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Holly, Buddy

Real name Charles Hardin Holley. Born 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. Died in 1959.

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Source: Bruce Grossberg

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 Records 1-185 of 185

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1956/Apr. 21
Bb c&w rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  29854  [78]Label shot
No rating Love Me — Buddy Holly 89280
  Label shot
No rating Blue Days-Black Nights — Buddy Holly 89283+
1956/Apr. 21
Bb c&w rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-29854  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Love Me — Buddy Holly 45-89280 Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (# 4)
Bullet MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (# 8)
Bullet One Day Music CD 134 (# 7)
Bullet Presto CD 3 (# 16)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (# 47)
  Label shot
Pertinent Blue Days--Black Nights — Buddy Holly 45-89283+ Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 3)
Bullet Mustang CD 7 (# 34)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1170 (# 8)
1956/Dec. 29
Bb c&w rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30166  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Modern Don Juan — Buddy Holly 45-101034 Bullet Pan American CD 56011 (# 1)
  Label shot
Borderline You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly 45-101035+
1957/June 24
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  61852  [78]No rating Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Words Of Love — Buddy Holly  
1957/June 24
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-61852  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues — Buddy Holly 45-102256+ Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 10)
  Label shot
Borderline Words Of Love — Buddy Holly 45-102255 Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 9)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 11)
1957/Aug. 19
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30434  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Rock Around With Ollie Vee — Buddy Holly 101,033+ Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (# 1)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 4)
Bullet MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (# 11)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 14)
Bullet Mustang CD 6 (# 32)
Bullet Now Dig This CD 1042 (# 18)
Bullet Pan American CD 56005 (# 11)
Bullet Presto CD 1 (# 47)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (# 26)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 14)
Bullet Time-Life Music CD 32 / OPCD-2571 (# 6)
Bullet Time-Life Music LP 2571 (# 6)
Bullet Tommy LP 536 (# 12)
  Label shot
Pertinent That'll Be The Day — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes 100,442
1957/Sept. 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  61885  [78]Label shot
No rating Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly 103,180+
  Label shot
No rating Everyday — Buddy Holly 103,105
1957/Sept. 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-61885  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly 45-103180+ Bullet Coral (England) LP 88 (# 4)
Bullet Coral (Germany) LP 6219 (# 22)
Bullet Franklin Mint LP 053 (# 22)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 5)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 449 (# 35)
  Label shot
Borderline Everyday — Buddy Holly 45-103105 Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 7)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 6)
1958
(Bb est.)		Decca (N.Y.) ED2575  [45 EP]
That'll Be The Day [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating That'll Be The Day — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes S 3950
   No rating You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly S 3950
  Label shot
No rating Blue Days--Black Nights — Buddy Holly S 3951+
   No rating Ting-A-Ling — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes S 3951+
1958/Jan. 6
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.)  30543  [78]No rating Love Me — Buddy Holly  
   No rating You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly  
1958/Jan. 6
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30543  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Love Me — Buddy Holly 89280
  Label shot
Borderline You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly 101,035+
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  61947  [78]No rating I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Listen To Me — Buddy Holly  
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-61947  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly 103,257 Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 8)
  Label shot
Borderline Listen To Me — Buddy Holly 103,258+ Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 2)
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) EC81169  [45 EP]
Listen To Me [ep]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Listen To Me — Buddy Holly S 3952
   No rating Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly S 3952
  Label shot
No rating I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly S 3953+
   No rating Everyday — Buddy Holly S 3953+
1958/Apr. 21
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  61985  [78]No rating Rave On — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Take Your Time — Buddy Holly  
1958/Apr. 21
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-61985  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Rave On — Buddy Holly 104,202+ Bullet Coral (Germany) LP 6219 (# 16)
Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 27)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 20)
Bullet MCA (Japan) CD 22064 (# 14)
Bullet MFP LP 50466 (# 7)
Bullet [label?] CD 553 868 (# 3)
  Label shot
Borderline Take Your Time — Buddy Holly 104,738 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 26)
1958/June 23
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30650  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Ting-A-Ling — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes 100,444+ Bullet Bear Family CD 17584 (# 4)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 098 (# 15)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 19)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1197 (# 52)
  Label shot
Pertinent Girl On My Mind — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes 100,433
1958/June 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62006  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Borderline Early In The Morning — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 105,182 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 16)
  Label shot
Borderline Now We're One — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 105,183+ Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 17)
1958/Oct. 27
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62051  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Borderline Well ... All Right — Buddy Holly 104,739+ Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 11)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 12)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 449 (# 9)
  Label shot
Borderline Heartbeat — Buddy Holly 105,511 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (# 10)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 13)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 1)
1959/Jan. 19
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62074  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
No rating It Doesn't Matter Anymore — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 105,870 Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 18)
  Label shot
No rating Raining In My Heart — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 105,871+ Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 17)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 3)
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) EC-81182  [45 EP]
The Buddy Holly Story [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating It Doesn't Matter Anymore — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs S 4148
   No rating Heartbeat — Buddy Holly S 4148
  Label shot
No rating Raining In My Heart — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs S 4149
   No rating Early In The Morning — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs S 4149
1959/Aug. 3
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62134  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Peggy Sue Got Married — Buddy Holly 107,694 Bullet Ace CD 695 (# 8)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 19)
Bullet MFP LP 50466 (# 9)
  Label shot
Pertinent Crying, Waiting, Hoping — Buddy Holly 107,695+ Bullet Ace CD 695 (# 18)
1960/June 13
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62210  [45]  Bootlegs exist
Cover shot		Label shot
Borderline That Makes It Tough — Buddy Holly 108,601+
  Label shot
No rating True Love Ways — Buddy Holly 105,869 Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 16)
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) EC-81191  [45 EP]
Peggy Sue Got Married [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Peggy Sue Got Married — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Jack Hansen S 4358
   No rating Crying, Waiting, Hoping — Buddy Holly S 4358
  Label shot
No rating Learning The Game — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Jack Hansen S 4359+ Bullet Ace CD 695 (# 21)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 15)
   No rating That Makes It Tough — Buddy Holly S 4359+
1962/Aug. 18
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  62329  [45]Label shot
Borderline Reminiscing — Buddy Holly 112,352+
  Label shot
Borderline Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie — Buddy Holly 112,353
1963/Mar. 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  62352  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Bo Diddley — Buddy Holly 112,764 Bullet Ace CD 695 (# 3)
  Label shot
No rating True Love Ways — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs 105,869+
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) EC81193  [45 EP]
Brown Eyed Handsome Man [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Brown Eyed Handsome Man — Buddy Holly S-4466
   No rating Wishing — Buddy Holly S-4466
  Label shot
No rating Bo Diddley — Buddy Holly S-4467+
   No rating True Love Ways — Buddy Holly S-4467+
1963/July 27
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  62369  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Brown-Eyed Handsome Man — Buddy Holly 112,767+ Bullet MCA (Germany) LP 22455 (# 10)
Bullet MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (# 1)
  Label shot
Borderline Wishing — Buddy Holly 113,149
1964/Jan. 4
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  62390  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Rock Around With Ollie Vee — Buddy Holly 100,440
  Label shot
Pertinent I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly 103,257+
1965/Apr.
(Bb est.)		Coral (N.Y.)  62448  [45]Label shot
No rating Slippin' And Slidin' — Buddy Holly 112,763+
  Label shot
No rating What To Do — Buddy Holly 114,086
1966-67
(Bb est.)		Coral (N.Y.)  62554  [45]Label shot
No rating Rave On — Buddy Holly 104,202
  Label shot
No rating Early In The Morning — Buddy Holly 105,182+
1967
(Bb est.)		Coral (N.Y.)  62558  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
Pertinent You're The One — Buddy Holly 120,719+
  Label shot
Borderline Love Is Strange — Buddy Holly 120,714 Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 17)
Canadian Singles & EPs
1961/July
(Bb est.)		Coral (Canada)  62283  [45]Label shot
Pertinent You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) — Buddy Holly 104200 Bullet K-Tel CD 3436 (# 3)
  Label shot
Borderline Valley Of Tears — Buddy Holly 104201
Original LPs
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL57210  [LP]
Buddy Holly [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly MG 6222
   No rating Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly MG 6222
   No rating Look At Me — Buddy Holly MG 6222 Bullet Coral (Germany) LP 6219 (# 4)
   No rating Listen To Me — Buddy Holly MG 6222
   No rating Valley Of Tears — Buddy Holly MG 6222
   No rating Ready Teddy — Buddy Holly MG 6222 Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 1)
   No rating Everyday — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Words Of Love — Buddy Holly  
   No rating You're So Square (Baby, I Don't Care) — Buddy Holly   Bullet Music Club CD 177 (# 5)
   No rating Rave On — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Little Baby — Buddy Holly   Bullet MCA CD 32338 (# 6)
1958/May 5
Bb Aud.		Decca (N.Y.) DL-8707  [LP]
That'll Be The Day [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly MG 6148
   No rating Blue Days--Black Nights — Buddy Holly MG 6148 Bullet Fed CD 10 (# 11)
   No rating Modern Don Juan — Buddy Holly MG 6148
   No rating Rock Around With Ollie Vee — Buddy Holly With The Three Tunes MG 6148
   No rating Ting-A-Ling — Buddy Holly With The Three Tunes MG 6148
   No rating Girl On My Mind — Buddy Holly With The Three Tunes MG 6148
  Label shot
No rating That'll Be The Day — Buddy Holly With The Three Tunes MG 6149+
   No rating Love Me — Buddy Holly MG 6149+
   Pertinent I'm Changing All Those Changes — Buddy Holly With The Three Tunes MG 6149+ Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (# 8)
Bullet Mustang CD 6 (# 20)
Bullet Presto CD 7 (# 27)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 54)
   No rating Don't Come Back Knockin' — Buddy Holly MG 6149+ Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1197 (# 10)
   Pertinent Midnight Shift — Buddy Holly MG 6149+ Bullet MCA CD 11119 (# 6)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (# 19)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 55)
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57279  [LP]
The Buddy Holly Story [mono]
Cover shot		No rating Raining In My Heart — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Early In The Morning — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Maybe Baby — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Everyday — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rave On — Buddy Holly  
   No rating That'll Be The Day — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Heartbeat — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Think It Over — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Oh! Boy — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It's So Easy — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It Doesn't Matter Anymore — Buddy Holly  
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-757279  [LP]
The Buddy Holly Story [sim. stereo]		No rating Raining In My Heart [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Early In The Morning [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Peggy Sue [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Maybe Baby [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Everyday [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rave On [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating That'll Be The Day [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Heartbeat [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Think It Over [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Oh! Boy [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It's So Easy [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It Doesn't Matter Anymore [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
1960/May 2
Bb Aud.		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57326  [LP]
The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 [mono]		No rating Peggy Sue Got Married — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Well All Right — Buddy Holly  
   No rating What To Do — Buddy Holly  
   No rating That Makes It Tough — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Now We're One — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Take Your Time — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Crying, Waiting, Hoping — Buddy Holly  
   No rating True Love Ways — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Learning The Game — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Little Baby — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Moondreams — Buddy Holly  
   No rating That's What They Say — Buddy Holly  
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57426  [LP]
Reminiscing [mono]		No rating Reminiscing — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Slippin' And Slidin' — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Bo Diddley — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight — Buddy Holly   Bullet Presto CD 3 (# 34)
   No rating Brown-Eyed Handsome Man — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Because I Love You — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It's Not My Fault — Buddy Holly  
   No rating I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Changing All Those Changes — Buddy Holly  
   Pertinent Rock-A-Bye Rock — Buddy Holly   Bullet MCA (U.S.) CD 5935 (# 10)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 25088 (# 10)
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-757426  [LP]
Reminiscing [sim. stereo]		No rating Reminiscing [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Slippin' And Slidin' [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Bo Diddley [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Brown-Eyed Handsome Man [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Because I Love You [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating It's Not My Fault [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Changing All Those Changes [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rock-A-Bye Rock [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57450  [LP]
Showcase [mono]		No rating Shake Rattle And Roll — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rock Around With Ollie Vee — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Honky Tonk — Buddy Holly – (instr.)   Bullet Canadian CD 2309 (# 11)
   No rating I Guess I Was Just A Fool — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Umm Oh Yeah — Buddy Holly  
   No rating You're The One — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Blue Suede Shoes — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Come Back Baby — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rip It Up — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Love's Made A Fool Of You — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Gone — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Girl On My Mind — Buddy Holly  
 
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-757450  [LP]
Showcase [sim. stereo]		No rating Shake Rattle And Roll [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rock Around With Ollie Vee [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Honky Tonk [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating I Guess I Was Just A Fool [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Umm Oh Yeah [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating You're The One [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Blue Suede Shoes [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Come Back Baby [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Rip It Up [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Love's Made A Fool Of You [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Gone [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
   No rating Girl On My Mind [rechan. vers.] — Buddy Holly  
 
 		[LP track]     [LP]Pertinent Down The Line — Buddy Holly   Bullet Fed CD 12 (# 31)
Bullet MCA (U.S.) LP 1504 (# 15)
Bullet Presto CD 2 (# 30)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (# 19)
Bullet Vladimir Twist LP 6903 (# 3)
 
 		[live recording]     [ ]No rating Peggy Sue [live vers.] — Buddy Holly   Bullet TVT CD 9446 (# 13)
Unissued Recordings
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight — Buddy Holly   Bullet Mustang CD 7 (# 35)
   No rating Rock Around With Ollie Vee [alt. vers.] — Buddy Holly   Bullet Go-Cat-Go CD 20691 (# 2)

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