700 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 3172751 |
| Excel File Row | 310 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:08:55 |
| Pressing Year | 1960 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | London |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | HA-G 2267 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | AXL-1614-1B C 1 ET ("London American Series""Liberty Records Hollywood""1st mother") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | AXL-1615-1B C 1 ET |
| Matrix / Runout Side D | |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first UK pressing on the London label, dated 1960, is an item of profound historical and sentimental significance for collectors. Its release occurred in a tragic context: the album arrived in British shops shortly after the sudden death of Eddie Cochran, which occurred on 17 aprile 1960 in a road accident while he was on tour in England. Eddie was much loved in the United Kingdom, perhaps even more so than in his homeland, and this LP immediately became a poignant posthumous tribute to his brief but dazzling career. The record consolidated many of his successful singles into album format, offering for the first time an organic collection to British fans, effectively transforming a mournful event into a discographic testament that cemented his legend. To own this edition means holding in one's hands a piece of rock and roll history, steeped in melancholy and a celebration of the talent of an icon lost too soon.