Buddy Holly - That'll be the day DECCA version

[RickGibbonsOfficial]

I love Buddy but I've never liked the "hit"version of this song, this version is much better.

[LetsGoMetsGo33]

Decca did a great job with the guitar sound, especially on the lead guitar break. They didn't have a sympathetic ear for Buddy's vocals though. Buddy is a genius (and genius, like rock n' roll) never dies. Happy 75th birthday Buddy.

[neatania]

I like this original version of That'll Be The Day. This first version is better than the other, second version. Buddy Holly is my favourite rock legend.

[GHR1227]

Wow. This is great. Lots of echo(spring reverb or some precursor to an echoplex?)

and a higher key I think.

[Semmao]

This is amayzing !! Whis this music would be played in radio like those days :D REAL MUSIC !

[MrBioExplosive]

O.M.G this version sounds kinda weird probably because he doesn't have the hiccup he always has in his song's.

[TheDJGrandPa]

@MrBioExplosive It's played differently, without Holly as a producer, in a different key and yadda yadda yadda :P He does utilize the hiccups here, maybe not as much though, I've never really noticed...

[ofikun10]

I love this version!

Both versions are great!

But then again it's Buddy Holly!

[ofikun10]

First time I hear this version, I love it!!!

[verysmallfilms]

Dig that SLAP BACK...very cool...

[chewytoes911]

This version of the song sucks balls

[damageplan67]

@chewytoes911 Remember it's a demo and they didn't have the technology of today or later yrs.,It's still good and I like how you can really hear his guitar tone,goofball it doesn't suck

[chewytoes911]

@damageplan67

that was my opinio you dumbass i might be the only one who thinks that so leave it at that and leave me a lone asshole

[TheDJGrandPa]

@chewytoes911 He pretty much said "Hey, this is a demo, remember? Don't expect too much..."

[chewytoes911]

@TheDJGrandPa

Im allowed to have my own opinion so stfu

[TheDJGrandPa]

@chewytoes911 You're allowed to have an opinion, but don't be such an asshole about it :P He's just saying, "what did you expect?" My opinion is that you're too hard on the song, just as my opinion is that you're an asshole, that's my opinion, but it ain't a nice one, there's a fine line between freedom of speech, and being an asshole.

That's why I'm gonna say you're a prick instead of an asshole :)

[sludgefingers]

It grates a bit after a while. Sounds like he's having problems getting his breath for every line.

[Mistertbones]

This version is pretty good!

[giovannigiovanni1981]

wonder record on a wonderful player...

[jonvil2009]

I can understand why Decca was not thrilled with this version and did not release it.

[Meerez01]

Holy! They put a mic in a room and ripped it up! Awesome guitar solo, did he have his Fender Strat at this time?

[alexpress48]

I bought this when it was released in England - I already had everything else that was out at the time. The label says with theTthree Tunes who were Sonny Curtis on lead guitar, Don guess on bass and Jerry Allison on drums. Buddy was not allowed to play on these sessions but what a great job Sonny Curtis did. He wrote I fought the law in 1959 which is still played by live groups in pubs and clubs.

[jazzy2blue]

I SELL ALL THE ORIGINALS OF BUDDY HOLL FIRST PRESSING.....SLEEVES INCLUDED FOR THE RAREST ONE ON DECCA AND CORRAL....

[ptcrescent]

Yeah, this is it! Much more raw & powerful than the clean version. Wow - thanks for this rare post!

[SenorZorrozzz]

If you listen to John Lennon's Rock 'N Roll LP you'll find that this was the sound that he was going for.

[SenorZorrozzz]

This is the first session, the one with Decca. The ones we all know were made later in Clovis, NM. Those were the hits. But when Buddy made it big, these were released. Also, when the Buddy Holly movie was a hit, all the tracks were rereleased. These were too (The Decca Nashville session recordings).

[chipmunkprincess13]

:O Wow!! Nice Version!! DECCA was kinda stupid and didnt realize what they had until he got to the top of the charts :)

[RockNRollMusic5493]

thanks for posting this video...i've always heard of this original version but could never find it.

[ballsdeep69420]

Decca's executive producer said "holly is the least talented man ive worked with"- Turns out Decca running the show can make a mans talent worthless.

[mrJimCharles]

@ballsdeep69420 What the man actually said was that "Buddy was the biggest no-talent I've ever worked with"!!! He was harsh! And an idiot!

[ballsdeep69420]

Buddy holly was one of the few that wrote his own Music, when he signed to Decca, they ran the show so he decided to pull out but they refused to give him his music telling him he cant remake any of the 5 songs he made with them that summer with another recording studio. He ended up being signed to two lables at one time and Decca tried to sue Brunswick untill they found out they are part of Brunswick...

[MaximRecoil]

BTW, your record player is playing it too fast. Compare it to the CD or cassette tape version and you'll see what I mean.

The song on CD or tape is exactly 2 minutes and 27 seconds from the first sound till it fades to silence. Your turntable is playing the song in 2 minutes and 22 seconds, which is 5 seconds faster, and is giving the audio a noticeably higher pitch than it should have.

I'll see if I can post the CD version as a video response when I get the chance.

[PeteAndJakee]

@MaximRecoil i like the record better i have the 78 Decca one and its great i play it in my record player almost everyday with a replacement needle alot its nice! my friends and i dance to it and me and my girlfriend we make out to it aswell at night she likes Holly like i do! her name is Izzy she is cute n hot! im in year 6 and she is 12 years old i am the same age and she is in the same grade as i am

[MaximRecoil]

I far prefer the Decca version. When I was a kid my friend had a Buddy Holly tape with the Decca version on it, which I loved.

The Decca version has a more rock n' roll sound to it, and that opening guitar solo is awesome. I also like the higher voice and the reverb. The Brunswick version sounds more like pop, and I don't like the backing vocals in it.

If anyone wants the somewhat hard-to-find Decca version on CD, it can be found for sure on "The Great Buddy Holly" (MCAD-31037).

[balsamico1000]

wer besitzt solche SCHÄTZE noch das ich das in meinem betagten Jahren noch erleben darf wow

[ApeWithBone]

this version's got balls

[jazzy2blue]

i seel buddy s holy original decca first pressingwith the sleeve!!! and the first lp too!

[bingoace]

Never heard this version before, this one is just brilliant

[PrinzessinYeary]

I love this version!

[franklindavid]

Not bad ! nice arrangement..

[Johnny777Juke]

I love the intro

[RayManzarekGod]

Oh wow! I've never heard this version! Whats the "DECCA" Version?

[collect45]

Recorded in Nashville for the label DECCA. It was recorded befor the famous Clovis version that was released on Brunswick.

[RayManzarekGod]

Aha alright, thanks! Thats funny how the two versions are different. I like the Brunswick one better.

[Iamthewalrusgoogoo]

That's because Decca in Nashville were into C&W and had no idea what to do with rock & roll. They didn't release the song and owed the rights to the song for five years. Buddy went along with Norman Petty and released the version we all know on Brunswick under The Crickets. Decca eventually found out, but it was embarrassing to sue Brunswick and Buddy, since Brunswick was a subsidiary of Decca! All they could do was to release the version they owed. And the rest is history.

[ENACODNOM]

@collect45 Too bad you couldn't do otherwise than recording it with a mike!

[Shoknifeman]

its the first version, recorded in Nashville...they didnt really understand Rock & Roll and had Buddy play it slow and sing in a high pitched key that didnt suit him. (A year or so later, Buddy needed a song for the B-side of "Looking for something to Love" and re-recorded TBTD ; however, this new version of TBTD became the big hit, instead of the A- side)

[RayManzarekGod]

Aha. Thanks

[08stratguy]

@Shoknifeman

TBTD was re-record in Clovis as a demo, it wasn't intended to be a master, or a B-side. The tape was shopped around to various labels until it landed on Bob Thiele's desk at Brunswick. Brunskwick liked it so much that it became a master.

[AmaliaHewer]

That's what I call REAL music!

[viv062540]

Thanks for sharing these songs with us.These songs bring back my college days! Thanks for the memories. Vivian

[snow1snow1]

My grandmother used to play this album, along with others, when I was a baby. As a result I play guitar, and play in 2 bands. between this and KISS I didn't stand a chance.

[jazzy2blue]

i have this orioginals record with its sleeve wich is very rare also the lp as well..all framed selling for couple thousands dollars...

[mrchitown29]

the beat is different but that guitar is still rockin as ever..

[heyzog]

The way the story is told today, the folks at Decca didn't quite get where Holly was coming from. And he couldn't make them understand. They tried some cuts and released them as singles but for some reason didn't promote them. It's like Decca never wanted to take a chance and promote something they though wasn't very good. Yet they hung onto his recordings and wouldn't let him re-record and release them, like they knew they were actually good. Listen to "the phone call" and hear Paul Cohen

[pbatommy]

Decca did eventually do that, but they were released on their subsidiary label, Coral

[branqwr]

This is exactly what we tried to recreate at the Rotterdam Block Rock 1958 50th anniversary "memorial concert"! However we had no chance to make it swing like Buddy...

[acceitunas]

Perfecto Mondo. Yr the best.

[ofikun10]

This version is aright I dont really like it.

[darilc1966]

Owen Bradly wanted to make that'll be the day a country song but buddy wrote to rock'n roll for decca.but decca did not want to produce rock'n roll.

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

Owen Bradly DID MANY MANY ROCK SONGS I PLAYED THEM ON THE AIR at many stations. THEMOJOMANdotCOM

[redd5674]

Buddy Holly was great he played pure raw rock in roll.

[Iamthewalrusgoogoo]

I like this version, at least for the historic value. If the guitar had fuzz, the intro would sound a lot like the Beatles' Revolution.

[agarn65]

I used hate this version, but it got stuck in my head, and now I love it!

[buddyh09]

Hallo collect45!Danke für den Song,ich habe eine Frage,ich habe gehört das es der letzte Song von Buddy vor seinem Tod gewesen sein soll.Kann mir einer diese Frage beantworten,würde mich als Buddy Holly Fan sehr intresieren!Danke im voraus!!

[starcraft2222]

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[josephhopkins1]

I think this version is awesome!

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

I think this version SUCKS,,GIMME THE ORIGINAL on CORAL

[adrianfisher]

This is the original version - the Coral version was recorded later.

[alancastrian]

This is the original, and I have it, and it's great. Raw Rock .n. Roll before it was resampled by the modern methods taking some of the character out of the song.

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

Then why didn't this version get AIR PLAY and why wasn't it THE HIT. I spent 25 years in ROCK RADIO and I know.

THEMOJOMANdotCOM catch my webpage

[rockabillycat1954]

@adrianfisher actually it was on brunswick

[Agent0061958]

They had a great song, just that the key they were working with here was awkward to sing with. Either sing it low which sounds lame, or sing it high so that you're straining your voice. Decca thought it was awful, which is why I don't understand why Paul Cohen chose to hold it "in the can" while Buddy couldn't legally record it for anyone else for 5 years. I have the recording of Buddy talking about this to Cohen on the phone. The Crickets worked around it, though. =)

[tigathawoo]

thank god that he met norman petty, this version is dreadful.

[1950sTeddyboy]

Hi tigathawoo True this Version nowhere near as good as the Version that started it all for the Crickets & in turn Buddy Holly. Sounds more like a Demo sent to Studios from a Bad Set up Reel to Reel tape

BUT as the "Thank God for Norman Petty" that surely is a Double Edged Sword."

If True Buddy Only doing the Tour when he was Killed BECAUSE NORMAN PETTY was holding on to All monies coming in.

If True Norman Petty Helped get him started, killed & in Turn His first UK No.1 The Forever Teddyboy

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

Some of those young artists were smart enough to let someone else handle the MONEY or else they'd BLOW IT. A lot of the old R&B guys blame the promoters and record cos. "BUT THEY KNOW IN THEIR HEARTS" why they had to have help with their money. Little Richard and the early guys would spend every cent. Roseanne got it right when she said NOTHING ANY WORSE THAN TRASH WITH MONEY.

[jvincenzo1111]

Couldn't disagree with you more. Norm Petty's input was better but only slightly... this one rocks and the guitar sounds raw and rockin'!

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!! This version SUCKS

[arthurzdog]

I've been a Buddy Holly fan since 1957, and have never heard this version before. Personally, I think it's just great. Early rock and roll at it's best.

[alancastrian]

Each to his own

[alancastrian]

Each to his own

[addsfsds]

thanks for uploading it

[dillonsbagboi]

I love to sing this verson really loud ! This is better i think then the origanl one on coral lol :) Thanks for posting this i love it :)

[blastingrod]

More than fifty years went by

since this was recorded! Buddy

Holly is gone but his music

lives after him...That'll

STILL Be The Day!

[6Heureka]

Great Buddy Holly I like his music so much.

Unfortunally he is gone.

[jazzy2blue]

i v got all the records original first pressing this one included with the pic sleeve..all framed...and all others..all framed!! $15000