BUDDY HOLLY Buddy (2009 UK issue 23-track LP pressed on 180gram VINYL. A double feature album collecting two great pieces of rock history: Side A is the 1958 album originally released as 'Buddy Holly', just a few months after his 1957 debut, 'The Chirping Crickets'. It was also tragically the last album ever to be released during his lifetime [he died in 1959]. It featured his hit 'Peggy Sue' plus many of the songs he is best remembered for like 'I'm Gonna Love You Too', 'Everyday' and 'Rave On'. Side B was actually recorded in 1956 in Nashville, just before Holly became a superstar. Although these sessions were not even recorded a year prior to his debut album, the sound here is very different. It is slower and much more country oriented, showing a Buddy Holly who was still looking for his trademark sound. He hasn't quite cracked the code, but fans will be interested in hearing what went into the making of a rock & roll legend. Especially interesting are a countrified version of his hit 'That'll Be The Day' and a long lost rock & roll classic, 'Rock Around With Ollie Vee.. Housed in a sealed picture sleeve).