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Richie Valens La Bamba 180G VinylRecord LP

Factory Sealed LP

His first single Come On, Let’sGo was recorded in July 1958 at Studio B of the Gold Star Recording Studios.Phil Spector was also recording To Know Him Is To Love Him with the TeddyBears, and dropped by Studio B to say hello to Ritchie. Released a couple ofweeks later, Ritchie’s debut quickly became a number one in Los Angeles. Therecord went on to be named ‘Pick Of The Week’ in September’s issue ofBillboard, soon reaching #42 on the national charts. Valens’ follow-up wasDonna, which went to #2 on the charts in January 1959. Not only was the recorda hit, it was almost eclipsed when radio DJs discovered the B-side, La Bamba,which Valens described as “an old Mexican folk song they play at weddings”.This also became a hit, though it only reached #22 – although when La Bamba, the1987 biopic of Valens was released, the title song went to Number One. Fromthis point on Valens spent most of his time touring the West Coast and beyond,and also managed time for several TV shows and a movie appearance in Go, JohnnyGo! So put this record on right now. Let’s go!

SIDE ONE
1. La Bamba
2. Donna
3. That;s My Little Suzie
 4. In A Turkish Town
 5. Ooh, My Head
6. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
 7. Stay Beside Me
8. Boney-Maronie

SIDE TWO
1. Come On, Let's Go
2. Rockin' All Night
3. Hi-Tone
4. Framed
5. We Belong Together
6. Dooby Dooby Wah
7. Cry Cry Cry
 8. Fast Freight