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Crickets

Members included (at one time or another) Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, Jerry Allison, Niki Sullivan, Joe B. Mauldin, and Sonny Curtis.

References:

  • Buddy Holly Online complete LP discography
  • Trade paper ad, Billboard, 1957/Nov. 4.
  • Feature article in issue 12 (1976) of New Kommotion.
  • Interview in issue 23 (1980) of New Kommotion.
  • Article in issue 69 (1988) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 67 (1988) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 60 (1988) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 81 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 80 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 78 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 77 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 74 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 73 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 71 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 70 (1989) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 87 (1990) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 203 (2000) of Now Dig This.
  • Article in issue 234 (2002) of Now Dig This.
 Artist image
Source: Bruce Grossberg

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source Label & Number Title & "As By" Name Matrix Comps
1957/June 10
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55009  Pertinent Label shot Song sample I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love — The Crickets 102,021+ Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 142 (#1)
Bullet Hip-O CD 40128 (#3)
Bullet Pan American CD 56040 (#21)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#2)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 2440 (#41)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample That'll Be The Day — The Crickets 102,022 Bullet Century CD [3] (#19)
Bullet Coral (England) LP 88 (#8)
Bullet Franklin Mint LP 053 (#21)
Bullet MCA CD 11119 (#21)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#2)
Bullet Pan American CD 56034 (#18)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#1)
1957/Nov. 4
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55035  Pertinent Label shot Song sample Oh, Boy! — The Crickets 45-103179 Bullet Coral (Germany) LP 6219 (#10)
Bullet Imperial House LP 3590 (#3)
Bullet MCA (Germany) LP 22455 (#1)
Bullet MSIF CD 2001 (#13)
Bullet P-Vine CD 2540 (#24)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#3)
Bullet Rhino CD 70741 (#13)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample Not Fade Away — The Crickets 45-103104+ Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#8)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#4)
 
 		 Brunswick (N.Y.) EB71036  Cover shot
The Chirping Crickets [mono]		 No rating Label shot That'll Be The Day — The Crickets S 3870  
    No rating I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love — The Crickets S 3870  
    No rating Label shot Oh, Boy! — The Crickets S 3871+  
    No rating Not Fade Away — The Crickets S 3871+  
1958/Jan. 6
Bb Aud.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) EB-71038  Cover shot No rating Label shot Maybe Baby — The Crickets S-3948  
    No rating Tell Me How — The Crickets S-3948  
    No rating Label shot Send Me Some Lovin' — The Crickets S-3949+  
    No rating Song sample Rock Me My Baby — The Crickets S-3949+  
1958/Feb. 3
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55053  Pertinent Label shot Song sample Maybe Baby — The Crickets 103,527 Bullet Century CD [3] (#15)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#12)
Bullet MFP LP 50466 (#1)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#5)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample Tell Me How — The Crickets 103,529+ Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#6)
1958/June 2
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55072  Pertinent Label shot Song sample Think It Over — The Crickets 104,993 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#1)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#10)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#7)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample Fool's Paradise — The Crickets 104,994+ Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#2)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#8)
1958/Sept. 22
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55094  Pertinent Label shot Song sample It's So Easy — The Crickets 105,562 Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#21)
Bullet MCA CD 32338 (#14)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#9)
    Pertinent Label shot Song sample Lonesome Tears — The Crickets 105,563+ Bullet El Toro CD 1021 (#22)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#10)
1959/Mar. 9
Bb pop rev.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55124  Borderline Label shot Song sample Love's Made A Fool Of You — The Crickets 106,515 Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#2)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#18)
Bullet MCA CD 11119 (#36)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#12)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#13)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#11)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#12)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Someone Someone — The Crickets 106,514+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#1)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#6)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#13)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#6)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#12)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#13)
1959/Oct.
(Bb est.)		 Brunswick (N.Y.) 9-55153  Borderline Label shot Song sample When You Ask About Love — The Crickets 107,338+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#6)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#12)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#8)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#4)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#13)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#8)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Deborah — The Crickets 107,340 Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#7)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#16)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#6)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#14)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#6)
1960/May 9
Bb pop rev.		 Coral (N.Y.) 9-62198  Pertinent Label shot Song sample Baby My Heart — The Crickets 108,928 Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#17)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#4)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#7)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#15)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#7)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample More Than I Can Say — The Crickets L 11,958+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#20)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#3)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#1)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#18)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#16)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#1)
1960/Dec. 5
Bb pop rev.		 Coral (N.Y.) 9-62238  Pertinent Label shot Peggy Sue Got Married — The Crickets L 12,241+ Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#23)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#14)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#18)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#19)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#18)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#18)
    Pertinent Label shot Don't Cha Know — The Crickets L 12,240 Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#14)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#17)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#14)
1961/Nov. 13
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55392  Borderline Label shot I'm Feeling Better — The Crickets LB-1325 Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#2)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#16)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#2)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#2)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#16)
    Borderline Label shot He's Old Enough To Know Better — The Crickets LB-1324 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#11)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#1)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#1)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#1)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#1)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#1)
1962/Apr. 28
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55441  No rating Label shot Don't Ever Change — The Crickets LB-1393 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#2)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#10)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#3)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#2)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#5)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#2)
    No rating Label shot I'm Not A Bad Guy — The Crickets LB-1394 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#12)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#12)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#15)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#4)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#15)
1962/Sept.
(Bb est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55492  No rating Label shot I Believe In You — The Crickets LB-1473 Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#6)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#20)
    No rating Label shot Parisian Girl — The Crickets LB-1472  
1962/Sept. 8
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55495  Borderline Label shot Song sample Little Hollywood Girl — The Crickets LB-1478 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#5)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#4)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#7)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#5)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#11)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#5)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Parisian Girl — The Crickets LB-1472 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#8)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#5)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#4)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#4)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#4)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#4)
1963/Feb. 9
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55540  Borderline Label shot My Little Girl — The Crickets LB-1565 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#17)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#7)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#3)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#1)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#9)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#1)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#10)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#5)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#5)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#8)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#10)
    Borderline Label shot Teardrops Fall Like Rain — The Crickets LB-1566 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#15)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#8)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#14)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#2)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#10)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#2)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#21)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#3)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#21)
 
 		 Coral (N.Y.) EC81192  Cover shot
Baby My Heart [mono]		 No rating Label shot Song sample Great Balls Of Fire — The Crickets S 4360  
    No rating Song sample Don't Cha Know — The Crickets S 4360  
    No rating Label shot It's Too Late — The Crickets S 4361+  
    No rating Song sample Baby My Heart — The Crickets S 4361+  
1963/Aug. 3
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55603  Non-pertinent Label shot April Avenue — The Crickets LB-1690 Bullet Bear Family CD 16678 (#10)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#10)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#17)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#12)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#8)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#8)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#12)
    No rating Label shot Don't Say You Love Me — The Crickets LB-1691 Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#19)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#9)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#9)
1964/Feb. 8
Bb pop rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55660  No rating Label shot Lonely Avenue — The Crickets LB-1790 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#14)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#19)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#6)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#9)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#23)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#17)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#2)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#17)
    No rating Label shot You Can't Be In-Between — The Crickets LB-1791 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#23)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#21)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#10)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#10)
1964/Feb.
(Bb est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55668  No rating From Me To You — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#22)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#14)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#14)
    No rating Please Please Me — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#20)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#1)
1964/Apr. 25
Bb hot rev.		 Coral (N.Y.)  62407  No rating Label shot Maybe Baby — The Crickets Featuring Buddy Holly 103,527+  
    No rating Label shot Not Fade Away — The Crickets Featuring Buddy Holly 103,104  
1964/May 9
Bb hot rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55696  No rating Label shot ( They Call Her) La Bamba — The Crickets LB-1856 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#13)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#1)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#7)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#8)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#25)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#8)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#19)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#1)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#19)
    No rating Label shot All Over You — The Crickets LB-1857 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#2)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#11)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#26)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#23)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#16)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#16)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#23)
1964/Oct. 31
Bb hot rev.		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55742  No rating I Think I've Caught The Blues — Jerry Allison & The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#4)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#8)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#12)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#27)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#12)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#20)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#20)
    No rating Label shot We Gotta Get Together — Jerry Allison & The Crickets LB-1954 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#5)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#28)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#19)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#19)
1965
(Bb est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) F-55767  No rating Label shot Now Hear This — Jerry Allison & The Crickets LB-2005 Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#16)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#30)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#16)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#25)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#18)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#18)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#25)
    No rating Label shot Everybody's Got A Little Problem — Jerry Allison & The Crickets LB-2006 Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#3)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#18)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#29)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#15)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#20)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#20)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#15)
1965
(Bb est.)		 Parkway (Pa.) P-974  Cover shot No rating Label shot Song sample Batmobile — The Camps B  
    No rating Label shot The Ballad Of Batman — The Camps A  
1965
(Bb est.)		 Parkway (Pa.) P-974  No rating Label shot Batmobile — The Campers B Bullet Nor Va Jak LP 813 (#6)
    No rating Label shot The Ballad Of Batman — The Campers A  
Original LPs
1957/Dec. 1
Bb Aud.		 Brunswick (N.Y.) BL-54038  Cover shot
The Chirping Crickets [mono]		 No rating Label shot Oh, Boy! — The Crickets MG 6036  
    No rating Not Fade Away — The Crickets MG 6036  
    No rating You've Got Love — The Crickets MG 6036 Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#7)
    No rating Maybe Baby — The Crickets MG 6036  
    No rating It's Too Late — The Crickets MG 6036  
    No rating Tell Me How — The Crickets MG 6036  
    No rating Label shot That'll Be The Day — The Crickets MG 6037+  
    No rating I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love — The Crickets MG 6037+  
    No rating Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) — The Crickets MG 6037+  
    No rating Send Me Some Lovin' — The Crickets MG 6037+  
    No rating Last Night — The Crickets MG 6037+  
    No rating Rock Me My Baby — The Crickets MG 6037+ Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 142 (#48)
1960
 		 Coral (N.Y.) CRL-57320 
In Style With The Crickets [mono]		 No rating Song sample More Than I Can Say — The Crickets    
    Pertinent Song sample Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#12)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#15)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#2)
Bullet MFP LP 50466 (#14)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#2)
    No rating Song sample Great Balls Of Fire — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Ting-A-Ling — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Just This Once — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Deborah — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Baby My Heart — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample When You Ask About Love — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Time Will Tell — The Crickets   Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#20)
    No rating Song sample A Sweet Love — The Crickets    
    Pertinent Song sample I Fought The Law — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#3)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#11)
Bullet MCA CD 11119 (#39)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#11)
Bullet MCA (Japan) CD 22064 (#19)
Bullet MFP LP 50466 (#4)
Bullet Music Club CD 177 (#9)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#20)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#11)
    No rating Song sample Love's Made A Fool Of You — The Crickets    
1960
 		 Coral (N.Y.) CRL-757320  Cover shot
In Style With The Crickets [stereo]		 No rating More Than I Can Say [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#2)
    No rating Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#14)
    No rating Great Balls Of Fire [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#15)
    No rating Ting-A-Ling [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#8)
    No rating Just This Once [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#16)
    No rating Deborah [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#5)
    No rating Baby My Heart [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#1)
    No rating When You Ask About Love [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#7)
    No rating Time Will Tell [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#17)
    No rating A Sweet Love [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#12)
    No rating I Fought The Law [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#13)
    No rating Love's Made A Fool Of You [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#11)
1962
(BSN est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) LRP-3272  Cover shot
Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else!!! [mono]		 No rating Willie And The Hand Jive — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#4)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#8)
    No rating Don't Ever Change — The Crickets    
    No rating Summertime Blues — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#9)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#9)
    No rating Searchin' — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#14)
    No rating Little Hollywood Girl — The Crickets    
    No rating Pretty Blue Eyes — The Crickets    
    No rating What'd I Say — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#12)
    No rating Parisian Girl — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Blue Blue Day — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#7)
    No rating Love Is Strange — The Crickets   Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#10)
    No rating He's Old Enough To Know Better — The Crickets    
    No rating Song sample Blue Monday — The Crickets    
1962
(BSN est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) LST-7272  Cover shot
Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else!!! [stereo]		 No rating Willie And The Hand Jive [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#1)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#11)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#11)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#8)
    No rating Don't Ever Change [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#10)
    No rating Summertime Blues [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#3)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#13)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#13)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#9)
    No rating Searchin' [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#4)
    No rating Little Hollywood Girl [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#4)
    No rating Pretty Blue Eyes [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating What'd I Say [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#5)
    No rating Parisian Girl [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Blue Blue Day [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Love Is Strange [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#10)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#14)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#13)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#14)
    No rating He's Old Enough To Know Better [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Blue Monday [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#7)
1964
(BSN est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) LRP-3351 
California Sun/She Loves You [mono]		 No rating I Want To Hold Your Hand — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#13)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#13)
    No rating California Sun — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#14)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#16)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#15)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#15)
    No rating She Loves You — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#15)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#19)
    No rating A Fool Never Learns — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#16)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#24)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#18)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#13)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#13)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#18)
    No rating Slippin' And Slidin' — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#17)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#2)
    No rating I Saw Her Standing There — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#18)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#9)
    No rating Lonely Avenue — The Crickets    
    No rating Please Please Me — The Crickets    
    No rating Money (That's What I Want) — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#21)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#17)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#12)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#12)
    No rating From Me To You — The Crickets    
    No rating You Can't Be In-Between — The Crickets    
    No rating Come On — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#24)
1964
(BSN est.)		 Liberty (Calif.) LST-7351 
California Sun/She Loves You [stereo]		 No rating I Want To Hold Your Hand [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating California Sun [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating She Loves You [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating A Fool Never Learns [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Slippin' And Slidin' [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#18)
    No rating I Saw Her Standing There [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Lonely Avenue [stereo vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#9)
    No rating Please Please Me [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Money (That's What I Want) [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating From Me To You [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating You Can't Be In-Between [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
    No rating Come On [stereo vers.] — The Crickets    
 
 		 [LP track]     No rating Don't Try To Change Me — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#10)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#4)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#15)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#11)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#6)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#6)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#11)
    No rating Lost And Alone — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#11)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#20)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#3)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#14)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#3)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#7)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#7)
    No rating Playboy — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 16608 (#21)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#18)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#6)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#15)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#22)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#22)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#13)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#22)
    No rating Right Or Wrong — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 16608 (#4)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 251 (#9)
Bullet Disky CD 86252 (#5)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#6)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#20)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#6)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#13)
Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#11)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#11)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#13)
Live Performances
 
 		 [live recording]     No rating Oh, Boy! [live vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet TVT CD 9446 (#12)
    No rating That'll Be The Day [live vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet TVT CD 9446 (#11)
Unissued Tracks
1959
 		 Coral (N.Y.)  uniss.  Borderline After It's Over — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#15)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#1)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#10)
    Pertinent Great Balls Of Fire — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#11)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#7)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#3)
Bullet MCA Coral (England) LP 8049 (#6)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#3)
    Pertinent Just This Once — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#9)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#10)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#5)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#5)
    Borderline Smooth Guy [vers. 1] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#14)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#2)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#16)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#9)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#16)
    Pertinent A Sweet Love — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#4)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#8)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#10)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4205 (#19)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#10)
    Pertinent Time Will Tell — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#5)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#9)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#9)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#9)
    Pertinent Ting A Ling — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#10)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#17)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#4)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#4)
    No rating What'd I Say [alt. vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 4732 (#17)
Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#7)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#5)
1960
 		 Coral (N.Y.)  uniss.  Pertinent Don't Cha Know [alt. vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#22)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#13)
    Pertinent Smooth Guy [vers. 2] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#19)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#19)
    Non-pertinent So You're In Love [vers. 1] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#16)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#5)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#17)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#3)
    Non-pertinent So You're In Love [vers. 2] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#18)
 
 		 [unissued]  uniss.  Pertinent Don't Cha Know — The Crickets   Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#18)
    Pertinent Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu [alt. vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#13)
Need Information
 
 		 [need info]     Pertinent Baby My Heart [alt. vers.] — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#21)
    No rating Blue Monday — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#12)
Bullet EMI LP 1318 (#7)
    No rating Blue, Blue Day — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#9)
    No rating Break It Easy — The Crickets   Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#8)
    No rating Don't Breathe A Word — The Crickets   Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#18)
    No rating Girl Of My Best Friend — The Crickets And Bobby Vee   Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#24)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#24)
    No rating I Pledge My Love To You — The Crickets   Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#17)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#17)
    No rating I'm Almost A Bad Guy — The Crickets   Bullet See For Miles LP 79 (#3)
Bullet See For Miles CD 79 (#3)
    No rating Looking All Over Town — The Crickets   Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#11)
    No rating Peggy Sue — The Crickets And Bobby Vee   Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#6)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#6)
    No rating Pretty Blue Eyes — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#6)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#12)
    No rating Rave On — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 16678 (#21)
    No rating Real Wild Child — The Crickets   Bullet NPR LP 7302 (#13)
    No rating Surfin' Special — The Crickets   Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#16)
    No rating Thoughtless — The Crickets   Bullet Beat Goes On CD 242 (#16)
Bullet EMI CD 95845-2 (#31)
Bullet EMI (England) CD 91757 (#17)
Bullet EMI Gold CD 4812 (#14)
Bullet Sunset LP 50207 (#6)
Bullet [label?] CD 495 4812 (#14)
    Pertinent Why Did You Leave — The Crickets   Bullet Bear Family CD 15599 (#8)
Bullet Charly LP 30226 (#20)
Bullet MCA CD 30591 (#15)
Bullet MCA (England) LP 2710 (#4)
Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#15)
    No rating You're So In Love — The Crickets   Bullet [label?] CD 112 098 (#17)

Notes:

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

1971Sunset (England) SLS 50207LPRock Reflections / The Crickets
1972Coral (England) (England) CPS 88LPRock & Roll Survival
Coral (Germany) (Germany) COPS- 6219LPGood Old Rock 'N' Roll
1974NPR (Germany) 7302LPArchive Series, Vol. 2
1976MCA (Germany) (Germany) 6. 22455LPWe Like Rock 'N' Roll
1977MCA Coral (England) (England) CDLM 8049LPNon-Stop Rock 'N' Roll
1981MFP (England) 50466LPRockin'
1982Imperial House (United States) WU- 3590LPRockabilly
1983Franklin Mint (United States) FMRS-CW- 053LPRockabilly
1984Charly (England) CR 30226LPComplete Crickets
1987See For Miles 79LPThe Crickets File, 1961-1965
1989EMI 1318LPRock 'N' Roll Masters / The Crickets
EMI (England) (England) CDP 7 91757CDThe Best Of The Crickets
1991EMI CDP-7- 95845-2CDThe Liberty Years: EMI Legends Of Rock And Roll / The Crickets
Rhino (United States) R2 70741CDRock This Town: Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
1992Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15599CDStill In Style / The Crickets
MSIF (Japan) 2001CDRoots Of Stray Cats, Vol. 1
Nor Va Jak 813LPSound Of Buddy Holly
P-Vine (Japan) 2540CDStray Cat's Classics
1993MCA 30591CDIn Style With The Crickets
1994Beat Goes On (England) BGOCD 242CDSomething Old, Something New / The Crickets
MCA 11119CDDecca Rock & Roll Collection
Music Club MCCD 177CDCover To Cover
TVT 9446CDThe Sullivan Years: Rock 'N' Roll Pioneers, 1955-1959
1995Pickwick PWKS 4205CDSingles Collection 1957-61 / The Crickets
1996Disky (Netherlands) TO 86252CDThe Original Crickets
MCA (Japan) (Japan) MVCM 22064CDRock Around The Clock: Decca/Coral/Brunswick
1997Hip-O HIPD- 40128CDRockabilly Essentials
1998Bear Family (Germany) 495 4732CDGood Rockin' Tonight
EMI Gold 495 4812CD25 Greatest Hits / The Crickets
[label?] 495 4812CD25 Greatest Hits / The Crickets
1999Beat Goes On (England) BGOCD 251CDCalifornia Sun / The Crickets
See For Miles 79CDThe Crickets File, 1961-1965
2000[label?] 112 098CDIn Style With The Crickets ... Plus
2003Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16608CDThe Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 3
Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16678CDThe Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 4
2008Pan American (Switzerland) 56034CDMy Baby Scares Me
2009El Toro (Spain) ETCD 1021CDWinter Dance Party 50th Anniversary
Pan American (Switzerland) 56040CDSteady Date
2012Fantastic Voyage (England) FVDD 142CDTexas Tornados: Rock 'N' Roll From The Lone Star State
year?Century (Canada) [3]CDRockabilly Baby
MCA MCD 32338CDThe Real Buddy Holly Story
MCA (England) (England) MCFM 2710LPBack In Style / The Crickets
Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 2440CDGreat Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 5

Acknowledgments:  Bear Family catalog, Both Sides Now, Buddy Holly Online, CD Universe, CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, John Firminger, Udo Frank, Toni Grundner, Oliver Henkel, Bernd Hermoneit, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, Jan Myren, Lasse Olander, Peter Pielok, Michel Proost, Vern Sanden, Don Stilton, Perica Sucevic, Tapio Vaisanen, Bjorn Witlox, eBay, highnumbers


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