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Buddy Holly - The Apartment Tapes
In December 1958, Buddy Holly bought an Ampex tape recorder from Norman Petty. Buddy Holly used this tape recorder in his New York City apartment to record rough takes of new songs that he was writing. In February 1959, as we all know, Buddy Holly died in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson. Many people believe that "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "True Love Ways" were Buddy Holly's last songs.
After his death, Buddy Holly's tape recorder was located in his apartment building. On this tape, there were 14 full songs that Buddy Holly recorded. The songs were, in general, very clear and very personal. Most were just Buddy Holly and his acoustic guitar. These songs were truly Buddy Holly's last songs.
The original tapes were given to two producers, Jack Hansen and Norman Petty. Both producers used the recordings and overdubbed them with a full band so the songs would be more radio-friendly. These versions of the songs were released to the public, and some of the songs even became hits. But the original raw recordings Buddy Holly made in his apartment never saw an official release.
1. That's What They Say (version 1) [Recorded Dec. 3, 1958] 0:35
Note: Buddy stops half way through the song.
2. That's What They Say (version 2) [Recorded Dec. 3, 1958] 1:15
3. What To Do [Recorded Dec. 3, 1958] 1:56
4. Peggy Sue Got Married [Recorded Dec. 5, 1958] 1:49
5. That Makes It Tough [Recorded Dec. 8, 1958] 2:16
6. Crying, Waiting, Hoping [Recorded Dec. 14, 1958] 1:51
7. Learning The Game [Recorded Dec. 17, 1958] 1:33
The following were recorded sometime between Jan. 1-19, 1959
8. Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie 1:15
9. Slippin' And Slidin' (version 1) 3:09
Note: You can hear lots of ambient noise in this one. Sounds like someone is putting plates away in the kitchen.
10. Slippin' And Slidin' (version 2) 3:11
Note: Bad recording quality on this one, but audible. Buddy is using his electric guitar instead of his acoustic. At 1:01 something sounds like it drops and Buddy stops, but then continues to play.
11. Slippin' And Slidin' (version 3) 3:34
Note: Good quality on this track. You can still hear the clinks of plates in the background.
12. Slippin' And Slidin' (version 4) 1:26
Note: A much faster version than the others.
13. Drown In My Own Tears 0:20
Note: This track is in fragments. It wasn't recorded properly.
14. Maria Elena 3:44
Note: This is all ambient noise of the apartment. You have to turn the volume up to hear a lot of it. Most of it is Buddy's wife, Maria Elena, talking. Buddy and Maria are just playing around with the recorder.
15. Dearest (version 1) 1:14
Note: Acoustic Guitar
16. Dearest (version 2) 1:53
Note: Electric Guitar
17. Love Is Strange 1:42
18. Smokey Joe's Cafe (version 1) 2:13
19. Smokey Joe's Cafe (version 2) 2:29
Note: Bad quality recording. Buddy talks to someone at the end.
20. Buddy's Guitar 1:22
Note: Instrumenal
21. Slippin' And Slidin' (half-speed version 1) 1:35
Note: Buddy purposely recorded these last three tracks at half-speed.
22. Slippin' And Slidin' (half-speed version 2) 1:35
23. Slippin' And Slidin' (half-speed version 3) 1:47
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