Cat. No. RECD 507: BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ OFF THE RECORD. ROLLERCOASTER RECD 507. (IMPORT).

SINGLE CD IN A MINI BI-FOLD CARDBOARD SLEEVE

THIS IS THE CD VERSION OF THE 10” LP ISSUED BY ROLLERCOASTER RECORDS. THE CD CONTAINS THE AUDIO TRACKS OF ALL KNOWN BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS “LIVE” PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS SEVERAL INTERVIEWS. THE QUALITY FOR THE MOST PART IS QUITE LISTENABLE WITH THE SMALL FRAGMENT OF BUDDY AND JERRY LEE LEWIS PERFORMING “DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS” FAIRLY POOR QUALITY. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO HOLLY FANS WOULD BE THE PERFORMANCES ON THE “SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM” FROM THE 2ND OF MARCH, 1958. THESE HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE BEFORE BUT THE QUALITY INCLUDED HERE IS FAR BETTER THAN PREVIOUS VERSIONS AVAILABLE. HAVING SAID THAT SOME OF THE OTHER PERFORMANCES INCLUDED IN THIS SET ARE SLIGHTLY INFERIOR TO OTHER RELEASES FEATURING THE SAME PERFORMANCES. PROBABLY ONLY OF INTEREST TO DIE-HARD HOLLY FANS. GOOD***

TRACK LISTING: That’ll Be The Day (live on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 1st 1957) / Peggy Sue (live on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 1st 1957) / Oh Boy (live on The Ed Sullivan Show, January 28th 1957) / Maybe Baby (live on Off The Record, March 27th, 1958) / Peggy Sue (live on The Arthur Murray Dance Party, December 28th, 1958) / Everyday (Jingles from KLL, Lubbock, September 1st, 1958) / Peggy Sue (Jingles from KLL, Lubbock, September 1st, 1958) / Drown In My Own Tears (fragment – Broadcast on WTRL, February 24th, 1958) / Everyday (fragment – Broadcast on WTRL, February 24th, 1958) / That’ll Be The Day (fragment – Broadcast on WTRL, February 24th, 1958) / That’ll Be The Day (live on Sunday Night At The London Palladium, March 2nd, 1958) / Peggy Sue (live on Sunday Night At The London Palladium, March 2nd, 1958) / Oh Boy (live on Sunday Night At The London Palladium, March 2nd, 1958) / It’s So Easy (lip-synch and interview, Big Beat TV Show, 2nd, October, 1958) / Heartbeat / It’s So Easy & Interview (both lip-synch & interview, American Bandstand, 28th October, 1958).

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