Product Description

As well as featuring all of the 1957 recordings recordings marketed as being by both The Crickets and as by Buddy Holly, Not Fade Away: Buddy Holly 1957 -The Complete Recordings three CD set also includes a wealth of tracks on which Buddy and his friends backed other country, pop, and rock 'n' roll singers in the Clovis studio - such as the first (?) recordings by future folk star Carolyn Hester - along with the soundtracks from TV shows, on-air interviews and amusingly-tailored promo jingles to massage the egos of various music industry figures.

After serving his apprenticeship on local West Texas radio in the early 1950s, Buddy Holly then spent a year as a solo artist with the Nashville arm of US Decca in 1956; this move not only proved disastrous commercially, but also denied him artistic freedom. Having learned a valuable lesson, in early 1957 Buddy Holly formed his own group, The Crickets, and began utilising the well-equipped recording facility belonging to Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico. Here he produced finished masters for the Brunswick and Coral labels, which would include influential rock 'n' roll classics such as "That'll Be The Day", "Peggy Sue", "Not Fade Away", "Oh Boy!" and "Maybe Baby" - all of which can be found on this entertaining and important compilation.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love [Brunswick 55009]
2. That'll Be The Day [Brunswick 55009]
3. Last Night [Undubbed Original Version]
4. Maybe Baby [First Version]
5. Last Night [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
6. Words Of Love [Demo]
7. Words Of Love [Coral 61852]
8. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues [Coral 61852]
9. Not Fade Away [Incomplete Alternative Take]
10. Not Fade Away [Brunswick 55035]
11. Everyday [Coral 61885]
12. Ready Teddy [Coral LP CRL-57210]
13. Valley Of Tears [Coral LP CRL-57210]
14. Tell Me How [Brunswick 55053]
15. Buddy's Phone Call To Paul Cohen Of Decca Records [28/02/57]
16. Go Boy Go [KDAV Demo]
17. Gone [KDAV Demo]
18. Go Boy Go [Norman Petty Demo]
19. The Golden Rocket [Norman Petty Demo]
20. Gone [Norman Petty Demo]
21. I Overlooked An Orchid
22. On My Mind Again [Columbia 40920]
23. Viva La Matador [Columbia 40920]
24. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' [Take 1]
25. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' [Take 2]
26. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' [Take 3]
27. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' [Epic 9234]
28. It's A Wonderful Feeling [Epic 9234]
29. Starlight [Original Without Echo]
30. Believe Me [Original Without Echo]
31. Starlight [Petsey 1002]
32. Believe Me [Petsey 1002]

Disc 2:

1. Peggy Sue [Alternative Take]
2. Peggy Sue [Coral 61885]
3. Listen To Me [Coral 61947]
4. That'll Be The Day [Promotional Recording For Bob Thiele Of Coral Records]
5. That'll Be The Day [Promotional Recording For Murray Deutch Of Southern Music]
6. Oh, Boy! [Undubbed Original Version]
7. Oh, Boy! [Brunswick 55035]
8. That'll Be The Day [Promotional Recording For Bill Randle Of WERE Radio, Ohio]
9. I'm Gonna Love You Too [Coral 61947]
10. Send Me Some Lovin' [Original Undubbed Demo]
11. It's Too Late [Original Undubbed Demo]
12. Send Me Some Lovin' [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
13. It's Too Late [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
14. Man From Texas [Brill 2]
15. Honey, Honey
16. Look To The Future
17. By The Mission Wall [Starday 314]
18. Wreck Of The Old '97
19. Scarlet Ribbons
20. Sugartime [Take 1]
21. One Faded Rose [Take 1]
22. Sugartime [Coral 61908]
23. One Faded Rose [Coral 61908]
24. Humble Heart [Fashion 1001]
25. Broken Promises [Fashion 1001]
26. Moondreams-With The Picks [Fashion 1001]
27. Moondreams [Instrumental] [Columbia 41039]
28. Moondreams-With The Roses

Disc 3:

1. You've Got Love [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
2. Maybe Baby [Brunswick 55053]
3. An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
4. Rock Me, My Baby [Brunswick LP BL-54038]
5. That'll Be The Day [Unidentified Live Fragment]
6. That'll Be The Day [Live On The Ed Sullivan CBS TV Show]
7. Peggy Sue [Live On The Ed Sullivan CBS TV Show]
8. Interview With Ed Sullivan
9. Little Baby [Coral LP CRL-57210]
10. You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) [Coral LP CRL-57210]
11. Look At Me [Coral LP CRL-57210]
12. Mona [Rehearsal]
13. Mona [Take 1]
14. Mona [Take 2]
15. Mona [Take 3]
16. Peggy Sue [Live On The Arthur Murray TV Show]
17. Don't Do Me This Way!-Rick Tucker [First Version]
18. Patty Baby-Rick Tucker & The Picks [Columbia 41041]
19. Don't Do Me This Way!-Rick Tucker & The Picks [Columbia 41041]
20. Promotional Spot For Bill Randle Of WERE Radio, Ohio #1
21. Promotional Spot For Bill Randle Of WERE Radio, Ohio #2
22. Promotional Spot For Don Passerby Of Cornwall Radio, Canada #1
23. Promotional Spot For Don Passerby Of Cornwall Radio, Canada #2
24. Promotional Spot For Don Passerby Of Cornwall Radio, Canada #3
25. Promotional Spot For Don Passerby Of Cornwall Radio, Canada #4
26. Interview With Red Robinson Of CKWX Radio, Canada
27. Promotional Spot For Red Robinson Of CKWX Radio, Canada
28. Interview With Freeman Hoover Of KCSR Radio, Nebraska
29. Promotional Spot For Freeman Hoover Of KCSR Radio, Nebraska
30. Interview With Dale Lowery Of KTOP Radio, Kansas

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4876 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-14
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: .42 pounds

Customer Reviews

BEWARE
Received my copy today and boy was I excited! 90 tracks of early Buddy Holly!

WRONG!!!!!!!!

CD #1 has 16 Buddy Holly songs and I will say now that all Holly material on this 3 CD set is great to have. However the other 16 tracks are from other artists recorded by Norman Petty. I read somewhere that the Crickets were backing these artists, like Gary Dale, Billy Walker, Jim Robinson and Jack Huddle.

Jack who? I'm sorry; but when you look down the track listings on the Amazon site you don't see a mention of these names.

I TRULY THOUGHT THAT ALL TRACKS WERE BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS. Maybe I didn't read the small print.

CD #2 has 13 Buddy Holly tracks out of 29. 16 of those tracks by other artists of the time. I know who Carolyn Hester is; but wasn't execting it here.

CD #3 16 out of 30 Are BH & The Crickets; however this one has a lot of Buddy promos and phone calls; which is neat.

I guess in the end, I felt a little blind sided. Again, apperently the Crickets back the other artists; but I was truly expecting ALL BUDDY.

one should check better before buying
I didn't buy this CD-set,but give it the middle-rate 3 for the original Buddy Holly-tracks on it.Permit me to say the following to the 2 previewers who are disappointed : when I'm looking for a CD to buy I ALWAYS CHECK Amazon.UK AND Amazon.Com USA). In the case of this Buddy Holly CD-set Amazon.Com clearly indicates the COMPLETE TRACKLISTING,giving also the names of the OTHER ARTISTS involved in this release. Many times there is a difference in information, given by Amazon.UK and Amazon.Com (USA)

Blinded by the hype !!
Like the above reviewer, I bought this 3 CD set expecting it to be all Buddy Holly. I think that the record company should be prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act. The actual Buddy recordings should have been condensed onto 1 CD and the rest of the tracks consigned to the bin. These tracks are truly awful and it is extremely irritating having to flick through them.I have just checked the Amazon site again and there is no mention on the track listing that these are by anybody other than Buddy Holly. DO NOT BUY THIS CD unless you are a real Buddy Holly nerd !!