Reminiscing
was first released in 1963 to satisfy the demand for more Holly releases,
particularly in the U.K. where interest in Buddy's work was always keen
from the moment he visited these shores in 1958. The original sleeve notes
contained a message to all Buddy's fans which says........
"Can anyone capture the wind? Has a person ever had a spirit and personality huge enough and rich enough to encircle this earth? Many may have tried and failed but we know of one young man who seemed to do these things and more. He was our son,Buddy Holly.
Since Buddy's physical departure from this world we, as his parents, have come to know and love all the young folk who write to tell us just how important Buddy was (and still is) to their lives and their happiness. They have told us that Buddy was somehow the total of young ideas and young hearts. Sometimes shy, sometimes quiet, sometimes displaying the candid innocence of a small boy, sometimes very much all man .... through his singing Buddy was heard and admired in these and many others by admirers all over the world. Buddy was young and knew what he wanted from life even if, like all youngsters, he had his moments of doubting and and wondering about his role in the game of life.
We certainly miss him and we know that those who continue to enjoy his recordings miss him too. We find it very refreshing to think about the wonderful times he enjoyed and shared with us and to recall his happiness in the world of music.
We have searched through our belongings and his wife Maria has added her collected memoirs. Coral records have brought along some of their tapes of Buddy and all these have been placed in the hands of Norman Petty, the producer who recorded buddy's musical life. Norman was able to contribute some tapes from his personal library and to all these has been added the exciting instrumental sounds of a great young musical group called The Fireballs. We feel that the combination has proved to be a very happy one and we think Buddy would have been proud of this REMINISCING album.
