Buddy Holly - For The First Time Anywhere '1983

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When this album was originally released in 1983, it was a major revelation in
collectors circles. Here were the original, undubbed versions of eight songs
that had appeared on posthumous Holly albums like Reminiscing , Showcase , and
others with overdubbed backing provided by the Fireballs and producer Norman
Petty , along with two rarities to pad things out. And hearing the stripped-down
Holly minus the audio cover-ups and beef-ups revealed strong (and sometimes
superior) efforts all by themselves without the assistance. With future Cricket
Jerry Allison on drums, a set of revolving bass players, and Sonny Curtis
handling lead guitar chores on three tracks, Holly blasts through some bona fide
Texas rockabilly here. Four of the eight tracks come from Buddy s pen, and these
early efforts (Rock-a-Bye Rock, Because I Love You, Changing All Those Changes,
and Im Gonna Set My Foot Down) are sign pointers toward his later, more
commercial style; in this case listeners get stripped-down, elemental pop tunes
disguised as rockabilly ravers and country ballads. The collection is bookended
with two more tracks, the original studio swipe of Maybe Baby and Thats My
Desire, a ballad from the 1958 New York session that produced Rave On. Although
the overdubbing done to Holly s music made sense from a commercial standpoint at
the time, this collection only whets your appetite to hear more of the real
thing. ~ Cub Koda

Tracklist:
1 01. Buddy Holly - Rock-A-Bye Rock (1983 Overdubbed Version) (02:22)
1 02. The Crickets - Maybe Baby (Original Take) (01:55)
1 03. Buddy Holly - Because I Love You (1983 Overdubbed Version) (02:38)
1 04. Buddy Holly - Im Gonna Set My Foot Down (1983 Overdubbed Version) (02:15)
1 05. Buddy Holly - Changing All Those Changes (1983 Overdubbed Version) (01:39)
1 06. Buddy Holly - Thats My Desire (Undubbed Version) (02:23)
1 07. Buddy Holly - Baby Wont You Come Out Tonight (1983 Overdubbed Version)
(01:55)
1 08. Buddy Holly - Its Not My Fault (Edit) (01:19)
1 09. Buddy Holly - Brown Eyed Handsome Man (1983 Overdubbed Version) (02:02)
1 10. Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley (1983 Overdubbed Version) (02:21)

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