Throughout 1956, Buddy Holly recorded several songs for Decca Records, and of them, four or so were put out as singles. They didn't do well, so Decca shelved them, because they're thots or something, idk. Later, in 1957, when Holly hit it big on a smaller label (though still technically owned by Decca), Decca realised their mistake, and finally put out 11 of his early recordings with them on an lp, decepively titled That'll Be The Day, to capitalise on the hit single of the same name. The version of the track on that album was very different from the hit single version, since it was recorded earler and with a different producer, who didn't give Holly much freedom (probably explaining why Decca didn't have any hits with him).
There were still a handful of good tracks in the Decca vaults that they didn't issue on the LP, so I've put them together in this here EP. At the time, if I reccall correctly, EPs were still a viable concept in the states, so I don't see why they wouldn't have put this out at the time. I've also included two bonus tracks recorded with Norman Petty as producer, who would go on to lead Buddy to stardom. They didn't really fit anywhere else, and they were recorded around the same time as these tracks, plus one of them isn't the best quality, but I'll touch on that later.
Once again, all tracks are their undubbed originals
Side One
- Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight
- I Guess I Was Just A Fool
- It's Not My Fault
Side Two
- I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
- Rockabye Rock
- Because I Love You
Bonus Tracks
- Bo Diddley
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man
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