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Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

Compil. US 2009 on Hip-O Select label
Rock, Folk, World and (Pop Rock, Rockabilly, Rock’n’Roll, Country)

The great and highly influential Buddy Holly had a relatively brief three year professional recording career. However, because of his enormous talent, enthusiasm for music, and the fortunate emergence of recording tape while he was quite young, we have been left with a vast recorded legacy of 203 tracks that fill out the six CDs of this new limited edition Hip-O Select box set, “Not Fade Away/The Complete Studio Recordings And More.” The 203 tracks range from his earliest recordings when 12 to 15 years old to demos with Bob Montgomery; from his earliest recordings with The Crickets and a set of garage recordings to his first studio recordings for Decca in Nashville; from the Coral and Brunswick recordings and hits that made him famous to his heralded apartment tapes. There are 6 previously unreleased tracks, including most of an August 1955 session, plus another 11 recordings previously unreleased in the U.S. Furthermore, all of the original, locatable undubbed original recordings are here as well as all 57 of the overdubbed versions recorded both in New York City and Clovis months and even years after the “day the music died.” Many of these recordings are also hard-to-find or are making their CD debut, having only appeared on the 1979 LP/cassette box set. The music on “Not Fade Away” is packaged in a yearbook size 80 page book, featuring numerous rare photos and session-by-session recording information. There are also two sets of liner notes: “Legacy” by Billy Altman, which puts Buddy’s career in perspective, and “The Music” by Bill Dahl, a lengthy tome that traces the music session by session. Consultant for this project is noted Holly historian Bill Griggs, with special thanks to Maria Elena Holly. “Not Fade Away” was produced by Universal’s Andy McKaie.

     
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PortraitBuddy Holly voc, g, 1936-1959 US
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Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
11949-1956: Family Home - Wichita Falls - Lubbock - Nashville - ClovisBuddy Holly
2My Two-Timin’ WomanBuddy Holly
3I’ll Just PretendBuddy Holly
4Take These Shackles From My HeartBuddy Holly
5Footprints In The SnowBuddy Holly
6Flower Of My HeartBuddy Holly
7Door To My HeartBuddy Holly
8Soft Place In My HeartBuddy Holly
9Gotta Get You Near Me BluesBuddy Holly
10I Gambled My HeartBuddy Holly
11You And I Are ThroughBuddy Holly
12Down The LineBuddy Holly
13Baby, Let’s Play HouseBuddy Holly
14Down The LineBuddy Holly
15You And I Are ThroughBuddy Holly
16Baby, It’s LoveBuddy Holly
17MemoriesBuddy Holly
18Queen Of The BallroomBuddy Holly
19MemoriesBuddy Holly
20Moonlight Baby A.K.A. Baby, Won’t You Come Out TonightBuddy Holly
21I Guess I Was Just A FoolBuddy Holly
22Don’t Come Back Knockin’Buddy Holly
23Love MeBuddy Holly
24Midnight ShiftBuddy Holly
25Midnight Shift (False Start / Alternate)Buddy Holly
26Don’t Come Back Knockin’ (Alternate)Buddy Holly
27Don’t Come Back Knockin’Buddy Holly
28Blue Days, Black NightsBuddy Holly
29Love MeBuddy Holly
30Baby Won’t You Come Out TonightBuddy Holly
31I Guess I Was Just A FoolBuddy Holly
32It’s Not My FaultBuddy Holly
33I’m Gonna Set My Foot DownBuddy Holly
34Changin’ All Those ChangesBuddy Holly
35Rock-A-Bye RockBuddy Holly
36Because I Love YouBuddy Holly
371956-1957: Nashville - Family Garage - ClovisBuddy Holly
38Rock Around With Ollie VeeBuddy Holly
39I’m Changin’ All Those ChangesBuddy Holly
40That’ll Be The DayBuddy Holly
41Girl On My MindBuddy Holly
42Ting-A-LingBuddy Holly
43Rock Around With Ollie VeeBuddy Holly
44Modern Don JuanBuddy Holly
45You Are My One Desire (False Start)Buddy Holly
46You Are My One DesireBuddy Holly
47Gone (Incomplete)Buddy Holly
48GoneBuddy Holly
49Gone (Alternate Take)Buddy Holly
50Have You Ever Been Lonely (Incomplete Alternate)Buddy Holly
51Have You Ever Been Lonely (Alternate)Buddy Holly
52Have You Ever Been LonelyBuddy Holly
53Brown-Eyed Handsome ManBuddy Holly
54Good Rockin’ TonightBuddy Holly
55Rip It UpBuddy Holly
56Blue MondayBuddy Holly
57Honky TonkBuddy Holly
58Blue Suede ShoesBuddy Holly
59Shake Rattle And Roll (Partial)Buddy Holly
60Bo DiddleyBuddy Holly
61Ain’t Got No HomeBuddy Holly
62Holly HopBuddy Holly
63Brown-Eyed Handsome ManBuddy Holly
64Bo DiddleyBuddy Holly
65I’m Looking For Someone To LoveBuddy Holly
66That’ll Be The DayBuddy Holly
67Last Night (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
68Maybe Baby (First Version)Buddy Holly
69Words Of LoveBuddy Holly
70Mailman Bring Me No More BluesBuddy Holly
71Not Fade Away (Alternate Overdub)Buddy Holly
72Not Fade AwayBuddy Holly
73EverydayBuddy Holly
741957-1958: Clovis - Oklahoma City - New YorkBuddy Holly
75Ready TeddyBuddy Holly
76Valley Of TearsBuddy Holly
77That’ll Be The Day (Greetings To Bob Thiele)Buddy Holly
78That’ll Be The Day (Greetings To Murray Deutsch)Buddy Holly
79That’ll Be The Day (Greetings To Bill Randle)Buddy Holly
80Peggy Sue (Alternate Take)Buddy Holly
81Peggy SueBuddy Holly
82Listen To MeBuddy Holly
83Oh Boy (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
84I’m Gonna Love You TooBuddy Holly
85Send Me Some Lovin’ (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
86It’s Too Late (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
87Oh BoyBuddy Holly
88An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)Buddy Holly
89Rock Me My BabyBuddy Holly
90You’ve Got LoveBuddy Holly
91Maybe BabyBuddy Holly
92Send Me Some Lovin’Buddy Holly
93It’s Too LateBuddy Holly
94Tell Me HowBuddy Holly
95Little BabyBuddy Holly
96(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t CareBuddy Holly
97Look At MeBuddy Holly
98Mona (Rehearsal)Buddy Holly
99Mona (Version 1)Buddy Holly
100Mona (Version 2)Buddy Holly
101Mona (Version 3)Buddy Holly
102Rave OnBuddy Holly
103That’s My Desire (Two False Starts Plus Undubbed Master)Buddy Holly
104Well…All Right Well…All RightBuddy Holly
105Fool’s Paradise (Alternate Take 1)Buddy Holly
106Fool’s Paradise (Alternate Take 2)Buddy Holly
107Fool’s Paradise (Undubbed Master)Buddy Holly
1081958: Clovis - New York - LubbockBuddy Holly
109Think It Over (False Start & Rehearsal Take)Buddy Holly
110Think It Over (Undubbed Alternate)Buddy Holly
111Think It Over (Undubbed Master)Buddy Holly
112Take Your Time (False Start & Alternate Take)Buddy Holly
113Take Your TimeBuddy Holly
114Fool’s ParadiseBuddy Holly
115Think It OverBuddy Holly
116Lonesome TearsBuddy Holly
117It’s So EasyBuddy Holly
118HeartbeatBuddy Holly
119Love’s Made A Fool Of You (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
120Early In The MorningBuddy Holly
121Now We’re One (Fragment)Buddy Holly
122Now We’re OneBuddy Holly
123Come Back BabyBuddy Holly
124Reminiscing (Undubbed)Buddy Holly
125True Love Ways (Mono Mix)Buddy Holly
126True Love Ways (Stereo Mix)Buddy Holly
127It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Mono)Buddy Holly
128It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Stereo)Buddy Holly
129Raining In My Heart (Mono)Buddy Holly
130Raining In My Heart (Stereo)Buddy Holly
131Moondreams (Mono)Buddy Holly
132Moondreams (Stereo)Buddy Holly
133You’re The OneBuddy Holly
134That’s What They Say (Fragment)Buddy Holly
135What To DoBuddy Holly
136Peggy Sue Got MarriedBuddy Holly
137That Makes It ToughBuddy Holly
138Crying, Waiting, HopingBuddy Holly
139Learning The GameBuddy Holly
140Wait Till The Sun Shines NellieBuddy Holly
1411959-1963: New York - ClovisBuddy Holly
142Slippin’ And Slidin’ (Slow Version #1)Buddy Holly
143Slippin’ And Slidin’ (Slow Version #2)Buddy Holly
144Slippin’ And Slidin’ (Fast Version)Buddy Holly
145Drown In My Own Tears (Fragment) / Buddy & Maria Elena Talking In ApartmentBuddy Holly
146Dearest (Alternate Take)Buddy Holly
147DearestBuddy Holly
148Untitled InstrumentalBuddy Holly
149Love Is StrangeBuddy Holly
150Smokey Joe’s CaféBuddy Holly
151Peggy Sue Got MarriedBuddy Holly
152Crying, Waiting, HopingBuddy Holly
153That’s What They Say (Version 2)Buddy Holly
154What To DoBuddy Holly
155Learning The GameBuddy Holly
156That Makes It ToughBuddy Holly
157Baby Won’t You Come Out TonightBuddy Holly
158Because I Love YouBuddy Holly
159Changin’ All Those ChangesBuddy Holly
160I’m Gonna Set My Foot DownBuddy Holly
161It’s Not My FaultBuddy Holly
162Rock-A-Bye RockBuddy Holly
163Brown-Eyed Handsome ManBuddy Holly
164Bo DiddleyBuddy Holly
165What To DoBuddy Holly
166Peggy Sue Got MarriedBuddy Holly
167Crying, Waiting, HopingBuddy Holly
168That Makes It ToughBuddy Holly
169That’s What They SayBuddy Holly
170Learning The GameBuddy Holly
171ReminiscingBuddy Holly
172Wait Till The Sun Shines NellieBuddy Holly
173Dearest (Version 2)Buddy Holly
174Slippin’ And Slidin’ (Slow Version 2)Buddy Holly
1751962-1968: ClovisBuddy Holly
176Baby Let’s Play House (I Wanna Play House With You)Buddy Holly
177Down The LineBuddy Holly
178Wait Til’ The Sun Shines Nellie (Overdub Version 2)Buddy Holly
179ReminiscingBuddy Holly
180Flower Of My HeartBuddy Holly
181Door To My HeartBuddy Holly
182Soft Place In My HeartBuddy Holly
183I Gambled My HeartBuddy Holly
184Gotta Get You Near Me BluesBuddy Holly
185Gone (Version 3)Buddy Holly
186Rip It UpBuddy Holly
187Honky TonkBuddy Holly
188Blue Suede ShoesBuddy Holly
189Shake Rattle And RollBuddy Holly
190You And I Are ThroughBuddy Holly
191Baby It’s LoveBuddy Holly
192MemoriesBuddy Holly
193Queen Of The BallroomBuddy Holly
194Love’s Made A Fool Of YouBuddy Holly
195Wishing (Mono)Buddy Holly
196Wishing (Stereo)Buddy Holly
197Maybe BabyBuddy Holly
198That’s My DesireBuddy Holly
199Have You Ever Been Lonely (Version 1)Buddy Holly
200Good Rockin’ TonightBuddy Holly
201Blue MondayBuddy Holly
202Ain’t Got No HomeBuddy Holly
203Holly HopBuddy Holly
204Slippin’ And Slidin’Buddy Holly
205You’re The OneBuddy Holly
206Love Is StrangeBuddy Holly
207(Ummm, Oh Yeah) DearestBuddy Holly
208Smokey Joe’s CaféBuddy Holly
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