“Buddy Holly's influenced everybody from Bruce Springsteen to The Rolling Stones and everyone in between. This is the kind of stuff that really stands the test of time, Big Time. You know, I mean it's like this is it, this is like the sort of template for songwriting, rock and roll songwriting.”Watch this moment
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Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
Buddy Holly
This comprehensive collection showcases Buddy Holly's inventive approach to pop music during the late 1950s. Featuring his complete studio recordings, it highlights a unique blend of rockabilly, country, and rhythm and blues, underscored by Holly's distinctive vocal style and innovative songwriting. The crisp production, often attributed to his collaboration with Norman Petty, allows the layered harmonies and melodic hooks to shine through, creating a rich listening experience. With tracks like "That'll Be the Day" and "Everyday," listeners encounter a playful yet poignant exploration of youthful love and longing. The vibrant instrumentation—characterized by jangly guitars, subtle percussion, and occasional strings—gives the music a buoyant energy that feels both immediate and timeless. Holly's penchant for incorporating unconventional song structures and unexpected chord progressions sets him apart from his contemporaries, providing a fresh perspective on the era's pop landscape. Culturally, Holly emerges as a pivotal figure in the transition from early rock and roll to the more sophisticated sounds of the 1960s. His influence on subsequent generations of musicians is deeply felt, particularly in the realm of songwriting and arrangement. The inclusion of alternate takes and previously unreleased tracks adds depth to this collection, offering listeners a glimpse into Holly's creative process. As you delve into "Not Fade Away," you not only experience the evolution of a remarkable artist but also witness the foundation of modern pop music itself, making it an essential listen for both casual fans and dedicated audiophiles alike.
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203 tracks · 425:15 · click to previewDisc 1
1
My Two Timin' Woman
2:13
2
I'll Just Pretend
2:19
3
Take These Shackles From My Heart
1:49
4
Footprints In The Snow
1:18
5
Flower Of My Heart
2:34
6
Door To My Heart
2:21
7
Soft Place In My Heart
2:14
8
Gotta Get You Near Me Blues
1:52
9
I Gambled My Heart
2:42
10
You and I Are Through (Undubbed Version)
2:03
11
Down the Line (Undubbed Version)
2:02
12
Baby Let's Play House
2:26
13
Down the Line
2:17
14
You and I Are Through
2:07
15
Baby It's Love
1:51
16
Memories
2:14
17
Queen of the Ballroom
2:24
18
Memories (Alternate Version)
2:18
19
Moonlight Baby
1:51
20
I Guess I Was Just a Fool (Undubbed Version)
2:11
21
Don't Come Back Knockin'
1:59
22
Love Me (Undubbed Version)
1:51
23
Midnight Shift
2:10
24
Midnight Shift (False Start / Alternate Version) [False Start / Alternate Version]
2:48
25
Don't Come Back Knockin' (Alternate Verison) [Alternate Verison]
2:30
26
Don't Come Back Knockin'
2:15
27
Blue Days, Black Nights
2:04
28
Love Me
2:06
29
Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight (1983 Overdubbed Version)
1:55
30
I Guess I Was Just a Fool
2:15
31
It's Not My Fault
1:19
32
I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down (1983 Overdubbed Version)
2:16
33
Changing All Those Changes (1983 Overdubbed Version)
1:39
34
Rock-A-Bye Rock (1983 Overdubbed Version) [1983 Overdubbed Version]
2:21
35
Because I Love You (1983 Overdubbed Version) [1983 Overdubbed Version]
2:38
Disc 2
1
Rock Around With Ollie Vee
2:12
2
I'm Changin' All Those Changes
2:12
3
That'll Be the Day (Decca Version)
2:28
4
Girl On My Mind
2:16
5
Ting-A-Ling
2:40
6
Rock Around With Ollie Vee (Alternate Version)
2:17
7
Modern Don Juan
2:38
8
You Are My One Desire (False Start)
0:10
9
You Are My One Desire
2:20
10
Gone (Incomplete Version)
1:13
11
Gone (Undubbed Version)
1:11
12
Gone (Alternate Take) [Alternate Take]
1:14
13
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) [Incomplete Alternate]
0:52
14
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) [Alternate]
1:27
15
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
1:20
16
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Undubbed Version)
2:07
17
Good Rockin' Tonight
1:57
18
Rip It Up
1:25
19
Blue Monday
1:57
20
Honky Tonk
3:26
21
Blue Suede Shoes
1:52
22
Shake Rattle and Roll (Partial)
1:21
23
Bo Diddley (Undubbed Version)
2:18
24
Ain't Got No Home
1:59
25
Holly Hop
1:37
26
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Overdubbed Version)
2:02
27
Bo Diddley (Overdubbed Version)
2:20
28
I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
1:56
29
That'll Be The Day
2:15
30
Last Night (Undubbed Version)
1:54
31
Maybe Baby (First Version)
1:58
32
Words of Love (Single Version)
1:54
33
Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
2:11
34
Not Fade Away (Alternate Overdub)
2:21
35
Not Fade Away
2:20
36
Everyday (Single Version)
2:07
Disc 3
1
Ready Teddy
1:31
2
Valley Of Tears
2:08
3
That'll Be the Day (Greetings To Bob Thiele)
0:34
4
That'll Be the Day (Greetings To Murray Deutsch)
0:31
5
That'll Be the Day (Greetings To Bill Randle)
0:33
6
Peggy Sue (Alternate Take)
2:31
7
Peggy Sue (Single Version)
2:29
8
Listen To Me
2:20
9
Oh Boy! (Undubbed Version)
2:07
10
I'm Gonna Love You Too
2:12
11
Send Me Some Lovin' (Undubbed Version)
2:37
12
It's Too Late (Undubbed Version)
2:24
13
Oh Boy! (Overdubbed Version)
2:07
14
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)
2:12
15
Rock Me My Baby
1:49
16
You've Got Love
2:07
17
Maybe Baby
2:02
18
Last Night
1:54
19
Send Me Some Lovin'
2:34
20
It's Too Late
2:22
21
Tell Me How
1:59
22
Little Baby
1:56
23
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
1:35
24
Look At Me
2:06
25
Mona (Rehearsal)
2:06
26
Mona (Version 1)
1:14
27
Mona (Version 2)
3:25
28
Mona (Version 3)
2:44
29
Rave On
1:48
30
That's My Desire (Two False Starts/Undubbed Master)
4:10
31
Well... All Right (Single Version)
2:13
32
Fool's Paradise (Alternate Take 1)
2:29
33
Fool's Paradise (Alternate Take 2)
2:31
34
Fool's Paradise (Undubbed Master)
2:30
Disc 4
1
Think It Over (False Start & Rehearsal Take/Take 1)
2:13
2
Think It Over (Undubbed Alternate)
1:50
3
Think It Over (Undubbed Master)
1:50
4
Take Your Time (False Start & Alternate Take)
3:31
5
Take Your Time
1:56
6
Fool's Paradise
2:29
7
Think It Over
1:47
8
Lonesome Tears
1:47
9
It's So Easy (Single Version)
2:09
10
Heartbeat (Single Version)
2:08
11
Love's Made A Fool Of You (Undubbed Version)
2:03
12
Early In The Morning
2:06
13
Now We're One (Fragment)
0:13
14
Now We're One
2:04
15
Come Back Baby
1:47
16
Reminiscing (Undubbed Version)
1:59
17
True Love Ways (Mono Mix)
2:47
18
True Love Ways (Stereo Mix)
2:50
19
It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Mono)
2:03
20
It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Stereo)
2:04
21
Raining In My Heart (Mono)
2:46
22
Raining In My Heart (Single Version)
2:48
23
Moondreams
2:38
24
Moondreams (Stereo)
2:40
25
You're The One
1:33
26
That's What They Say (With Fragment)
1:50
27
What To Do
1:53
28
Peggy Sue Got Married (Single Version)
1:49
29
That Makes It Tough
2:16
30
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Undubbed Version)
1:50
31
Learning the Game (Undubbed Version)
1:33
32
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (Undubbed Version)
1:13
Disc 5
1
Slippin' And Slidin' (Slow Version #1)
3:11
2
Slippin' and Slidin' (Slow Version #2)
3:33
3
Slippin' and Slidin' (Fast Version)
1:26
4
Drown In My Own Tears (With Buddy & Maria Elena Talking In Apartment)
3:37
5
Dearest (Alternate Take)
1:12
6
Dearest
1:51
7
Untitled Instrumental
1:18
8
Love Is Strange
1:45
9
Smokey Joe's Cafe
2:14
10
Peggy Sue Got Married (Overdubbed Version)
2:05
11
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Overdubbed Version)
2:13
12
That's What They Say (Version 2)
2:11
13
What To Do (Overdubbed Version)
1:54
14
Learning The Game (Overdubbed Version)
2:10
15
That Makes It Tough (Overdubbed Version)
2:25
16
Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight
1:52
17
Because I Love You
2:38
18
Changing All Those Changes
1:42
19
I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
2:16
20
It's Not My Fault (Overdubbed Version)
1:50
21
Rock-A-Bye-Rock
2:22
22
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
2:03
23
Bo Diddley
2:20
24
What To Do (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
1:53
25
Peggy Sue Got Married (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
1:49
26
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
2:04
27
That Makes It Tough (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
2:16
28
That's What They Say (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
2:15
29
Learning The Game (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
2:00
30
Reminiscing (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
1:54
31
Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie (Overdub Recording Session Clovis)
1:53
32
Ummm, Oh Yeah (Dearest) [Overdubbed Version 2]
1:51
33
Slippin' and Slidin' (Overdubbed Slow Version 2)
3:29
Disc 6
1
Baby Let's Play House (Overdub Version)
2:20
2
Down the Line (Overdub Version)
2:02
3
Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie (Overdub Version 2)
1:54
4
Reminiscing (Overdub Version)
1:55
5
Flower of My Heart (Overdub Version)
2:33
6
Door To My Heart (Overdub Version)
2:21
7
Soft Place In My Heart (Overdub Version)
2:14
8
I Gambled My Heart (Overdub Version)
2:40
9
Gotta Get You Near Me Blues (Overdub Version)
1:52
10
Gone (Version 3)
1:10
11
Rip It Up (Overdub Version)
1:26
12
Honky Tonk (Overdub Version)
3:26
13
Blue Suede Shoes (Overdub Version)
1:52
14
Shake Rattle and Roll (Overdub Version)
1:21
15
You And I Are Through (Overdub Version)
2:04
16
Baby It's Love (Overdub Version)
1:50
17
Memories (Overdub Version)
2:13
18
Queen of the Ballroom (Overdub Version)
2:20
19
Love's Made a Fool of You (Overdub Version / Handclaps)
2:00
20
Wishing (Overdub Mono Version)
2:01
21
Wishing (Overdub Stereo Version)
2:01
22
Maybe Baby (Overdub Version)
1:54
23
That's My Desire (Overdub Version)
2:24
24
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) [Version 1]
1:25
25
Good Rockin' Tonight (Overdub Version)
2:00
26
Blue Monday (Overdub Version)
2:01
27
Ain't Got No Home (Overdub Version)
2:03
28
Holly Hop (Overdub Version)
1:42
29
Slippin' and Slidin' (Overdub Version)
2:33
30
You're the One (Overdub Version)
2:03
31
Love Is Strange (Overdub Version)
3:04
32
Umm, Oh Yeah (Dearest) [Overdub Version]
1:52
33
Smokey Joe's Cafe (Overdub Version)
2:13
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