The pop and rock of the English music wonder in the sixties ("British Invation" in US) was to a large extent inspired by American rock, blues and soul artistery. But if we talk pop, light blues and melodic rock'n'roll Buddy Holly was the one with biggest impact - the man who invented modern pop-music. Trough the years members of English groups often mentioned him as an inspiration and role model - Beatles, Rolling Stones, Hollies and lots of others ( Dylan was also an admirer on the US scene). With just a handful of classic songs he managed to change the musical climate for ever. The story about his carrier is short, tragic and well known, but the impact remains. There must be over 1000 different re-issues of his work, all building on the relatively few recordings he made. "The Story Of Buddy Holly" was first released in US February 1959 by Coral records, less than a month after his death. It's a compilation with some of his best songs. This is the UK issue from later the same year. It's fun imagining how young English lads, some of them pop stars to be, listened to this particular issue and was inspired. First had label as shown here and laminated cover with crescent flips. (FÖGÄ*)
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