That'll be the day
Buddy Holly
85 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 29134462 |
| Excel File Row | 223 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:03:50 |
| Pressing Year | 1961 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | ACE OF HEARTS |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | AH 3 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | BWK-5-1B W 1 OT ("DECCA Distribution UK""O/T TAX CODE 1961" "Mother 1 Stamper 34") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | BWK-6-1B W 1 OT |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
Your 1961 "That'll Be The Day" on Ace of Hearts encapsulates one of the most bitter and fascinating ironies in Buddy Holly's discography. This specific "prima stampa" for the budget label, a subsidiary of Decca, capitalised on Holly's genius years after his tragic demise, reintroducing his gems to the public. The story goes that Decca Records itself had originally recorded and then shelved the first version of the track in 1956, refusing to promote it and leaving Buddy frustrated by their artistic short-sightedness. It was only after Holly, circumventing his contract with Decca by forming The Crickets, recorded a new version in Clovis, New Mexico, that the song became a worldwide hit under the Brunswick label, also part of the Decca galaxy. This 1961 edition therefore represents the belated recognition and monetisation, by the record giant, of the talent they had foolishly ignored at the beginning of his career, reintroducing material – sometimes even those very same discarded original recordings – to the general public in an economical and accessible format, a true karmic merry-go-round in the music industry.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - You Are My One Desire
- A2 - Blue Days - Black Nights
- A3 - Modern Don Juan
- A4 - Rock Around With Ollie Vee
- A5 - Ting-A-Ling
- A6 - Girl On My Mind
- B1 - That'll Be The Day
- B2 - Love Me
- B3 - I'm Changing All Those Changes
- B4 - Don't Come Back Knockin'
- B5 - Midnight Shift
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