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disc 1. 1949-1956. Family home ; Wichita Falls ; Lubbock ; Nashville ; Clovis My two-timin' woman -- I'll just pretend -- Take these shackles from my heart -- Footprints in the snow -- Flower of my heart -- Door to my heart -- Soft place in my heart -- Gotta get you near me blues -- I gambled my heart -- You and I are through -- Down the line -- Baby, let's play house -- Down the line -- You and I are though -- Baby it's love -- Memories -- Queen of the ballroom -- Memories -- Moonlight Baby a/k/a/ baby won't you come out tonight -- I guess I was just a fool -- Don't come back knockin' -- Love me -- Midnight shift -- Midnight shift (false start/alternate) -- Don't come back knockin' (alternate) -- Don't come back knockin' -- Blue days, black nights -- Love me -- Baby won't you come out tonight -- I guess I was just a fool -- It's not my fault -- I'm gonna set my foot down -- Changin' all those changes -- Rock-a-bye rock -- Because I love you. |
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disc 2. 1956-1957. Nashville ; Family garage ; Clovis -- Rock around with Ollie Vee -- I'm changin' all those changes -- That'll be the day -- Girl on my mind -- Ting-a-ling -- Rock around with Ollie Vee -- Modern Don Juan -- You are my one desire (false start) -- You are my one desire -- Gone -- Gone -- Gone (alternate take) -- Have you ever been lonely? (incomplete alternate) -- Have you ever been lonely? (alternate) -- Have you ever been lonely? -- Brown-eyed handsome man -- Good rockin' tonight -- Rip it up -- Blue Monday -- Honky Tonk -- Blue suede shoes -- Shake rattle and roll (partial) -- Bo Diddley -- Ain't got no home -- Holly Hop -- Brown-eyed handsome man -- Bo Diddley -- I'm looking for someone to love -- That'll be the day -- Last night (undubbed) -- Maybe baby (first version) -- Words of love -- Mailman, bring me no more blues -- Not fade away (alternate overdub) -- Not fade away -- Everyday. |
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disc 3. 1957-1958. Clovis ; Oklahoma City ; New York -- Ready Teddy -- Valley of tears -- That'll be the day (greetings to Bob Thiele) -- That'll be the day (greetings to Murray Deutch) -- That'll be the day (greetings to Bill Randle) -- Peggy Sue (alternate take) -- Peggy Sue -- Listen to me -- Oh boy (undubbed) -- I'm gonna love you too -- Send me some lovin' (undubbed) -- It's too late (undubbed) -- Oh boy -- An empty cup (and a broken date) -- Rock me my baby -- You've got love -- Maybe baby -- Last night -- Send me some lovin' -- It's too late -- Tell me how -- Little baby -- (You're so square)Baby I don't care -- Look at me -- Mona (rehearsal) -- Mona (version 1) -- Mona (version 2) -- Mona (version 3) -- Rave on -- That's my desire (two false starts plus undubbed master) -- Well...all right -- Fool's paradise (alternate take 1) -- Fool's paradise (alternate take 2) -- Fool's paradise ( undubbed master). |
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.disc 4 . 1958. Clovis ; New York ; Lubbock -- Think it over (rehearsal take) -- Think it over (undubbed alternate) -- Think it over (undubbed master) -- Take your time (false start & alternate take) -- Take your time -- Fool's paradise -- Think it over -- Lonesome tears -- It's so easy -- Heartbeat -- Love's made a fool of you (undubbed) -- Early in the morning -- Now we're one (fragment) -- Now we're one -- Come back Baby -- Reminiscing (undubbed) -- True love ways (mono mix) -- True love ways (stereo mix) -- It doesn't matter anymore (mono) -- It doesn't matter anymore (stereo) -- Raining in my heart (mono) -- Raining in my heart (stereo) -- Moondreams (mono) -- Moondreams (stereo) -- You're the one -- That's what they say (w/fragment)-- What to do -- Peggy Sue got married -- That makes it tough -- Crying, waiting, hoping -- Learning the game -- Wait till the sun shines, Nellie. |
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disc 5 1958-1963. New York ; Clovis -- Slippin' and slidin' (slow version #1) -- Slippin' and slidin' (slow version #2) -- Slippin' and slidin' (fast version) -- Drown in my own tears (fragment/Buddy & Maria Elena talking in apartment -- Dearest (alternate take) -- Dearest -- Untitled instrumental (a/k/a Buddy's guitar/listed as "Tremolo Instrumental") -- Love is strange -- Smokey Joe's cafe -- Overdubbed versions -- Peggy Sue got married -- Crying, waiting, hoping -- That's what they say (version 2) -- What to do -- Learning the game -- That makes it tough -- Baby won't you come out tonight -- Because I love you -- Changin' all those changes -- I'm gonna set my foot down -- It's not my fault -- Rock-a-bye rock -- Brown-eyed handsome man -- Bo Diddley -- What to do -- Peggy Sue got married -- Crying, waiting, hoping -- That makes it tough -- That's what they say -- Learning the game -- Reminiscing -- Wait till the sun shines, Nellie -- Dearest (version 2) -- Slippin' and slidin' (slow version 2). |
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disc 6 . 1962-1968. Clovis. Overdubbed versions -- Baby let's play house (I wanna play house with you) -- Down the line -- Wait till the sun shines, Nellie (overdub version 2) -- Reminiscing -- Flower of my heart -- Door to my heart -- Soft place in my heart -- I gambled my heart -- Gotta get you near me blues -- Gone (version 3) -- Rip it up -- Honky Tonk -- Blue suede shoes -- Shake rattle and roll -- You and I are through -- Baby it's love -- Memories -- Queen of the Ballroom -- Love's made a fool of you -- Wishing (mono) -- Wishing (stereo) -- Maybe baby -- That's my desire -- Have you ever been lonely (version 1) -- Good rockin' tonight -- Blue Monday -- Ain't got no home -- Holly Hop -- Slippin' and slidin' -- You're the one -- Love is strange -- (Ummm,Oh yeah) dearest -- Smokey Joe's cafe. |
| Abstract |
Compact discs include 203 tracks of music recorded by Buddy Holly with accompanying musicians which includes previously unreleased tracks. Accompanying book features numerous rare photos, session-by-session recording information and two sets of liner notes. Legacy by Billy Altman, which puts Buddy's career into perspective, and The music by Bill Dahl, which traces the music session-by-session. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Buddy Holly with accompanying musicians ; Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded between 1949 and 1968 (including overdub sessions up to 1968). |
| UPC |
602527034577 |
| Publisher number | B0012875-02 Geffen Records |
