Buddy Holly Discography (1956-1979)
All information obtained from "The Buddy Holly
Story - A Pictorial Account Of His Life And Music"compiled
and annotated by my long lost friend John Beecher and Malcolm
Jones.
United States Singles
D = Decca; Br = Brunswick; C = Coral; MCA = MCA
1. D 29854 - Blue Days, Black Nights/Love Me (4/16/56)
2. D 30166 - Modern Don Juan/You Are My One Desire (12/24/56)
3. Br 55009 - That'll Be The Day/I'm Looking For Someone To Love (5/27/57)
4. C 61852 - Words Of Love/Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (6/20/57)
5. D 30434 - Rock Around With Ollie Vee/That'll Be The Day (9/2/57)
6. C 61885 - Peggy Sue/Everyday (9/20/57)
7. Br 55035 - Oh Boy!/Not Fade Away (10/27/57)
8. D 30543 - Love Me/You Are My One Desire (1/6/58)
9. C 61947 - I'm Gonna Love You Too/ Listen To Me (2/5/58)
10. Br 55053 - Maybe Baby/Tell Me How (2/12/58)
11. C 61985 - Rave On/Take Your Time (4/20/58)
12. Br 55072 - Think It Over/Fool's Paradise (5/27/58)
13. D 30650 - Girl On My Mind/Ting-A-ling (6/23/58)
14. C 62006 - Early In The Morning/Now We're One (7/5/58)
15. Br 55094 - It's So Easy/Lonesome Tears (9/12/58)
16. C 62017 - Real Wild Child/Oh You Beautiful Doll - Ivan (9/26/58)
17. C 62051 - Heartbeat/Well All Right (11/5/58)
18. C 62074 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore/Raining In My Heart (1/5/59)
19. C 62134 - Peggy Sue Got Married/Crying, Waiting, Hoping (7/20/59)
20. C 62210 - True Love Ways/That Makes It Tough (6/29/60)
21. C 62329 - Reminiscing/Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie (8/20/62)
22. C 62352 - Bo Diddley/True Love Ways (4/1/63)
23. C 62369 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man/Wishing (7/29/63)
24. C 62390 - Rock Arround With Ollie Vee/I'm Gonna Love You Too (1/6/64)
25. C 62407 - Maybe Baby/Not Fade Away (4/27/64)
26. C 62448 - What To Do/Slippin' And Slidin' (3/15/65)
27. C 62554 - Rave On/Early In The Morning (7/22/68)
28. C 62558 - Love Is Strange/You're The One (3/17/69)
29. C 65618 - That'll Be The Day/I'm looking For Someone To Love
30. MCA 60000 - That'll Be The Day/I'm Looking For Someone To Love (1973)
31. MCA 60004 - Peggy Sue/Everyday (1973)
32. MCA 40905 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore/Peggy Sue (5/29/78)
Extended Play Singles (E.P.'s)
ED = Decca; EB = Brunswick; EC = Coral
1. ED 2575 - That'll Be The Day
2. EB 71036 - The Chirping Crickets
3. EB 71038 - The Sound Of The Crickets
4. EC 81169 - Listen To Me
5. EC 81182 - The Buddy Holly Story
6. EC 81191 - Peggy Sue Got Married
7. EC 81193 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Albums
Br = Brunswick; C = Coral; D = Decca; VL = Vocalion; MCA = MCA
1. Br 54038 - The Chirping Crickets (11/57)
2. C 57210 - Buddy Holly (3/58)
3. D 8707 - That'll Be The Day (4/58)
4. C 57279 - The Buddy Holly Story (3/59)
5. C 57326 - The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 (3/60)
6. C 57426 - Reminiscing (2/63)
7. C 57450 - Showcase (5/64)
8. C 57463 - Holly In The Hills (1/65)
9. C CXB-8 - The Best Of Buddy Holly (4/66)
10. C 757492 - Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits (3/67)
11. C 757504 - Giant (1/69)
12. VL 73923 - Good Rockin' (1971)
13. D DXSE7-207 - Buddy Holly: A Rock And Roll Collection (8/72)
14. MCA 3040 - Buddy Holly/Crickets 20 Golden Greats (5/78)
UK Singles
O = Brunswick; Q = Coral; MU = MMU; MCA = MCA
1. O 5581 - Blue Days, Black Nights/Love Me (7/2/56)
2. Q 72279 - That'll Be The Day/I'm Looking For Someone To Love (9/10/57)
3. Q 72293 - Peggy Sue/Everyday (11/15/57)
4. Q 72298 - Oh Boy/Not Fade Away (12/22/57)
5. Q 72288 - Listen To Me/I'm Gonna Love You Too (2/28/58)
6. Q 72307 - Maybe Baby/Tell Me How (2/28/58)
7. Q 72325 - Rave On/Take Your Time (6/6/58)
8. Q 72329 - Think It Over/Fool's Paradise (7/4/58)
9. Q 72333 - Early In The Morning/Now We're One (8/8/58)
10. Q 72341 - Real Wild Child/Oh You Beautiful Doll - Ivan (10/31/58)
11. Q 72345 - It's So Easy/Lonesome Tears (10/31/58)
12. Q 72346 - Heartbeat/Well All Right (11/21/58)
13. Q 72360 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore/Raining In My Heart (2/13/59)
14. O 5800 - Midnight Shift/Rock Around With Ollie Vee (6/5/59)
15. Q 72376 - Peggy SueGot Married/Crying, Waiting, Hoping (8/28/59)
16. Q 72392 - Heartbeat/Everyday (3/18/60)
17. Q 72397 - True Love Ways/Moondreams (5/20/60)
18. Q 72411 - Learning The Game/That Makes It Tough (10/7/60)
19. Q 72419 - What To Do/That's What They Say (1/13/61)
20. Q 72432 - Baby I Don't Care/Valley Of Tears (6/23/61)
21. Q 72445 - Look At Me/Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (11/17/61)
22. Q 72449 - Listen To Me/Words Of Love (2/23/62)
23. Q 72455 - Reminiscing/Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie (9/7/62)
24. Q 72459 - Brown Eyed Handsome Man/Slippin' And Slidin' (3/8/63)
25. Q 72463 - Bo Diddley/It's Not My Fault (5/31/63)
26. Q 72466 - Wishing/Because I Love You (8/30/63)
27. Q 72469 - What To Do/Dearest (12/13/63)
28. Q 72472 - You've Got Love/An Empty Cup (4/24/64)
29. Q 72475 - Love's Made A Fool Of You/You're The One (9/4/64)
30. Q 72483 - Maybe Baby/That's My Desire (5/20/66)
31. MU 1012 - Peggy Sue/Rave On (3/22/68)
32. MU 1017 - Oh Boy/That'll Be The Day (5/10/68)
33. MU 1059 - Love Is Strange/You're The One (1/31/69)
34. MU 1081 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore/Maybe Baby (5/23/69)
35. MU 1116 - Rave On/Dearest (3/13/70)
36. MU 1198 - That'll Be The Day/Well All Right/Everyday (5/4/73)
37. MCA 119 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore/True Love Ways/ Brown Eyed Handsome
Man (2/1/74)
38. MCA 207 - Oh Boy/Everyday (8/29/75)
39. MCA 252 - True Love Ways/It Doesn't Matter Anymore/Raining In My Heart/
Moondreams (9/3/76)
40. MCA 253 - Peggy Sue/Rave On/Rock Around With Ollie Vee/Midnight Shift
(9/3/76)
41. MCA 254 - Maybe Baby/Think It Over/That'll Be The Day/It's So Easy
(9/3/76)
42. MCA 344 - Wishing/Love's Made A Fool Of You (1/13/78)
Extended Play Singles (E.P.'s)
OE = Brunswick; FEP = Coral
1. OE 9456 - Buddy Holly No. 1 (7/59)
2. OE 9457 - Buddy Holly No. 2 (7/59)
3. FEP 2002 - Buddy Holly (Listen To Me) (9/58)
4. FEP 2003 - The Sound OfThe Crickets (9/58)
5. FEP 2005 - Rave On (12/58)
6. FEP 2014 - It's So Easy (1/59)
7. FEP 2015 - Heartbeat (1/59)
8. FEP 2032 - The Buddy Holly Story (6/59)
9. FEP 2044 - The Late Great Buddy Holly (2/60)
10. FEP 2060 - Four More (5/60)
11. FEP 2062 - That'll Be The Day (11/60)
12. FEP 2065 - Buddy - By Request (9/64)
13. FEP 2066 - That Tex-Mex Sound (9/64)
14. FEP 2067 - Wishing (10/64)
15. FEP 2068 - Showcase No. 1 (11/64)
16. FEP 2069 - Showcase No. 2 (11/64)
17. FEP 2070 - Buddy Holly Sings (1/65)
Albums
LVA = Coral; AH = Ace Of Hearts; CP/S = Coral; MUP/S = MCA; CD = Coral; EMTV
= MCA; MFP = Music For Pleasure; SM = World Records (mail order)
1. LVA 9081 - The Chirping Crickets (3/58)
2. LVA 9085 - Buddy Holly (7/58)
3. LVA 9105 - The Buddy Holly Story (4/59)
4. LVA 9127 - The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 (11/60)
5. AH 0003 - That'll Be The Day (10/61)
6. LVA 9212 - Reminiscing (4/63)
7. LVA 9222 - Showcase (6/64)
8. LVA 9227 - Holly In The Hills (6/65)
9. AH 0148 - Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits (6/67)
10. CP 0047 - Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (5/70)
11. MUP 0371 - Giant (2/69)
12. CPS 0071 - Remember (9/71)
13. CD 0802 - Legend (10/74)
14. MFP 50176 - Rave On (8/75)
15. SM 301-5 - The Buddy Holly Story (11/75)
16. CD 8038 - The Nashville Sessions (11/75)
17. CD 8055 - Western And Bop (11/77)
18. EMTV 0008 - Buddy Holly Lives - Buddy Holly & The Crickets 20 Golden
Greats (2/78)
19. CD 0807 - The Complete Buddy Holly (3/79)
Bootlegs
1. Union Pacific LP 004 - Blast From The Past, Vol. 1 (UK)
2. Cricket LP C001000 - Buddy Holly Live (US)
3. Cricket LP C002000 - Buddy Holly In Person (US)
4. Prism EP 001 - Stay Close To Me (Australia)
5. Prism 45 102 - Radio Jingles (US)
6. ??? EP ??? - Buddy Holly Live (Germany)
Various
1. Decca 4036 - The Golden Oldies
2. Decca 75181 - Rock 'N' Roll Survival
3. Brunswick 54043 - Alan Freed's Rock & Roll Show
4. Coral 57213 - Rock Around The Block - Alan Freed
5. Coral 57269 - Hitsville
6. Coral 57310 - The Million-Airs
7. MCA 8001 - American Graffiti
8. MCA 8007 - More American Graffiti
9. MCA 8008 - American Graffiti, Vol. 3
10. Adam VIII 8025 - Rock Around The Clock
11. Brookville 528 - At The Hop
12. Brookville ??? - Rock & Roll Heaven
13. Lost Nite 5050 - WFIL History Of Rock, The Fifties
14. K-TEL 4229 - 60 Flashback Hits Of The Sixties
15. TeeVee 1038 - Machine Rock
16. A&M 6500 - American Hot Wax
17. Lost Nite 5052 - WCBS-History Of Rock, The Fifties
18. Collectors ??? - The Rock & Roll Years, Vol. 1
C.Ds
1. I remember Buddy Holly. Liberty/EMI : Capitol Records 1992 CD
2. Peggy Sue. Rock Melody : Distributed by Serenad [1992?] CD
3. The Real Buddy Holly story. Inverness, Fla. : Live Gold 1991 CD
4. Buddy Holly. Bella Musica : dist. by Qualiton Imports [198-?] CD
5 Buddy, the Buddy Holly story: original London cast recording / United States : Relativity Records : First Night Records 1989 CD
6. The great Buddy Holly.Universal City, : MCA Records 1982 CD
7. Buddy Holly. Universal City, Calif: MCA Records CD
8. Buddy Holly "live: the only unreleased "live" recordings of Buddy Holly & his Crickets.[United States] : Cricket [198-] LP record
9. The Complete Buddy Holly. MCA CD SET 1990 DCDSP 807
10. 20 Golden Greats. MCA 1993 DMCTV 1
11. Chirping Crickets .CD 1991 DMCL 1753
12. For The First Time Anywhere. MCA 1987 CD
13. From The Original Master Tape. MCA DIDX 203 CD
14. Giand. Castle / BMG CLACD 1992 CD
15. Buddy Holly Golden Greats .MCA 1989 DMCTV 5003 CD
16. Legend (From the original master tapes). MCA DMCMD 7003 1989
17. Love Songs .MCA MCBD 19522 CD 1995
18. Original Voices of the Crickets.Magnum Music CDMF 088 1993.CD
19. Reminiscing .Castle CLACD 308 1992 CD
20. Showcase . Castle /BMG CLACD 306
21. A Special Collection . Carlton Home Entertainment BOXD26T 1994 CD
22. That'll Be The Day . Castle CLACD 309 CD 1992
23. True Love Ways . Telstar TCD 2339 1989 CD
24. Words Of Love 28 Classic Songs. PolyGram 514487-2 1993 CD
25. The Singles collection 57/1960. Pickwick PWKS 595 CD.
