The Chirping Crickets [LP] (180 Gram)

Buddy Holly - The Chirping Crickets [LP] (180 Gram)

The complete album + 10 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl - limited edition, a Brian Morton 'Number One Essential' Recommendation. This edition contains one of Buddy Holly's most famous and essential albums, his debut LP The "Chirping" Crickets, a masterpiece that helped define the exact nature of rock & roll. The original dozen tracks from his debut album are the equivalent of a greatest hits collection, with signature gems like "Oh Boy!", "Not Fade Away", "Maybe Baby", and "That'll Be the Day", all of which testify to rock & roll immortality. Holly's ringing guitar and hiccupping vocals drew from a different sensibility than Chuck Berry's blues-tinged playing, but the backbeat and optimism of the lyrics brought them together under the rock 'n' roll banner. The album's non-hit tracks offer some lesser-known delights. This album, together with the ten bonus tracks, constitutes a true Buddy Holly greatest hits release.

    Tracks:

    1 Oh, Boy!
    2 Not Fade Away
    3 You've Got Love
    4 Maybe Baby
    5 It's Too Late
    6 Tell Me How
    7 Rainin' in My Heart (Bonus Track)
    8 Heartbeat (Bonus Track)
    9 Rave on (Bonus Track)
    10 True Love Ways (Bonus Track)
    11 Everyday (Bonus Track)
    12 That'll Be the Day
    13 I'm Looking for Someone to Love
    14 An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)
    15 Send Me Some Lovin'
    16 Last Night
    17 Rock Me Baby
    18 Rock Around with Ollie Vee (Bonus Track)
    19 Blue Days, Black Nights (Bonus Track)
    20 You Are My One Desire (Bonus Track)
    21 Words of Love (Bonus Track)
    22 Peggy Sue (Bonus Track)