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VIGO 134 Lost and Found |
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Back Cover |
| c.1949 | |
| Home Recording | |
| 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 1. | MY TWO TIMIN’ WOMAN (1:28) |
| (Snow) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| (Recorded when he was just 13 years old, before his voice changed.) | |
| c.1952 | |
| Home Recording | |
| 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 2. | I’LL JUST PRETEND (2:17) |
| (trad. arr. Holly/Montgomery) | |
| 3. | TAKE THESE SHACKLES FROM MY HEART (1:47) |
| (trad. arr. Holly) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and mandolin | |
| Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar | |
| (These very early demos were captured on a wire recorder and later transferred to acetates. This one is in particularly poor shape, skipping in several places, but it’s historical nature merits its inclusion in this set.) | |
| c.1953 | |
| (probably) Home Recording | |
| 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 4. | FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW (1:19) |
| (trad. arr. Holly/Montgomery) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar | |
| (Early demo from an acetate which, unfortunately, skips near the end.) | |
| c.1954-1955 | |
| (probably) Nesman Recording Studio | |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | |
| 5. | GOTTA GET YOU NEAR ME BLUES (1:54) |
| (Montgomery) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - fiddle | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| (This undubbed demo features some particularly good guitar picking from Buddy.) | |
| c.1954-1955 | |
| KDAV Studio, | |
| Lubbock, Texas | |
| 6. | YOU AND I ARE THROUGH (2:06) |
| (Montgomery) | |
| 7. | MEMORIES (2:19) |
| (Montgomery) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - fiddle | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| (Undubbed versions.) | |
| June 7, 1955 (?) | |
| Nesman Recording Studio | |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | |
| 8. | BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE (2:28) |
| (Gunter) | |
| 9. | DOWN THE LINE* (2:26) |
| (Holly/Montgomery) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar* | |
| Larry Welborn - Bass | |
| Jerry Allison - drums | |
| (These tracks bear witness to Buddy’s increasing awareness of Sun Record’s rockabilly sound and Elvis Presley in particular.) | |
| December 7, 1955 (?) | |
| Nesman Recording Studio | |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | |
| 10. | BABY WON’T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT (1:55) |
| (Holly) | |
| 11. | I GUESS I WAS JUST A FOOL (2:16) |
| (Holly) | |
| 12. | DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’ (2:00) |
| (Holly/Parrish) | |
| 13. | LOVE ME (1:55) |
| (Holly/Parrish) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - guitar | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| Jerry Allison - drums | |
| (These 4 tracks were recorded as an audition for Decca records.) | |
| January 26, 1956 | |
| Bradley’s Barn Studio | |
| Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee. | |
| (between 7:15pm and 10:15pm) | |
| 14. | LOVE ME (take 10) (2:23) |
| (Holly/Parrish) | |
| 15. | DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’ (2:13) |
| (Holly/Parrish) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - lead guitar | |
| Grady Martin - rhythm guitar | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| Doug Kirkham - percussion | |
| Owen Bradley - producer | |
| (From the master tapes of Buddy’s first session for Decca records. Track 14 includes studio talk and the opening slate.) | |
| January - April 1956 | |
| Norman Petty Studios | |
| 1313 West 7th Street, | |
| Clovis, New Mexico. | |
| 16. | BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (2:38) |
| (Holly) | |
| 17. | IT’S NOT MY FAULT (1:19) |
| (Hall/Myrick) | |
| 18. | ROCK-A-BYE ROCK (2:21) |
| (Holly) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - guitar | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| Jerry Allison - drums | |
| (Tracks 16 - 18 were produced by Buddy Holly to show Decca how he wanted his music to sound.) | |
| July 22, 1956 | |
| Bradley’s Barn Studio | |
| Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee. | |
| Between 13:30am (sic) and 1:30pm | |
| 19. | ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE* (false start/take 8) (2:38) |
| (Curtis) | |
| 20. | I’M CHANGIN’ ALL THOSE CHANGES* (take 4) (2:16) |
| (Holly) | |
| 21. | THAT’LL BE THE DAY (take 19) (2:31) |
| (Allison/Holly) | |
| 22. | GIRL ON MY MIND (take 3) (2:22) |
| (Guess) | |
| 23. | TING-A-LING (take 7) (2:42) |
| (Ertegun) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar | |
| Sonny Curtis - guitar and lead guitar* | |
| Grady Martin - rhythm guitar | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| Jerry Allison - drums. | |
| Owen Bradley - producer | |
| (From the master tapes of Buddy’s second session for Decca records. All tracks include opening slate.) | |
| November 15, 1956 | |
| Bradley’s Barn Studio | |
| Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee. | |
| 24. | ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE (take 12) (2:22) |
| (Curtis) | |
| 25. | YOU ARE MY ONE DESIRE (false start and take 3) (2:32) |
| (Guess) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal | |
| Grady Martin - guitar | |
| Don Guess - bass | |
| Floyd Cramer - piano | |
| Farris Coursey - drums | |
| E.R. McMillan - alto saxophone | |
| Owen Bradley - producer | |
| (From the master tapes of Buddy’s third and last session for Decca records. Both tracks include opening slate. E.R. McMillan is possibly a pseudonym for Boots Randolph.) | |
| Late November or Early December 1956 | |
| Venture Studio | |
| 1926 19th Street, Lubbock, Texas. | |
| 26. | GONE (take 1) (1:02) |
| 27. | GONE (take 2) (1:11) |
| (Rogers) | |
| 28. | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 1) (1:21) |
| 29. | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 2) (0:28) |
| 30. | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 3) (0:50) |
| (Hill) | |
| 31. | BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN (2:06) |
| (Berry) | |
| 32. | GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT (1:55) |
| (Brown) | |
| 33. | RIP IT UP (1:27) |
| (Marascalco/Blackwell) | |
| 34. | BLUE MONDAY (1:57) |
| (Bartholomew/Domino) | |
| 35. | HONKY TONK* (3:27) |
| (Doggett/Sheperd/Butler/Scott) | |
| Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar | |
| Jerry Allison - drums | |
| Unknown - bass | |
| Unknown - rhythm guitar* | |
| (Tracks 26 - 35 are from practice sessions recorded by a high school friend of Buddy’s, Bobby Peebles. These are original undubbed versions.) |
