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Valens, RitchieReal name Richard Valenzuela. Born 1941 in Pacoima, Calif. Died in 1959. |
Notes:
Date | Label & Number | Image | Title & Credits | Matrix | Comps |
U.S. Singles & EPs | |||||
1958/Sept. 1 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4106 [78] | Come On, Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | |||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | |||||
1958/Sept. 1 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4106 [45] (pressed by Monarch) | Come On, Let's Go — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
6-58-110 Δ36213 | Ace LP 63 (#6) Ace CD 387 (#1) Ace CD 499 (#4) El Toro CD 1021 (#14) MSIF CD 2001 (#18) Rhino CD 70741 (#18) Starlite CD 51021 (#3) | |
Framed — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
6-58-113 Δ36214 | Ace CD 387 (#15) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#6) El Toro CD 1021 (#15) Starlite CD 51021 (#11) | |||
1958/Nov. 17 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4110 [78] | Donna — Ritchie Valens | |||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | |||||
1958/Nov. 17 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4110 [45] | Donna — Ritchie Valens (from 45) |
1058-119 | Ace CD 387 (#3) Ace CD 499 (#11) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#9) El Toro CD 1021 (#8) MCA CD 32338 (#16) Starlite CD 51021 (#2) | |
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens (from 45) |
1058-118 | Ace CD 387 (#2) Ace CD 499 (#19) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#4) El Toro CD 1021 (#7) MCA CD 32338 (#15) Starlite CD 51021 (#1) | |||
1959/Jan. (Bb est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4111 [45] | Fast Freight — Ritchie Valens | 1258-121 | ||
Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens | 1258-120 | ||||
1959/Jan. (Bb est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4111 [45] | Fast Freight — Arvee Allens (from Ace CD 387) |
1258-121 | Ace LP 63 (#12) Ace CD 387 (#5) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#14) El Toro CD 1021 (#25) Not Now Music CD 456 (#41) Past LP 6/376 (#2) Starlite CD 51021 (#19) | |
Big Baby Blues — Arvee Allens | 1258-120 | Ace CD 499 (#15) | |||
1959/Mar. 23 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4114 [45] | That's My Little Suzie — Ritchie Valens (from 45) |
159-131 | Ace CD 387 (#7) Starlite CD 51021 (#5) | |
In A Turkish Town — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
159-130 | Ace CD 387 (#16) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#19) Starlite CD 51021 (#4) | |||
1959/June 1 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4117 [45] (pressed by Monarch) | We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens (from 45) |
459-142 Δ36216 | Ace CD 387 (#13) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#5) Starlite CD 51021 (#6) | |
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens (from 45) |
459-143 Δ36217 | Ace CD 387 (#10) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#12) Starlite CD 51021 (#8) | |||
1959/Oct. 19 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4128 [45] | Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
DF-1258-120 | Ace CD 387 (#9) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#22) El Toro CD 1021 (#20) | |
Stay Beside Me — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
DF-959-172 | Ace CD 387 (#8) Ace CD 499 (#17) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#15) Starlite CD 51021 (#13) | |||
| Del-Fi (Calif.) PR-1 [45 EP] | La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | One | ||
We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | One | ||||
Donna — Ritchie Valens | Two | ||||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | Two | ||||
| Del-Fi (Calif.) D-101 [45 EP] Ritchie Valens | La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | one | ||
We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | one | ||||
Donna — Ritchie Valens | two | ||||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | two | ||||
| Del-Fi (Calif.) DFEP-111 [45 EP] Limited Valens Memorial Series | Bluebirds Over The Mountain — Ritchie Valens | one | Ace CD 499 (#7) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#7) | |
Come On Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | one | ||||
Hi-Tone — Ritchie Valens | two | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#13) | |||
Donna — Ritchie Valens | two | ||||
1960/Feb. 22 Bb pop rev. | Del-Fi (Calif.) 4133 [45] | Paddiwack Song — Ritchie Valens (from Starlite CD 51021) |
DF-160-175 | Past LP 6/376 (#3) Starlite CD 51021 (#18) | |
Cry, Cry, Cry — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
DF-160-173 | Ace CD 387 (#6) Starlite CD 51021 (#14) | |||
| Kasey (N.J.) 7040 [45] | Donna — Richie Valens | A | ||
La Bamba — Richie Valens | B | ||||
Canadian Singles & EPs | |||||
1958/Nov. CHUM chart | Apex (Canada) 76369 [78] | Come On, Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | |||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | |||||
1958/Nov. CHUM chart | Apex (Canada) 9-76369 [45] | Come On, Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | 45-658-110 | ||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | 45-658-113 | ||||
1959/Feb. CHUM chart | Apex (Canada) 76402 [78] | Donna — Ritchie Valens | 402A | ||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | 402B | ||||
1959/Feb. CHUM chart | Apex (Canada) 9-76402 [45] | Donna — Ritchie Valens | 45-402A | ||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | 45-402B | ||||
1959/Apr. (CHUM est.) | Apex (Canada) 9-76436 [45] | Fast Freight — Ritchie Valens | 45-1258-121 | ||
Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens | 45-1258-120 | ||||
1959/May CHUM chart | Apex (Canada) 9-76472 [45] | That's My Little Suzie — Ritchie Valens | 45-DFRV-1 | ||
In A Turkish Town — Ritchie Valens | 45-DFRV-2 | ||||
1959/July (CHUM est.) | Apex (Canada) 76530 [78] | We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | 78-142 | ||
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens | 78-143 | ||||
1959/July (CHUM est.) | Apex (Canada) 9-76530 [45] | We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | 459-142 | ||
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens | 559-143 | ||||
1960/Jan. (CHUM est.) | Apex (Canada) 9-76612 [45] | Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens | 45-DF-1258-120 | ||
Stay Beside Me — Ritchie Valens | 45-959-172 | ||||
1960/June (CHUM est.) | Apex (Canada) 9-76665 [45] | Paddiwack Song — Ritchie Valens | |||
Cry, Cry, Cry — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Original LPs | |||||
1959 (BSN est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) DFLP1201 [LP] Ritchie Valens [mono] | That's My Little Suzie — Ritchie Valens | |||
In A Turkish Town — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Come On Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#8) | ||||
Donna — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Boney-Maronie — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
Ace CD 387 (#12) Ace CD 499 (#2) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#11) Starlite CD 51021 (#20) | ||||
Ooh, My Head — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
Ace LP 63 (#7) Ace CD 387 (#18) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#3) Starlite CD 51021 (#10) | ||||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | LP-59-2-102 | ||||
Bluebirds Over The Mountain — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
LP-59-2-102 | Ace CD 387 (#4) | |||
Hi-Tone — Ritchie Valens (from Starlite CD 51021) |
LP-59-2-102 | Starlite CD 51021 (#17) | |||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | LP-59-2-102 | ||||
We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | LP-59-2-102 | ||||
Dooby-Dooby-Wah — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
LP-59-2-102 | Ace CD 387 (#17) Starlite CD 51021 (#7) | |||
1959 (BSN est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) DFLP-1206 [LP] Ritchie [mono] | Stay Beside Me — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||
Cry Cry Cry — Ritchie Valens | 1 | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#2) | |||
Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||||
Paddi-Wack Song — Ritchie Valens | 1 | Ace CD 499 (#14) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#17) | |||
My Darling Is Gone — Ritchie Valens (from Starlite CD 51021) |
1 | Starlite CD 51021 (#15) | |||
Hurry Up — Ritchie Valens (from Ace CD 387) |
1 | Ace CD 387 (#11) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#16) Starlite CD 51021 (#16) | |||
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens | 2 | ||||
Now You're Gone — Ritchie Valens (from Starlite CD 51021) |
2 | Starlite CD 51021 (#9) | |||
Fast Freight — Ritchie Valens | 2 | ||||
Ritchie's Blues — Ritchie Valens – (instr.) | 2 | Canadian CD 2311 (#19) Del-Fi CD 9001 (#10) | |||
Rockin' All Night — Ritchie Valens (from Starlite CD 51021) |
2 | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#20) Starlite CD 51021 (#12) | |||
1961 (BSN est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) DFLP-1214 [LP] Ritchie Valens In Concert At Pacoima Jr. High [mono] | Come On Let's Go [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||
Donna [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||||
Summertime Blues [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 1 | Ace CD 499 (#12) Tommy LP 536 (#5) | |||
From Beyond [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||||
La Bamba [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 1 | ||||
Rhythm Song [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 2 | ||||
Guitar Instrumental [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 2 | ||||
Malaguena [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens – (instr.) (from Ace CD 387) |
2 | Ace CD 387 (#14) Canadian CD 2311 (#12) | |||
Rock Little Darlin' [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 2 | Nude 10 001 (#4) Tommy LP 536 (#6) | |||
Let's Rock And Roll [live vers.] — Ritchie Valens | 2 | Tommy LP 536 (#4) | |||
| Del-Fi (Calif.) DFLP-1225 [LP] Ritchie Valens Memorial Album [mono] | Donna — Ritchie Valens | |||
We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | |||||
From Beyond — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Stay Beside Me — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Bluebirds Over The Mountain — Ritchie Valens | |||||
In A Turkish Town — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Malaguena — Ritchie Valens | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#21) | ||||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Come On Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Rockin' All Night — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Cry Cry Cry — Ritchie Valens | |||||
1964 (BSN est.) | Del-Fi (Calif.) DFLP-1247 [LP] His Greatest Hits, Volume 2 [mono] | La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | |||
That's My Little Suzie — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Ooh, My Head — Ritchie Valens | Club LP 014 (#10) | ||||
Let's Rock And Roll — Ritchie Valens (from unknown source) |
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Cry Cry Cry — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Boney-Maronie — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Donna — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Rock Little Darlin' — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Dooby Dooby Wah — Ritchie Valens | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#18) | ||||
Framed — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Now You're Gone — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens | |||||
| Guest Star (N.J.) G1469 [LP] The Original Ritchie Valens [mono] | Donna — Ritchie Valens | A | ||
Little Girl — Ritchie Valens | A | ||||
Now You Are Gone — Ritchie Valens | A | ||||
Fast Freight — Ritchie Valens | A | ||||
Ritchie's Blues — Ritchie Valens – (instr.) | A | ||||
Rockin' All Night — Ritchie Valens | B | ||||
Rock Little Donna — Ritchie Valens | B | Tommy LP 536 (#3) | |||
Hurry Up — Ritchie Valens | B | ||||
Hi-Tone — Ritchie Valens | B | ||||
We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens | B | ||||
| Guest Star (N.J.) GSS-1469 [LP] The Original Ritchie Valens [stereo] | Donna [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||
Little Girl [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Now You Are Gone [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Fast Freight [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Ritchie's Blues [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens – (instr.) | |||||
Rockin' All Night [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Rock Little Donna [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Hurry Up [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Hi-Tone [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
We Belong Together [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
| Guest Star (N.J.) GS-1484 [LP] The Original La Bamba [mono] | Come On Let's Go — Ritchie Valens | |||
Oh My Head — Ritchie Valens | |||||
In A Turkish Town — Ritchie Valens | |||||
That's My Little Susie — Ritchie Valens | Del-Fi CD 9001 (#1) | ||||
La Bamba — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Cry Cry Cry — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Do Bee Do Bee Wha — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Paddy Wack Song — Ritchie Valens | |||||
My Darling Is Gone — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Big Baby Blues — Ritchie Valens | |||||
| Guest Star (N.J.) GSS-1484 [LP] The Original La Bamba [stereo] | Come On Let's Go [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||
Oh My Head [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
In A Turkish Town [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
That's My Little Susie [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
La Bamba [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Cry Cry Cry [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Do Bee Do Bee Wha [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Paddy Wack Song [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
My Darling Is Gone [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Big Baby Blues [rechan. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | |||||
Unissued Recordings | |||||
| [unissued] [unissued] | Come On, Let's Go [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#3) | ||
Donna [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#10) | ||||
In A Turkish Town [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#13) | ||||
La Bamba [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#8) | ||||
Let's Rock And Roll [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#9) | ||||
Malaguena [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#16) | ||||
Rock Little Darlin' [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#6) | ||||
That's My Little Suzie [alt. vers.] — Ritchie Valens | Ace CD 499 (#5) |
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