Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Jasmine Ep Collection CD

Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Jasmine Ep Collection

Buddy Holly belongs to that select group of artists whose importance and influence eclipse the need for statistical corroboration. Indeed, given that no one has ever recorded an absolutely 100% perfect body of work, Holly came pretty damn close consequently, no matter which compilation of his recordings you listen to, it always sounds great.

This collection of killer Buddy Holly & The Crickets sides is a classic example; drawn from EPs issued variously in the US, the UK, West Germany and Australia between 1957-62, it features a selection of hits, misses, B-sides, LP tracks, Buddy's pre-Crickets "solo" sides, and a handful of posthumously-released, overdubbed versions of songs from his legendary apartment tapes.

The tracks are sequenced in the order that they were originally recorded, rather than released, as it makes sense to hear them in this chronology.

Tracklist:
1. Midnight Shift
2. Don't Come Back Knockin'
3. Love Me
4. I'm Changing All Those Changes
5. That'll Be The Day
6. Girl On My Mind
7. You Are My One Desire
8. I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
9. Last Night
10. Maybe Baby
11. Words Of Love
12. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
13. Ready Teddy
14. Tell Me How
15. Peggy Sue
16. Listen To Me
17. Oh, Boy!
18. It's Too Late
19. An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)
20. Rock Me My Baby
21. You've Got Love
22. Rave On
23. Well...All Right
24. Fool's Paradise
25. Think It Over
26. Lonesome Tears
27. Heartbeat
28. Love's Made A Fool Of You
29. Early In The Morning
30. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
31. Moondreams
32. Peggy Sue Got Married
33. Crying Waiting Hoping
34. That's What They Say
35. That Makes It Tough
36. Learning The Game

Label: Jasmine Records
Released: 2024