BUDDY HOLLY'S ACETATES

These acetates are like rocking horse manure and sell for astronomical prices but for the Buddy Holly fan they are well worth it.

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Title	Recorded	Version
Two Timin' Woman and Little Footprints in the Snow	1949 Two Timin Woman is Buddy Holly at 13 years of age Little Footprints In The Snow is Buddy and Bob from their Radio KDAV slot in Lubbock in 1953. A double-sided 10" acetate with a short 20 seconds of an unknown tune by an unknown artist then two songs "Two Timin Woman" and "Little Footprints In The Snow". These last two tunes are on both sides however the 2nd side isn't by Buddy & Bob.	My Two Timin' Woman written by Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow
Two Timin' Woman and Little Footprints in the Snow	1953 KDAV Radio, Lubbock, Texas	Little Footprints In The Snow written by Harry Wright The two songs on this side of the acetate were not by Buddy & Bob.
Take These Shackles from My Heart and Let's Pretend sorry no photo of the other side of this acetate but it probably has no label as it is probably blank.	Late 1952 A one-sided, two song 10" acetate by Buddy & Bob	Take These Shackles From My Heart written by Julius Frank Anthony "Pee Wee King" Kuczynski and Henry Ellis "Redd" Stewart I'll Just Pretend written by Jessie Mae Martin
Gotta Roll (aka Down The Line) and I Don't Care Anymore (aka You and I Are Through)	7th June 1955 Nesman Studios, York avenue, Wichita Falls, Texas	Written by Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery This is an alternative title and version of "Down the Line"
Gotta Roll (aka Down The Line) and I Don't Care Anymore (aka You and I Are Through)	7th June 1955 Nesman Studios, York avenue, Wichita Falls, Texas	I Don't Care Anymore written by Bob Montgomery Buddy, Bob (Montgomery), and Larry (Welborn) recorded this piece of history at Nesman Studios in Wichita Falls, Texas. As you may be able to see, the "side 2" label was nearly titled "Gotta Roll" but the person writing the title corrected him/herself (Lewis or Sally Nesman) and gave it the almost proper title of "I Just Don't Care" with "Just" overwriting "Gotta".
Love Me and I Guess I Was A Fool	7 December 1955 KDAV Studio, Lubbock, Texas Demo recordings for Decca	Love Me written by Buddy Holly and Sue Parrish
Love Me and I Guess I was Just a Fool	7 December 1955 KDAV Studio, Lubbock, Texas	Demo recording for Decca I Guess I Was Just A Fool written by Buddy Holly
Moonlight baby (aka Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight) and Don't Come Back Knocin	7 December 1955 KDAV Studio, Lubbock, Texas	Demo recording for Decca Written by Buddy Holly
Moonlight baby (aka Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight) and Don't Come Back Knockin'	7 December 1955 KDAV Studio, Lubbock, Texas	Demo recording for Decca Written by Buddy Holly and Sue Parrish
Modern Don Juan The 1st picture: Double sided acetate with other side playing: You Are My One Desire The 2nd picture: Single sided acetate	15 November 1956 Bradley's Studio A (Quonset hut) Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee	Demo recording session for Decca Written by Don Guess and Jack Neil
Brown Eyed Handsome Man and Bo Diddley	25th February 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico 10" double-sided acetate	Brown-Eyed Handsome Man written by Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry
Brown Eyed Handsome Man and Bo Diddley	25th February 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico 10" double-sided acetate	Bo Diddley written by Ellas "Bo Diddley" McDaniels
That'll Be The Day and I'm A Lookin' (aka I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love)	25 February 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico This copy belonged to Buddy's dad	Written by Buddy Holly
That'll Be The Day and I'm A Lookin' (aka I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love)	25 February 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico This copy belonged to Buddy's brother Larry	This disk below was sold in 2005 for $430 as an acetate for Brunswick Written by Buddy and Jerry
Last Night and Maybe Baby	12 March 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico This copy belonged to Buddy's dad	Demo Written by Joe B. Mauldin and Norman Petty
Last Night and Maybe Baby	12 March 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico This copy belonged to Buddy's brother Larry	Original demo "cha cha" version Written by Buddy Holly
Words of Love (just guitar and vocal) and probably a Vi Petty tune	12th March 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico	Demo Words Of Love Written by Buddy Holly
Words Of Love and Mailman Bring Me No More Blues	8 April 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico	Demo Mailman Bring Me No More Blues Written by Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts, and Stanley Clayton
Not Fade Away and Everyday	29 May 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico Jerry Alison slapping a cardboard box on Not Fade Away And slapping his knee on Everyday	Was originally a demo for the Everly Brothers. Master unspliced by MCA Both songs written by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away and Everyday	29 May 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico Jerry Alison slapping a cardboard box on Not Fade Away And slapping his knee on Everyday	Both songs written by Buddy Holly
Tell Me Now by The Crickets Is actually Tell Me How	Between May - June 1957 Norman Petty's NorVaJak Studios Clovis, New Mexico	Written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison
Words of Love	Recorded on the 8th April 1957 Coral acetate made sometime before 20th June 1957	Coral acetate Written by Buddy Holly
Oh, Boy! and Peggy Sue	29 June - 2 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico Oh Boy! has no backing vocals Peggy Sue is undubbed	Peggy Sue written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty Oh Boy! written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, and Norman Petty Norman Petty probably had no involvement in the tracks writing-wise but got credit because it was his studio, and if you wanted to record there, he got credit.
Oh, Boy! and Peggy Sue	29 June - 2 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico Oh Boy! has no backing vocals Peggy Sue is undubbed
I'm Gonna Love You Too and Listen to Me	1 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico	I'm Gonna Love You Too written by Joe Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, and Norman Petty Listen To Me written by Buddy Holly
Send Me Some Lovin' and It's Too Late	20 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico The sleeve says Larry's Copy but this has been scribbled out and Dads Copy written in.	Send Me Some Lovin' written by John Marascalco and Lloyd Price It's Too Late written by Chuck Willis
Send Me Some Lovin' and It's Too Late	20 July 1957 Norman Petty Studios Clovis, New Mexico	Send Me Some Lovin' written by John Marascalco and Lloyd Price It's Too Late written by Chuck Willis
Little Baby by The Crickets	17 December 1957 Norman Petty's NorVaJak Studios Clovis, New Mexico	Written by Buddy Holly and Chester W. Kendall Jnr. Petty gets a writing credit but as we all know...
Early In the Morning and Now We're One	19 June 1958 Coral Records Studios The Pythian Temple 80th Street, New York Double-sided 10" acetate	Early In The Morning written by Bobby Darin and Woody Harris Now We're One written by Bobby Darin
It Doesn't Matter Anymore and Raining In My Heart	21 October 1958 Coral Records Studios The Pythian Temple 80th Street, New York	It Doesn't Matter Anymore written by Paul Anka Raining In My Heart written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
You're the One	27 December 1958 KLLL Radio station, suite 2001, Great Plains Building, Lubbock, Texas single-sided acetate	Written by Buddy Holly, Ray "Slim" Corbin, and Waylon Jennings
You're the One A second acetate but this one without any sticker	27 December 1958 KLLL Radio station, suite 2001, Great Plains Building, Lubbock, Texas single-sided acetate Another copy of this tune on a single-sided acetate	Written by Buddy Holly, Ray "Slim" Corbin, and Waylon Jennings
I Guess I was Just a Fool	27 December 1958 KLLL Radio station, suite 2001, Great Plains Building, Lubbock, Texas single-sided acetate	Demo recording for Decca Written by Buddy Holly
Winter Dance Party promo's ???	circa January 1959 Metal acetate of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper & Richie Valens. 3 tracks, no track listing, but I assume one track per artist.	I would venture a guess that these 3 tracks are the promos for the Winter Dance Party 14 seconds for the Big Bopper 20 seconds for Richie Valens 15 seconds for Buddy Holly
Buddy's Apartment Tapes acetate	Between Dec. 1958 and Jan. 1959 Buddy's own recordings made at his apartment in New York. This acetate of 6 of the undubbed recordings was made on February 13th 1959 as can be ascertained by the wax marker showing 2-13-59	The tracks are:- "That's What They Say", "What To Do", "Peggy Sue Got Married", "That Makes It Tough", "Crying, Waiting, Hoping", and "Learning the Game"
That'll be the Day by The Quarry Men	Recorded less than one year after Buddy released his version. Three-quarters of what would become The Beatles recorded their version	Written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison
For the above list in LP, EP, and 45's vinyl form go here:- Buddy's Vinyl Releases For a list of very good Buddy Holly bootleg albums go here:- Buddy's Bootlegs The full 1969 Woodstock Festival artist and setlist in correct order can be seen here:- Woodstock If you see any errors or ommisions on this page please email me at [email protected]