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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 1-236 of 236

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]Label shot
Pertinent Love Me — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Modern Don Juan — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		45-102256+ Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#10)
    Label shot
Borderline Words Of Love — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Rock Around With Ollie Vee — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Love Me — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		89280  
    Label shot
Borderline You Are My One Desire — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent I'm Gonna Love You Too — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		103,257 Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#8)
    Label shot
Borderline Listen To Me — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Pertinent Rave On — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		104,738 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#26)
1958/June 23
Bb pop rev.		Decca (N.Y.) 9-30650  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Ting-A-Ling — Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		100,433  
1958/June 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62006  [45]Label shot
Borderline Early In The Morning — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		105,183+ Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#17)
1958/Oct. 27
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62051  [45]Label shot
Borderline Well ... All Right — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		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]Label shot
Non-pertinent It Doesn't Matter Anymore — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs
(from 45) 		105,870 Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#18)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent Raining In My Heart — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		107,695+ Bullet Ace CD 695 (#18)
1960/June 13
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.) 9-62210  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
Borderline That Makes It Tough — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		108,601+  
    Label shot
Non-pertinent True Love Ways — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		112,352+  
    Label shot
Borderline Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		112,353  
1963/Mar. 30
Bb pop rev.		Coral (N.Y.)  62352  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Bo Diddley — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		112,764 Bullet Ace CD 695 (#3)
    Label shot
Non-pertinent True Love Ways — Buddy Holly With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		112,767+ Bullet MCA (Germany) LP 22455 (#10)
Bullet MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (#1)
    Label shot
Borderline Wishing — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		112,763+  
    Label shot
No rating What To Do — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		120,719+  
    Label shot
Borderline Love Is Strange — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		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
(from 45) 		104200 Bullet K-Tel CD 3436 (#3)
    Label shot
Borderline Valley Of Tears — Buddy Holly
(from 45) 		104201  
Original LPs
1958
 		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)
1959
 		Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57279  [LP]
The Buddy Holly Story [mono]		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    
1959
 		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    
1963
 		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)
1963
 		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    
1964
 		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    
1964
 		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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