(2020) Gary Busey - The Buddy Holly Story [Deluxe Edition]



Review:
Varese Sarabande introduced a wide-release expansion and reconstruction of the music to the 1978 biopic. Joe Renzetti’s adaptation of rock and R&B classics by Holly, The Big Bopper, Sam Cooke and Eddie Cochran earned an Academy Award, and Gary Busey’s striking transformation into the late rock legend earned him an Oscar nomination and set him on the path to an idiosyncratic career. This release marks the premiere release of the music as heard in the film, featuring twice as many songs as on the original soundtrack as issued by Epic Records at the time of release. The deluxe soundtrack contains 11 never-before-heard tracks, expanding the album to 22 songs in total. The additional songs include “I am excited to listen this new Deluxe Edition of The Buddy Holly Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” Maria Elena Holly, Holly’s wife and founder of the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, said in a statement. “Buddy’s songs and story continue to delight his long-time fans, while archival releases done with care such as this package serve to introduce Buddy to a new generation of fans.”



Tracklist:
01.That’ll Be the Day (unedited film version)
02.Mockin’ Bird Hill (film version)
03.Rock Around with Ollie Vee (unedited film version)
04.Tennessee Waltz ***
05.That’ll Be the Day
06.Everyday **
07.You Send Me (film version) – Paul Mooney
08.Oh, Boy! (film version)
09.It’s So Easy (film version)
10.Rave On
11.Listen to Me
12.Well…All Right (acoustic film version)
13.Well…All Right
14.Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On (unedited film version) – Jerry Zaremba
15.Maybe Baby (film version)
16.Chantilly Lace (film version) – Gailard Sartrain
17.True Love Ways
18.Clear Lake Medley: That’ll Be the Day/Oh, Boy!/Peggy Sue/Maybe Baby/Not Fade Away
19.Maybe Baby (alternate take)
20.Everyday (garage recording, film version)
21.I’m Gonna Love You Too (isolated vocal track)
22.Roller Rink Medley: Rock Around with Ollie Vee/That’ll Be the Day

Versions of Tracks 6, 9, 10-11, 13-15, 17-18 and 21-22 released as Epic SE 35412, 1978
** not featured in film *** not featured on soundtrack or in film


Media Report:
Genre: original soundtrack, rock'n'roll
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits