The Buddy Holly Story | ||||
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Released | February 28, 1959[1] | |||
Recorded | February 25, 1957 – May 27, 1958, Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico September 27–28, 1957, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City January 25, 1958 – October 21, 1958, New York City[2] | |||
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Label | Coral | |||
Producer | Norman Petty, Dick Jacobs, Bob Thiele[2] | |||
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AllMusic | [3] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Buddy Holly Story is the first posthumously released compilation album by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The album was released on February 28, 1959 by Coral Records less than a month after Holly's death.[1]
The album featured previously released singles by Buddy Holly on both the Brunswick label (with the Crickets) and the Coral label (as a solo artist).[5] The album became a top twenty hit in the United States and England.
The album was certified Gold in the U.S. in 1969 by the RIAA.
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