BIG BOPPER 78 BIG BOPPER'S WEDDING / LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD MERCURY AMT 1017 E-
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Description
A VERY SCARCE LATE UK MERCURY 78 FROM THE BIG BOPPER IN EXCELLENT PLAYING CONDITION
BIG BOPPER'S WEDDING
b/w LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
The Big Bopper's real name was J.P. Richardson. He was a prominent DJ at KTRM in Beaumont, Texas who had a few hit records of his own. He also become a prolific songwriter, and his songs would later provide hits for Johnny Preston with "Running Bear" and George Jones with "White Lightnin." He died on Feb 3, 1959 in the plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. The day was immortalized in Don McLean's song "American Pie" as "The day the music died."
In 1958, the Big Bopper recorded three music videos for his songs: "Chantilly Lace," "Big Bopper's Wedding" and "Little Red Riding Hood" (all 3 videos were recorded the same day). He also coined the term "rock video" in a printed interview in 1959. According to Bill Griggs, editor of the Rockin' 50s music magazine, the Big Bopper was convinced that video was the wave of the future and, at the time of his death, he was preparing to start production on music videos for TV and a specially designed jukebox that would play videos.
DISC DETAILS:
UK MERCURY AMT 1017 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - EXCELLENT / E-
A RARE LATE UK ISSUE NOVELTY ROCKER
DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW!
THIS 78 COMES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PETER FEAST
A GREAT COLLECTIOR OF ROCK-A-BILLY, COUNTRY, RHYTHM & BLUES, AND ROCK & ROLL RECORDS
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND WE CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
WE SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK.
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