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VIGO 135

Let's Go!

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Late November or Early December 1956
Venture Studio
1926 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas.
1. BLUE SUEDE SHOES (1:51)
(Perkins)
2. SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL (1:33)
(Calhoun)
3. BO DIDDLEY+ (2:14)
(McDaniels)
4. I AIN’T GOT NO HOME (1:56)
(Henry)
5. HOLLY HOP (possible title) (1:34)
(Holley)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Jerry Allison - drums
Unknown - bass+
(More songs from practice sessions recorded by Bobby Peebles.)
  
December 1956 - January 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
6. BO DIDDLEY (2:21)
(McDaniels)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Larry Welborn - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
Unknown - second guitar
(Undubbed version.)
  
March 12, 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
7. LAST NIGHT (1:53)
(Petty/Mauldin)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Without The Picks backing vocals.)
8. MAYBE BABY* (1:56)
(Holly/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
Niki Sullivan - second vocal
(Early alternate version.)
April 8, 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
9. WORDS OF LOVE (1:30)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Without final vocal and lead guitar)
  
May 29, 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
10. NOT FADE AWAY (take 1) (2:20)
(Holly/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal, guitar, overdubbed backing vocal
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - cardboard box percussion, overdubbed backing vocal
Niki Sullivan - overdubbed backing vocal
(Alternate version with partial backing vocals dubbed on.)
June 29 - July 1, 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
11. PEGGY SUE (take 1) (2:29)
(Holly/Allison/Petty)
(Alternate version)
12. JINGLE FOR BOB THIELE (0:32)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
13. JINGLE FOR MURRAY DEUTCH (0:32)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
(These jingles were created at the suggestion of Norman Petty as a gesture of thanks to the A&R director of Coral (Thiele) and Buddy’s music publisher (Deutch.)
14. OH BOY! (2:05)
(West/Tilghman/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Without The Picks backing vocals)
  
Probably July 19, 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
15. SEND ME SOME LOVING+ (2:40)
(Marascalco/Price)
16. IT’S TOO LATE* (2:29)
(Willis)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar*
Niki Sullivan - guitar+
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Without The Picks backing vocals)
  
Probably December 1957 or April 1957
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
17. MONA (rehearsal) (2:04)
18. MONA (take 1) (1:15)
19. MONA (take 2) (3:24)
20. MONA (false start and take 3) (2:45)
(McDaniels)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Jerry Allison - drums and acoustic guitar
(A practice session to test out a new piece of equipment, an echo unit.)
  
January 25 - 26, 1958
Bell Sound Studios
237 W, 54th Street
New York, N.Y.
from 8:00pm to 2:00am
21. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 1) (0:39)
22. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 2) (1:21)
23. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 3) (2:25)
(Kresa/Loveday)
Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar
Al Caiola - guitar
Don Arnone - rhythm guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
Norman Petty - piano
William Marine/Robert Bollinger/Merril Ostrus/Abby Hoffer - backing vocals
Milton DeLugg - producer
Sonny Lester - A&R
(The complete session tape.)
  
Probably February 14, 1958
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
24. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 1) (0:29)
25. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 2) (1:08)
26. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 3) (1:56)
(Holly/Petty)
27. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 1) (2:27)
28. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 2) (2:29)
29. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 3) (2:28)
(LeGlaire/Petty/Linsley)
30. THINK IT OVER (take 1) (0:17)
31. THINK IT OVER (take 2) (1:26)
32. THINK IT OVER (take 3) (1:47)
33. THINK IT OVER (take 4) (1:49)
34. THINK IT OVER (take 5) (1:48)
(Holly/Petty/Allison)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums and cardboard box*
Norman Petty - organ*
(Tracks 27 - 34 without The Roses overdubbed backing vocals and Vi Petty’s overdubbed piano)
  
May 25, 1958
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
35. LONESOME TEARS (1:44)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Tommy Allsup - lead guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
The Roses - backing vocals
(Original master version)
  
June 19, 1958
Coral Records Studio
The Pythian Temple
80th Street, New York
between 8pm and 10pm.
36. NOW WE’RE ONE (2:19)
(Darin)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Al Chernet - guitar
George Barnes - lead guitar
Sanford Bloch - bass
Ernest Hayes - piano
David "Panama" Francis - drums
Philip Kraus - drums
Sam Taylor - alto saxophone
Helen Way/Harriet Young/Maeretha Stewart/Theresa Meritt - backing vocals
Dick Jacobs - producer
C. John "Jack" Hansen - musicians contractor
(With session talk and count in.)
  
Late July - mid August 1958
Norman Petty Studios
1313 West 7th Street
Clovis, New Mexico
37. LOVE’S MADE A FOOL OF YOU (2:06)
(Holly/Montgomery)
Buddy Holly – vocal and rhythm guitar
Tommy Allsup - lead guitar
George Atwood - bass
Bo Clark- drums
(Without handclap overdub. This was recorded as a demo for the Everly Brothers.)
  
September 1, 1958
Radio Station KLLL
Great Plains Life Building
Suite 2001
Lubbock, Texas
38. JINGLE FOR RADIO STATION KLLL (0:28)
(Holly)
(Set to the tune of Everyday.)
39. JINGLE FOR RADIO STATION KLLL (0:24)
(Holly/Allison/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
(Set to the tune of Peggy Sue.)
  
Unknown Date
Radio Station WACK
Newark, N.J.
40. PROMO FOR RADIO STATION WACK (0:10)
  
Unknown Date
Radio Station KSYD
Wichita Falls, Texas
41. PROMO FOR RADIO STATION KSYD (0:06)
(Buddy Holly recorded many promo spots but these are the only ones know to have survived.)

 

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