Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
160 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2177417 |
| Excel File Row | 222 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:03:46 |
| Pressing Year | 1958 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | CORAL |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | LVA 9085 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | MG-6222-1B BN 1 ET ("DECCA Distribution UK" "Solid Centre" "Early PRESS""3 Flipback cover") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | MG-6223-1B M 1 RT |
| Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Media Condition | EX+ |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first pressing from 1958 on Coral Records represents a crucial chapter in Buddy Holly's turbulent yet brilliant career. The album is in fact the culmination of the strategy implemented by Decca Records – the parent company of both Coral and Brunswick – to distinguish Holly's solo work from his band's releases, The Crickets. While The Crickets' records continued to be released on Brunswick, Coral became the vehicle for Buddy as an independent artist. This record label move was not coincidental; it reflected the growing creative and managerial tensions with his producer Norman Petty, with Holly seeking greater artistic freedom. The cover itself, with its iconic and solitary portrait, without The Crickets' presence, served to visually reinforce this new identity, projecting him as an icon destined to shine far beyond his band's shadow and paving the way for his subsequent, unfortunately brief, musical adventures in New York.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I'm Gonna Love You Too
- A2 - Peggy Sue
- A3 - Look At Me
- A4 - Listen To Me
- A5 - Valley Of Tears
- A6 - Ready Teddy
- B1 - Everyday
- B2 - Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
- B3 - Words Of Love
- B4 - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
- B5 - Rave On
- B6 - Little Baby
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