Valens,Richie Rocks CD

Eight months is a tremendously slim timespan to build a legacy. Yet that's all the time Ritchie Valens had to create his classic recordings, which remain revered around the world. Valens made his first sides for Del-Fi label producer Bob Keane in May of 1958, and on February 3, 1959, he was killed in the tragic plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. In that all-too-brief period, Ritchie scored three indelible hits-his debut single Come On, Let's Go and a blockbuster double-sided single pairing Donna and La Bamba. The teenager certainly knew how to rock, and his Bear Family disc does precisely that as Valens storms through his aforementioned hits and a plethora of other spicy gems: Hurry Up, Ooh! My Head, Rockin' All Night, Dooby Dooby Wah, various alternate takes, and plenty more. As a special bonus, we've included both sides of Donna Ludwig's rare tribute single to her departed boyfriend, touchingly closing the CD.

1. La Bamba 2. Ooh! My Head 3. Hurry Up 4. Let's Rock and Roll 5. Fast Freight 6. Framed 7. Come on Let's Go 8. Little Girl 9. Bony Moronie 10. Big Baby Blues 11. Cry, Cry, Cry (Bob Keane Home Recording #1) 12. Cry, Cry, Cry (Bob Keane Home Recording #2) 13. Cry, Cry, Cry (With the Claves) 14. Cry, Cry, Cry 15. Bluebirds Over the Mountain 16. Rockin' All Night 17. Dooby Dooby Wah (Bob Keane Home Recording) 18. Dooby Dooby Wah 19. Dooby Dooby Wah (Take 7 - Outtake) 20. From Beyond 21. Hi-Tone 22. The Paddi-Wack Song 23. Rock Lil' Darlin' 24. Malaguena 25. That's My Little Suzie (Demo, Bob Keane Home Recording) 26. That's My Little Suzie 27. That's My Little Suzie (Gold Star Studio Outtake) 28. Rhythm Song 29. In a Turkish Town 30. Ritchie Valens Commercial (Donna) 31. Donna 32. Stay Beside Me 33. We Belong Together 34. Plane Crash Report, Feb 3, 1959 35. Lost Without You 36. Now That You're Gone