Buddy Holly - What You've Been A Missin' CD 1 - Lost & Found _________________ 1. MY TWO TIMIN’ WOMAN (1:28) (Snow) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar c.1949 Home Recording, 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas (Recorded when he was just 13 years old, before his voice changed) 2. I’LL JUST PRETEND (2:17) (trad. arr. Holly/Montgomery) 3. TAKE THESE SHACKLES FROM MY HEART (1:47) (trad. arr. Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and mandolin Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar c.1952 Home Recording, 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas (These very early demos were captured on a wire recorder and later transferred to acetates. This one is in particularly poor shape, skipping in several places, but it’s historical nature merits its inclusion in this set.) 4. FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW (1:19) (trad. arr. Holly/Montgomery) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar c.1953 (probably) Home Recording, 3315 36th Street, Lubbock, Texas (Early demo from an acetate which, unfortunately, skips near the end.) 5. GOTTA GET YOU NEAR ME BLUES (1:54) (Montgomery) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar Sonny Curtis - fiddle, Don Guess - bass c.1954-1955 (probably) Nesman Recording Studio, Wichita Falls, Texas (This undubbed demo features some particularly good guitar picking from Buddy.) 6. YOU AND I ARE THROUGH (2:06) (Montgomery) 7. MEMORIES (2:19) (Montgomery) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar Sonny Curtis - fiddle, Don Guess - bass c.1954-1955 KDAV Studio, Lubbock, Texas (Undubbed versions.) 8. BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE (2:28) (Gunter) 9. DOWN THE LINE* (2:26) (Holly/Montgomery) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Bob Montgomery – vocal and guitar* Larry Welborn - Bass, Jerry Allison - drums 7 June 1955 (?) Nesman Recording Studio, Wichita Falls, Texas (These tracks bear witness to Buddy’s increasing awareness of Sun Record’s rockabilly sound and Elvis Presley in particular.) 10. BABY WON’T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT (1:55) (Holly) 11. I GUESS I WAS JUST A FOOL (2:16) (Holly) 12. DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’ (2:00) (Holly/Parrish) 13. LOVE ME (1:55) (Holly/Parrish) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Sonny Curtis - guitar Don Guess - bass, Jerry Allison - drums 7 December 1955 (?) Nesman Recording Studio, Wichita Falls, Texas (These 4 tracks were recorded as an audition for Decca records.) 14. LOVE ME (take 10) (2:23) (Holly/Parrish) 15. DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’ (2:13) (Holly/Parrish) Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar, Sonny Curtis - lead guitar Grady Martin - rhythm guitar, Don Guess - bass Doug Kirkham - percussion, Owen Bradley - Producer 26 January 1956 (between 1915 and 2015h) Bradley’s Barn Studio, Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee (From the master tapes of Buddy’s first session for Decca records. Track 14 includes studio talk and the opening slate.) 16. BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (2:38) (Holly) 17. IT’S NOT MY FAULT (1:19) (Hall/Myrick) 18. ROCK-A-BYE ROCK (2:21) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Sonny Curtis - guitar Don Guess - bass, Jerry Allison - drums January - April 1956 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Tracks 16 - 18 were produced by Buddy Holly to show Decca how he wanted his music to sound) 19. ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE* (false start/take 8) (2:38) (Curtis) 20. I’M CHANGIN’ ALL THOSE CHANGES* (take 4) (2:16) (Holly) 21. THAT’LL BE THE DAY (take 19) (2:31) (Allison/Holly) 22. GIRL ON MY MIND (take 3) (2:22) (Guess) 23. TING-A-LING (take 7) (2:42) (Ertegun) Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar Sonny Curtis - guitar and lead guitar* Grady Martin - rhythm guitar, Don Guess - bass Jerry Allison - drums, Owen Bradley - Producer 22 July 1956 Bradley’s Barn Studio, Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee (From the master tapes of Buddy’s second session for Decca records. All tracks include opening slate.) 24. ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE (take 12) (2:22) (Curtis) 25. YOU ARE MY ONE DESIRE (false start and take 3) (2:32) (Guess) Buddy Holly – vocal, Grady Martin - guitar Don Guess - bass, Floyd Cramer - piano Farris Coursey - drums, E.R. McMillan - alto saxophone Owen Bradley - Producer 15 November 1956 Bradley’s Barn Studio, Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee (From the master tapes of Buddy’s third and last session for Decca records. Both tracks include opening slate. E.R. McMillan is possibly a pseudonym for Boots Randolph) 26. GONE (take 1) (1:02) 27. GONE (take 2) (1:11) (Rogers) 28. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 1) (1:21) 29. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 2) (0:28) 30. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (take 3) (0:50) (Hill) 31. BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN (2:06) (Berry) 32. GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT (1:55) (Brown) 33. RIP IT UP (1:27) (Marascalco/Blackwell) 34. BLUE MONDAY (1:57) (Bartholomew/Domino) 35. HONKY TONK* (3:27) (Doggett/Sheperd/Butler/Scott) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Unknown - bass/rhythm guitar* Late November or Early December 1956 Venture Studio, 1926 19th Street, Lubbock, Texas. (Tracks 26 - 35 are from practice sessions recorded by a high school friend of Buddy’s, Bobby Peebles. These are original undubbed versions.) CD 2 - Let's Go! _________________ 1. BLUE SUEDE SHOES (1:51) (Perkins) 2. SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL (1:33) (Calhoun) 3. BO DIDDLEY* (2:14) (McDaniels) 4. I AIN’T GOT NO HOME (1:56) (Henry) 5. HOLLY HOP (possible title) (1:34) (Holley) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums, Unknown - bass* Late November or Early December 1956 Venture Studio, 1926 19th Street, Lubbock, Texas. (More songs from practice sessions recorded by Bobby Peebles.) 6. BO DIDDLEY (2:21) (McDaniels) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Larry Welborn - bass , Unknown - second guitar December 1956 - January 1957 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Undubbed version) 7. LAST NIGHT (1:53) (Petty/Mauldin) (Without The Picks backing vocals.) 8. MAYBE BABY* (1:56) (Holly/Petty) (Early alternate version.) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Niki Sullivan - second vocal*. 12 March 1957 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico 9. WORDS OF LOVE (1:30) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Joe B. Mauldin - bass. 8 April 1957 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Without final vocal and lead guitar) 10. NOT FADE AWAY (take 1) (2:20) 29 May 1957 (Holly/Petty) Buddy Holly – vocal, guitar, overdubbed backing vocal Jerry Allison - cardboard box percussion, overdubbed backing vocal, Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Niki Sullivan - overdubbed backing vocal Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Alternate version with partial backing vocals dubbed on.) 11. PEGGY SUE (take 1) (2:29) (Holly/Allison/Petty) (Alternate version) 12. JINGLE FOR BOB THIELE (0:32) (Allison/Holly/Petty) 13. JINGLE FOR MURRAY DEUTCH (0:32) (Allison/Holly/Petty) (These jingles were created at the suggestion of Norman Petty as a gesture of thanks to the A&R director of Coral (Thiele) and Buddy’s music publisher (Deutch.) 14. OH BOY! (2:05) (West/Tilghman/Petty) (Without The Picks backing vocals) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Joe B. Mauldin - bass. 29 June - 1 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico 15. SEND ME SOME LOVING** (2:40) (Marascalco/Price) 16. IT’S TOO LATE* (2:29) Probably 19 July 1957 (Willis) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar*, Jerry Allison - drums Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Niki Sullivan - guitar** Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Without The Picks backing vocals) 17. MONA (rehearsal) (2:04) 18. MONA (take 1) (1:15) 19. MONA (take 2) (3:24) 20. MONA (false start and take 3) (2:45) (McDaniels) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Jerry Allison - drums and acoustic guitar Probably April or December 1957 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (A practice session to test out a new echo unit) 21. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 1) (0:39) 22. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 2) (1:21) 23. THAT’S MY DESIRE (take 3) (2:25) (Kresa/Loveday) Buddy Holly – vocals and guitar, Al Caiola - guitar, Jerry Allison - drums Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Don Arnone - rhythm guitar, Norman Petty - piano William Marine/Robert Bollinger/Merril Ostrus/Abby Hoffer - backing vocals, Milton DeLugg - producer, Sonny Lester - A&R From 2000h, 25 January - 0200h, 26 January 1958, Bell Sound Studios, 237 W, 54th Street, New York, N.Y. (The complete session tape) 24. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 1) (0:29) 25. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 2) (1:08) 26. TAKE YOUR TIME* (take 3) (1:56) (Holly/Petty) 27. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 1) (2:27) 28. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 2) (2:29) 29. FOOL’S PARADISE (take 3) (2:28) (LeGlaire/Petty/Linsley) 30. THINK IT OVER (take 1) (0:17) 31. THINK IT OVER (take 2) (1:26) 32. THINK IT OVER (take 3) (1:47) 33. THINK IT OVER (take 4) (1:49) 34. THINK IT OVER (take 5) (1:48) (Holly/Petty/Allison) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Joe B. Mauldin - bass Jerry Allison - drums and cardboard box*, Norman Petty - organ* Probably 14 February 1958 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Tracks 27 - 34 without The Roses overdubbed backing vocals and Vi Petty’s overdubbed piano) 35. LONESOME TEARS (1:44) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar, Joe B. Mauldin - bass Jerry Allison - drums, Tommy Allsup - lead guitar The Roses - backing vocals. 25 May 1958 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Original master version) 36. NOW WE’RE ONE (2:19) (Darin) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Al Chernet - guitar George Barnes - lead guitar Sanford Bloch - bass Philip Kraus - drums David “Panama” Francis - drums Sam Taylor - alto saxophone Helen Way/Harriet Young/Maeretha Stewart/ Theresa Meritt - backing vocal Dick Jacobs - producer C. John “Jack” Hansen - musicians’ contractor 19 June 1958, between 2000h and 2200h Coral Records Studio, Pythian Temple, 80th Street, New York (with session talk and count in) 37. LOVE’S MADE A FOOL OF YOU (2:06) (Holly/Montgomery) Buddy Holly – vocal and rhythm guitar, George Atwood - bass Bo Clark- drums, Tommy Allsup - lead guitar Late July - mid August 1958 Norman Petty Studios, 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico (Without handclap overdub. This was recorded as a demo for the Everly Brothers) 38. JINGLE FOR RADIO STATION KLLL (0:28) (Holly) (set to the tune of Everyday) 39. JINGLE FOR RADIO STATION KLLL (0:24) (Holly/Allison/Petty) (set to the tune of Peggy Sue) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar 1 September 1958, Radio Station KLLL, Great Plains Life Building, Suite 2001, Lubbock, Texas. 40. PROMO FOR RADIO STATION WACK (0:10) Unknown date, Radio Station WACK, Newark, N.J. 41. PROMO FOR RADIO STATION KSYD (0:06) Unknown date, Radio Station KSYD, Wichita Falls, Texas (Buddy Holly recorded many promo spots but these are the only ones know to have survived.) CD 3 - In New York _________________ 1. RAINING IN MY HEART (2:59) (Bryant/Bryant) 2. MOONDREAMS (2:49) (Petty) Buddy Holly – vocal, Sanford Bloch - bass, Al Caiola - guitar Clifford Leeman - drums, Ernest Hayes - piano, Doris Johnson - harp Abraham "Boomie" Richman - tenor saxophone Sylvan Shulman/Leo Kruczek/Leonard Posner/Irving Spice/ Ray Free/Herbert Bourne/Julius Held/Paul Winter - violins David Schwartz/Howard Kay - violas Maurice Brown/Maurice Bialkin - cellos Dick Jacobs - producer, C.John "Jack" Hansen - A&R 21 October 1958, between 1900h and 2230h Coral Records Studio, Pythian Temple, 80th Street, New York (Two stereo tracks presented here with studio talk, count-ins and in alternate mixes) 3. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY (1:12) (Holly) 4. WHAT TO DO (1:54) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar 3 December 1958, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York. 5. PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (1:47) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar 5 December 1958, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York. 6. THAT MAKES IT TOUGH (2:14) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar 8 December 1958, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York. 7. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING (1:48) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar 14 December 1958, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York. 8. LEARNING THE GAME (1:31) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar 17 December 1958, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York . (The infamous apartment tapes recorded in his living room on a recorder peurchased from nNorman Petty. The same machine was used to tape most of his early hits. All are without overdubs.) 9. YOU'RE THE ONE (1:31) (Holly/Jennings/Corbin) Buddy Holly – vocal and guitar Waylon Jennings & Ray "Slim" Corbin - handclapping Probably 27 December 1958, Radio Station KLLL, Lubbock, Texas . (During Buddy's last trip home to Lubbock he wrote this song with friends Waylon and "Slim" in ten or fifteen minutes. They put it down on tape right away.) 10. WAIT 'TIL THE SUN SHINES NELLIE* (1:13) (Sterling/Von Tizler) (Recorded at the request of Buddy's mother) 11. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' * (take 1) (3:07) (Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)) (Slow version) 12. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' * (take 2) (3:32) (Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)) (Slow version) 13. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' (take 3) (3:32) (Penniman/Bocage/Collins/Smith)) (Fast version) 14. DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS (fragment) (Glover) / Maria Elena / DEAREST (take 1) (McDaniels/Polk/Baker) (5:16) (This fascinating track allows us to hear Buddy interact with Maria Elena as well as hear the ambience of their New York apartment) 15. DEAREST (take 2) (1:51) (McDaniels/Polk/Baker) 16. LOVE IS STRANGE (1:40) (Smith/Baker) 17. SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE* (2:11) (Lieber/Stoller)) 18. LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE* (instrumental) (1:20) (Holly) Buddy Holly – vocal and acoustic guitar, eclectric guitar* 1 - 22 January 1959, Apartment 3B, The Brevoort, 8th Street, New York (More undubbed apartment tapes. Buddy's final recordings) RADIO REPORTS ABOUT THE CRASH 19. NEWSCAST ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH (0:51) 3 February 1959, Radio Station KGLO, Mason City, Iowa 20. NEWSCAST ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH (0:23) 3 February 1959, Radio Station WNOE, New Orleans, Louisiana 21. NEWSCAST ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH (0:37) 3 February 1959, Radio Station KLLL, Lubbock, Texas THE BUDDY HOLLY INTERVIEWS 22. INTERVIEW WITH RED ROBINSON (3:04) 23 October 1957, Georgia Auditorium, Vancouver, Canada 23. INTERVIEW WITH DALE LOWERY (1:35) 5 November 1957, Municipal Auditorium, Topeka, Kansas 24. INTERVIEW WITH PAT BARTON (2:52) 31 January 1958, Radio Station 2KO, Newcastle, Australia (This is the complete interview that at one time was thought lost due to fire.) 25. INTERVIEW WITH ALAN FREED (1:53) 23 September 1958, WNEW-TV Studios, New York (Broadcast 2 October 1958) 26. INTERVIEW WITH DICK CLARK (1:55) 28 October 1958, Unknown location, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Broadcast on American Bandstand) BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS LIVE! 27. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (1:48) (Allison/Holly/Petty) 28. PEGGY SUE (2:02) (Allison/Holly/Petty) 29. INTERVIEW WITH ED SULLIVAN (0:36) (Allison/Holly/Petty) Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Jerry Allison - drums, (Niki Sullivan appeared on stage but was not miked) 1 December 1957, CBS TV Studios, New York, for Ed Sullivan Show 30. OH BOY! (2:08) (West/Tilghman/Petty) Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Jerry Allison - drums, 29 January 1958, CBS TV Studios, New York, for Ed Sullivan Show 31. THAT'LL BE THE DAY (2:11) (Allison/Holly/Petty) 32. PEGGY SUE (1:56) (Allison/Holly/Petty) 33. OH BOY! (2:06) (West/Tilghman/Petty) Buddy Holly – vocal and electric guitar Joe B. Mauldin - bass, Jerry Allison - drums, 2 March 1958, The London Palladium, Argyle Street, London, W1 (Broadcast by Associated Television) 34. NORMAN PETTY DEFENDS HIMSELF (0:28) Unknown date and location 35. A MESSAGE TO THE DUTCH BUDDY HOLLY FAN CLUB FROM ELLA AND LAWRENCE HOLLEY (1:22) C.1964, Lubbock, Texas