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VIGO 136

In New York

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October 21, 1958
Coral Records Studio
The Pythian Temple
80th Street, New York
between 7:00pm and 10:30pm.
1. RAINING IN MY HEART (2:59)
(Bryant/Bryant)
2. MOONDREAMS (2:49)
(Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal
Al Caiola - guitar
Sanford Bloch - bass
Ernest Hayes - piano
Doris Johnson - harp
Clifford Leeman - drums
Abraham "Boomie" Richman - tenor saxophone
Sylvan Shulman/Leo Kruczek/Leonard Posner/Irving Spice/Ray Free/Herbert Bourne/Julius Held/Paul Winter - violins
David Schwartz/Howard Kay - violas
Maurice Brown/Maurice Bialkin - cellos
Dick Jacobs - producer
C.John "Jack" Hansen - A&R
(Two stereo tracks presented here with studio talk, count-ins and in alternate mixes.)
  
December 3, 1958
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
3. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY (1:12)
(Holly)
4. WHAT TO DO (1:54)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar
  
December 5, 1958
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
5. PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (1:47)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar
  
December 8, 1958
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
6. THAT MAKES IT TOUGH (2:14)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar
  
December 14, 1958
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
7. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING (1:48)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar
  
December 17, 1958
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
8. LEARNING THE GAME (1:31)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar
(The infamous apartment tapes recorded in his living room on a recorder purchased from Norman Petty. The same machine was used to tape most of his early hits. All are without overdubs.)
  
Probably December 27, 1958
Radio Station KLLL
Lubbock, Texas
9. YOU'RE THE ONE (1:31)
(Holly/Jennings/Corbin)
Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar
Waylon Jennings - handclapping
Ray "Slim" Corbin - handclapping
(During Buddy's last trip home to Lubbock he wrote this song with friends Waylon and "Slim" in ten or fifteen minutes. They put it down on tape right away.)
  
January 1-22, 1959
Apartment 3B
The Brevoort
8th Street, New York., N.Y.
10. WAIT 'TIL THE SUN SHINES NELLIE* (1:13)
(Sterling/Von Tizler)
(Recorded at the request of Buddy's mother.)
11. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' * (take 1) (3:07)
(Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)
(Slow version.)
12. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' * (take 2) (3:32)
(Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)
(Slow version.)
13. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' (take 3) (3:32)
(Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)
(Fast version.)
14. DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS (fragment) / Maria Elena / DEAREST (take 1) (5:16)
(Glover) / (Maria Elena) / (McDaniels/Polk/Baker)
(This fascinating track allows us to hear Buddy interact with Maria Elena as well as hear the ambience of their New York apartment.)
15. DEAREST (take 2) (1:51)
(McDaniels/Polk/Baker)
16. LOVE IS STRANGE (1:40)
(Smith/Baker)
17. SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE* (2:11)
(Lieber/Stoller)
18. LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE* (instrumental) (1:20)
(Holly)
Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar, electric guitar*
(More undubbed apartment tapes. Buddy's final recordings.)
  

RADIO REPORTS ABOUT THE CRASH

February 3, 1959
Radio Station KGLO
Mason City, Iowa
19. NEWSCAST ABOUT PLANE CRASH (:51)
February 3, 1959
Radio Station WNOB
New Orleans, Louisiana
20. NEWSCAST ABOUT PLANE CRASH (:23)
February 3, 1959
Radio Station KLLL
Lubbock, Texas
21. NEWSCAST ABOUT PLANE CRASH (:37)
  

THE BUDDY HOLLY INTERVIEWS

October 23, 1957
Georgia Auditorium
Vancouver, Canada
22. INTERVIEW WITH RED ROBINSON (3:04)
  
November 5, 1957
Municipal Auditorium
Topeka, Kansas
23. INTERVIEW WITH DALE LOWERY (1:35)
  
January 31, 1958
Radio Station 2KO
Newcastle, Australia
24. INTERVIEW WITH PAT BARTON (2:52)
(This is the complete interview that at one time was thought lost due to fire.)
  
September 23, 1958
WNEW-TV Studios
New York, New York
Broadcast October 2, 1958
25. INTERVIEW WITH ALAN FREED (1:53)
  
October 28, 1958
Unknown location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26. INTERVIEW WITH DICK CLARK (1:55)
(Broadcast on American Bandstand)
  

BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS LIVE!

December 1, 1957
CBS Television Studios
New York, for Ed Sullivan Show.
27. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (1:48)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
28. PEGGY SUE (2:02)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
29. INTERVIEW WITH ED SULLIVAN (0:36)
Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Niki Sullivan appeared on stage but was not miked.)
  
January 29, 1958
CBS Television Studios
New York, for Ed Sullivan Show.
30. OH BOY! (2:08)
(West/Tilghman/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
  
March 2, 1958
The London Palladium
Argyle Street, London  W1
31. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (2:11)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
32. PEGGY SUE (1:56)
(Allison/Holly/Petty)
33. OH BOY! (2:06)
(West/Tilghman/Petty)
Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar
Joe B. Mauldin - bass
Jerry Allison - drums
(Broadcast by Associated TeleVision.)
  
Unknown Date
Unknown Location
34. NORMAN PETTY DEFENDS HIMSELF (0:28)
  
C. 1964
Lubbock, Texas
35. A MESSAGE TO THE DUTCH BUDDY HOLLY FAN CLUB FROM ELLA AND LAWRENCE HOLLEY (1:22)

 

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