Down the Line: Rarities

Down the Line: Rarities
Down the Line: Rarities
	Milton De Lugg, Andy McKaie (compilation)
Buddy Holly chronology

Down the Line: Rarities is a 2009

Memorial Collection, this album was released a week prior to the 50th anniversary of Holly's death (February 3, 1959) on January 27, 2009.^[1]

The compilation album chronicles Holly's journey from a 13-year-old novice (the album features his very first recording, a cover of Hank Snow's "My Two-Timin' Woman") in Lubbock, Texas through to his early recordings with The Crickets and unsuccessful contract with Decca Records to his recordings in New York after signing with Coral Records.

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"My Two-Timin' Woman"	Honky Tonk"	Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	3:26
24.	"Blue Suede Shoes"	Carl Perkins	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	1:52
25.	"Shake, Rattle and Roll"	Charles E. Calhoun	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	1:21
26.	"Bo Diddley"	Ellas McDaniel	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	2:20
27.	"Ain't Got No Home"	Henry	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	2:01
28.	"Holly Hop"	Holly	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	1:36
Total length:				54:54

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Last Night"	Mauldin, Petty	1:56
2.	" Peggy Sue" (alternate take)	Jerry Allison, Holly, Petty	2:32
4.	"Oh, Boy!"	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Petty	2:09
5.	"That's My Desire" (two false starts and master)	Kresa, Loveday	4:11
6.	"Take Your Time" (false start and partially undubbed take)	Holly, Petty	3:32
7.	"Fool's Paradise" (alternate take)	Leglaire, Linsley, Petty	2:30
8.	"Fool's Paradise" (master)	Leglaire, Linsley, Petty	2:32
9.	"Fool's Paradise" (alternate take #2)	Leglaire, Linsley, Petty	2:33
10.	"Think It Over" (false start and rehearsel take - take 1)	Allison, Holly, Petty	2:13
11.	"Think It Over" (alternate take - take 2)	Allison, Holly, Petty	1:51
12.	"Think It Over" (master - take 3)	Allison, Holly, Petty	1:51
13.	"Love's Made A Fool of You"	Holly, Montgomery	2:04
14.	"That'll Be the Day" (greetings to Bob Thiele)	Holly, Allison, Petty	0:35
15.	"That'll Be the Day" (greetings to Murray Deutsch)	Holly, Allison, Petty	0:32
16.	"That's What They Say"	Holly	1:52
17.	"What to Do"	Holly	1:54
18.	"Peggy Sue Got Married"	Holly	1:50
19.	"That Makes It Tough"	Holly	2:17
20.	"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"	Holly	1:52
21.	"Learning the Game"	Holly	1:34
22.	"Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie"	Sterling, Vontilzer	1:14
23.	"Slippin' and Slidin'" (slow version #1)	Edwin Bocage, Al Collins, Richard Penniman, James Smith	3:11
24.	"Slippin' and Slidin'" (slow version #2)	Bocage, Collins, Penniman, Smith	3:35
25.	"Slippin' and Slidin'" (fast version)	Bocage, Collins, Penniman, Smith	1:27
26.	"Buddy and Maria Elena Talking In Apartment"		3:28
27.	"Dearest" (fragment)	Baker, McDaniel, Polk	1:13
28.	"Dearest"	Baker, McDaniel, Polk	1:53
29.	"Untitled Instrumental"	Holly	1:20
30.	"Love Is Strange"	Baker, Smith	1:43
31.	"Smokey Joe's Cafe"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	2:14
Total length:			1:06:01

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Paste	(78/100)^[3]
Pitchfork	(7.0/10)^[4]

In an interview with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Holly's eldest brother Larry Holley commented before hearing both this album and the Memorial Collection, "María [Elena Holly] told me I was definitely going to just break down and cry when I hear all these CDs, because they've cleaned them (the songs) all up and Buddy's music never has come across so pure before."^[5]

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
United States	January 27, 2009	UMe, Geffen, Decca	CD	B0011675-02 (6 02517 79891 5)

References

^ "Geffen, Vintage Vinyl do right by Buddy Holly". APP.com. January 15, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
^ allmusic review
^ Paste review
^ Pitchfork Media review
^ Kerns, William (March 14, 2009). "Oh Boy! New collections released". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2009.

External links

Down the Line: Rarities at Discogs (list of releases)
Buddy Holly - Geffen - Buddy Holly's artist page at the Geffen label website

[App.com-1] "Geffen, Vintage Vinyl do right by Buddy Holly". APP.com. January 15, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.

[2] usic review

[3] Paste review

[4] Pitchfork Media review

[A-J-5] Kerns, William (March 14, 2009). "Oh Boy! New collections released". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2009.

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The Crickets
Singles	"Love Me" "That'll Be the Day" " Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues ") "Peggy Sue" (b/w "Everyday") "Oh, Boy!" "Not Fade Away" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Maybe Baby" "Rave On" "Think It Over" "Early in the Morning" "It's So Easy" "Heartbeat" "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (b/w "Raining in My Heart") "Peggy Sue Got Married" (b/w "Crying, Waiting, Hoping") "True Love Ways" "Valley of Tears" "Bo Diddley" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Love Is Strange"
Studio albums	The "Chirping" Crickets Buddy Holly That'll Be The Day
Compilation albums	The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 Reminiscing Showcase Holly in the Hills Giant 20 Golden Greats For the First Time Anywhere Words of Love Greatest Hits Down the Line: Rarities Memorial Collection
Tribute albums	Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Rave On Buddy Holly Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
Related	Buddy Holly discography List of songs Waylon Jennings Bob "Bobby" Montgomery María Elena Holly (wife) Norman Petty The Picks Surf Ballroom (site of final performance) The Day the Music Died (1959 plane crash) The Buddy Holly Story Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story "Buddy Holly" (song) Buddy Holly Center
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