Vinyl Album - The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace - Mercury

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Big Bopper
Title:	Chantilly Lace
Label:	Mercury
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	MG-20402
Date:	Feb 1959
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	3 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Big Bopper	Chantilly Lace	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
A2	The Big Bopper	Pink Petticoats	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
A3	The Big Bopper	The Clock	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
A4	The Big Bopper	Walking Through My Dreams	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
A5	The Big Bopper	Someone Watching Over You	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
A6	The Big Bopper	Old Maid	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B1	The Big Bopper	Big Bopper's Wedding	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B2	The Big Bopper	Little Red Riding Hood	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B3	The Big Bopper	Preacher And The Bear	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B4	The Big Bopper	It's The Truth, Ruth	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B5	The Big Bopper	White Lightning	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate
B6	The Big Bopper	Strange Kisses	Giles Perry Richardson	Rate

Notes

Giles Perry Richardson aka the Big Bopper, was a trained musician who was also a part-time radio announcer at various stations in Texas and Chicago. Even though Mr. Richardson had recorded four tunes, Beggar To A King, Crazy Blues, The Monkey Song and A Teenage Moon, that were issued by means of Mercury records, his first big hit, Chantilly Lace b/w the Purple Eater Meets the Witch Doctor was issued by means of the "D" record label.

Initially, the Purple Peter Eater was the a-side, but the majority of the music listeners had requested Chantilly Lace by such a large margin that this tune ultimately became nationally popular by means of the Mercury label. After Mr. Richardson had composed more tunes and his next disc of 45 rpm, Big Bopper's Wedding had gained popularity, he decided to have 12 songs compiled by means of his only disc of 33.33 rpm which became titled Chantilly Lace.

Sadly, the Purple People Eater meets the Witch Doctor was NOT included by means of this LP disc and Mr. Richardson never had any occasion to see this disc issued do to the fact that he was killed in an airplane crash a few weeks earlier.

Though this LP disc did not initially sell well, it was repressed many times throughout the next few decades thru which this disc not only had gained listening popularity, but was also sung by various artists, such as Cat Mother and the All Nite Newsboys, Shorty Long and Sha Na N . Lastly, this disc of 33.33 rpm was never stereofonically issued.

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