Ritchie Valens, Ritchie Valens, LP
Includes 4 bonus tracks! During the course of his brief life, the legendary Ritchie Valens fused numerous musical genres together to form his own remarkable style. He left a lasting impact on rock & roll with his classic rocker "La Bamba" - a highenergy reworking of an old Mexican wedding song that Valens learned from his cousin. Ritchie put a rock & roll spin on this spirited folk tune, juicing it up with garage-rock riffing and a raw, enthusiastic solo. In essence, he invented Latino rock with this two-minute rock & roll classic. It's driving simplicity foreshadowed garage-rock, frat-rock and punk-rock. Ironically, "La Bamba" was the B-side of "Donna", a dedication to Valens' girlfriend that rose to number 2 on Billboard's singles chart. "La Bamba" also charted, but only climbed as high as number 22. This double-sided smash marks one of the greatest rock & roll singles of the Fifties.
- Disc 1, Track: 1 - That S My Little Suzie
- Disc 1, Track: 2 - In a Turkish Town
- Disc 1, Track: 3 - Come on, Let S Go
- Disc 1, Track: 4 - Donna
- Disc 1, Track: 5 - Bony-Moronie
- Disc 1, Track: 6 - Ooh My Head
- Disc 1, Track: 7 - Cry, Cry, Cry
- Disc 1, Track: 8 - Hurry Up
- Disc 1, Track: 9 - La Bamba
- Disc 1, Track: 10 - Bluebirds Over the Mountain
- Disc 1, Track: 11 - Hi-Tone
- Disc 1, Track: 12 - Framed
- Disc 1, Track: 13 - We Belong Together
- Disc 1, Track: 14 - Dooby-Dooby-Wah
- Disc 1, Track: 15 - Little Girl
- Disc 1, Track: 16 - Rock Little Darling (Demo)
Product Attributes: Oldies, Ritchie Valens, Wax Time