, Because I Love You, Modern Don Juan, Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, Last Night, Little Baby, Baby I Don’t Care, Valley of Tears Rock Me Baby, You’ve Got Love, Dearest (Umm Oh Yeah), That’s What They Say, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, You’re the One

The Complete Buddy Holly
MCA 6-80000
February 1981
Gotta Get You Near Me Blues, Soft Place in My Heart, Door to My Heart, Flower of My Heart, Baby It’s Love, Memories, Queen of the Ballroom, I Gambled My Heart, You and I Are Through, Gone, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Down the Line, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Bo Diddley, Good Rockin’ Tonight, Rip It Up, Blue Monday, Honky Tonk, Blue Suede Shoes, Shake, Rattle and Roll, Ain’t Got No Home, Holly Hop, Baby Let’s Play House, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight, Changin’ All Those Changes, Rock-A-Bye Rock, It’s Not My Fault, Guess I Was Just a Fool, Love Me, Don’t Come Back Knockin’, Midnight Shift, Blue Days, Black Nights, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, I’m Changin’ All Those Changes, That’ll Be the Day, Girl on My Mind, Ting-A-Ling, Because I Love You, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Modern Don Juan, You Are My One Desire, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love, Last Night, Maybe Baby, Words of Love, Peggy Sue, Everyday, Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, Listen to Me, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Not Fade Away, Ready Teddy, Oh Boy, Tell Me How, Maybe Baby, Send Me Some Lovin’, Little Baby, Take Your Time, Rave On, You’ve Got Love, Valley of Tears, Rock Me My Baby, Baby I Don’t Care, It’s Too Late, An Empty Cup, Look at Me, Think It Over, Fool’s Paradise, Early in the Morning, Now We’re One, Lonesome Tears, Heartbeat, It’s So Easy, Well All Right, Love’s Made a Fool of You, Wishing, Reminiscing, Come Back Baby, That’s My Desire, True Love Ways, Moondreams, Raining in My Heart, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Peggy Sue Got Married, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, Learning the Game, That Makes It Tough, What to Do, That’s What They Say, Wait ’Til the Sun Shines, Nellie, Ummm, Oh Yeah (Dearest), Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Love is Strange, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Learning the Game, Crying, Waiting, Hoping, What to Do, That Makes It Tough, Peggy Sue Got Married, That’s What They Say, Dearest, You’re the One, Slippin’ and Slidin’, Dearest, Love is Strange, Peggy Sue Got Married, That Makes It Tough, Learning the Game, You’re the One, Real Wild Child, Oh You Beautiful Doll, Jole Blon, When Sin Stops, Stay Close to Me, Don’t Cha Know, Topeka, Kansas, interview, The Ed Sullivan Show (That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue), Ed Sullivan interview, Alan Freed interview, Dick Clark interview

For the First Time Anywhere
MCA-27059
February 1983
Liner notes by Steve Hoffman
Rock-A-Bye Rock, Maybe Baby (first version), Because I Love You, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, Changing All Those Changes, That’s My Desire, Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight, It’s Not My Fault, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Bo Diddley

Legend
MCA MCA2 4184
September 1986
That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, Tell Me How, Maybe Baby, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Words of Love, Rave On, Well All Right, Listen to Me, Everyday, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, It’s So Easy, I’m Looking For Someone to Love, Peggy Sue, Think It Over, Heartbeat, Reminiscing, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, True Love Ways

Cassettes

20 Golden Greats (Buddy Holly Lives)
MCA MCAC 1484
1978
That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Bo Diddley, Everyday, Not Fade Away, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, Listen to Me, Heartbeat, Think It Over, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, It’s So Easy, Well All Right, Rave On, Raining in My Heart, True Love Ways, Peggy Sue Got Married, Words of Love, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Wishing

Words of Love
MCA MCAC 20260
1985
Rock-A-Bye Rock, Peggy Sue, Well All Right, Words of Love, Reminiscing, Moondreams, Maybe Baby, Tell Me How

The Best of Buddy Holly
MCA HANC 20290
1985
Rock-A-Bye Rock, Peggy Sue, Well All Right, Words of Love, Reminiscing, Moondreams, Maybe Baby, Tell Me How

The “Chirping” Crickets
MCA MCAC 25170
1987
Originally released as Brunswick Records album BL 54038 on November 27, 1957, produced by Norman Petty. Includes liner notes from the original album package and reissue liner notes by Andy McKale.
Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, You’ve Got Love, Maybe Baby, It’s Too Late, Tell Me How, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Looking for Someone to Love, An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date), Send Me Some Lovin’, Last Night, Rock Me My Baby

Oh Boy
MCA MCAC 20425
1987
Oh Boy, Heartbeat, You Are My One Desire, Listen to Me, Blue Days Black Nights, I’m Gonna Love You Too, That’s My Desire, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

Compact Discs

United States

The Real Buddy Holly Story
Live Gold LG 6006
18 tracks including interviews (Red Robinson, Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Dale Lowery, Freeman Hoover), tribute songs, and Holly/Crickets songs overdubbed by the Picks.

Buddy Holly—From the Original Master Tapes
MCA MCAD 5540
20 tracks, digitally remastered: That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, Tell Me How, Maybe Baby, Everyday, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, It’s So Easy, I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love, Peggy Sue, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Words of Love, Rave On, Well All Right, Listen to Me, Think It Over, Heartbeat, Reminiscing, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, True Love Ways.

Buddy Holly—Oh Boy
MCA MCAD 20425
10 tracks: Oh Boy, Heartbeat, You Are My One Desire, Listen to Me, Blue Days, Black Nights, I’m Gonna Love You Too, That’s My Desire, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining in My Heart, Early in the Morning.

Buddy Holly
MCA MCAD 25239
12 tracks (reissue of 1958 album): I’m Gonna Love You Too, Peggy Sue, Look at Me, Listen to Me, Valley of Tears, Ready Teddy, Everyday, Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, Words of Love, You’re So Square, Rave On, Little Baby.

The Great Buddy Holly
MCA MCAD 31037
10 tracks (Decca-Nashville sessions): You Are My One Desire, Blue Days Black Nights, Modern Don Juan, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, Girl on My Mind, That’ll Be the Day, Love Me, I’m Changing All Those Changes, Don’t Come Back Knockin’, Midnight Shift.

Buddy Holly—For the First Time Anywhere
MCA MCAD 31048
10 tracks (undubbed versions of released songs): Rock-a-Bye Rock, Maybe Baby (Clovis version), Because I Love You, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, Changing All Those Changes, That’s My Desire, Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight, It’s Not My Fault, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Bo Diddley.

The Chirping Crickets
MCA MCAD 31182
12 tracks (reissue of 1957 album): Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, You’ve Got Love, Maybe Baby, It’s Too Late, Tell Me How, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Looking for Someone to Love, An Empty Cup, Send Me Some Lovin’, Last Night, Rock Me My Baby.

Buddy Holly and the Crickets—Vintage Gold
MCA MCAD 37295
4 tracks (3″ CD): Peggy Sue, Rave On, Early in the Morning, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore.

Buddy Holly—Vintage Gold
MCA MCAD 37314
4 tracks (3″ CD): Peggy Sue, Rave On, Early in the Morning, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore.

The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA MCAD 2-1-10883
50 tracts (2 CD’s—* denotes undubbed version): Down the Line, Soft Place in My Heart, Holly Hop, Blue Days, Black Nights, Love Me, Midnight Shift, Baby Won’t You Come Out Tonight*, Changing All Those Changes*, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down*, Rock Around With Ollie Vee (no sax), Girl on My Mind, Ting-A-Ling, Modern Don Juan, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man*, That’ll Be the Day, I’m Looking for Someone to Love, Words of Love, Not Fade Away, Everyday, Tell Me How, Ready Teddy, Listen to Me, Oh Boy, It’s Too Late, Peggy Sue, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Look at Me, Little Baby, You’ve Got Love, Maybe Baby, Rock Me My Baby, You’re So Square, Rave On, Fool’s Paradise, Take Your Time, Well All Right, Think It Over, Early in the Morning, Heartbeat, It’s So Easy, Wishing, Love’s Made a Fool of You, Reminiscing, True Love Ways, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining in My Heart, Peggy Sue Got Married (Fireballs dub), Crying Waiting Hoping (Fireballs dub), Learning the Game (Fireballs dub), What to Do (Fireballs dub).

Buddy Holly and the Picks—The Voice of the Crickets
24 tracks (1–21 are the original Buddy Holly and the Crickets cuts subsequently overdubbed by the Picks; 22–23 are by the Pickering Brothers, and 24 is John Pickering’s tribute song): True Love Ways, Everyday, Love Me, Don’t Come Back Knockin’, You’re So Square, Reminiscing, Peggy Sue, Well All Right, Midnight Shift, Blue Days, Black Nights, That’s What They Say, Rock-a-Bye Rock, Heartbeat, Girl on My Mind, Ting-A-Ling, I’m Gonna Set My Foot Down, It’s Not My Fault, Rock Around With Ollie Vee, You Are My One Desire, Because I Love You, Modern Don Juan, Words, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, Buddy Holly Not Fade Away.