David Box "Little Lonely Summer Girl" 45 BUDDY HOLLY
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Up for sale is a David Box 45 RPM single.
A side: Little Lonely Summer Girl
B side: No One Will Ever Know
Commercial release from 1964. Original label, original release. RARE!
Label/Number: Joed Records 116
Country - US
Condition: VG Label shows minor ring wear but no writing, tears or stickers. Vinyl shows surfaces scratches but plays a strong VG.
Here's a recording of the song I pulled from youtube. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A RECORDING OF THE ACTUAL RECORD YOU WILL RECEIVE - THIS IS JUST FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-iIcrnAjhY
Here's some info:
After the death of Buddy Holly, the Crickets used various lead singers on their records. One was David Box who sang lead on the Crickets' recording of "Peggy Sue Got Married".
Harold David Box was born in Sulphur Springs on 11 August 1943. In 1945 the family moved to Lubbock. David made his first public appearance aged 3 or 4 singing "Jole Blon" and "If I Had A Nickel". His father taught him to play guitar and bought one as an 8th birthday present. By 1954 David was a keen Buddy Holly fan and often watched open air performances from Radio KDAV. In 1958 he formed the Ravens, a group styled on the Crickets with David vocal/guitars, Lynn Bailey bass and Ernie Hall drums. They cut some demos at Mitchell Studio in Lubbock.
Tracks included Look At Me, Ting A Ling, Don't Cha Know and Sweet, Sweet Day. With the help of Sinda Taylor and Ralna English they put down Not Going Steady and High School Angel. Ernie Hall was a close neighbor of Jerry Allison's parents and heard that the Crickets needed a vocalist to replace Sonny Curtis, who had been drafted into the Army. The band sent a demo to Jerry and they were invited to Los Angeles to audition. Coral files indicate that the recordings were purchased on 16 August. The Box/Hall composition Don't Cha Know featured David on vocals/lead guitar, Joe B on bass, Ernie Hall on drums and Jerry on rhythm guitar. The band wanted Peggy Sue Got Married to follow the original Peggy Sue arrangement so Jerry reverted to drums. The recordings were put on a three track tape machine with the harmony vocals isolated on one of the tracks. The songs became the last Cricket singles to be issued on Coral - and one of the very best released after Buddy died, certainly the arrangement on Peggy Sue Got Married is far better than any of those added to Buddy's demo version. David & Ernie had about 3 weeks in L.A. apparently helping the Crickets on gigs with Bobby Vee and Larry (Mr. Custer) Verne. In the long departed Rockpile magazine respected journalist Jim Liddane reported having heard a live recording of David singing Heartbeat, What To Do and several ballads but all attempts to confirm this have failed. The boys then returned to Lubbock to finish their schooling.
David's father was a good friend of ex-Lubbock DJ Ben Hall who had set up a recording studio in Big Spring, 105 miles south of Lubbock. David made many trips there and had arranged a deal with Ted Groebl who owned the local Joed label. David was introduced to Roy Orbison, Joe Melson and Peanuts Wilson, all of whom cut unreleased demos for Ben.
The first single issued under David's name was Waitin' / Do The Best I Can (Joed 717) and is an extremely rare disc. Doug Walding, whose connections with the Crickets span three decades, co wrote Waitin' with Roland Pike. The other known recordings from the sessions are a second unissued Sweet, Sweet Day and That's All I Want From You. All 4 songs have since appeared on the Rollercoaster CD Hep Cats From Big Spring (RCCD 3003) A David Box/Roland Pike composition, Travelin' Light, appeared on an album by the Levee Brothers (Levee 775), recorded at the Sumit Studio in Dallas.
David left school in 1962 and enrolled in the School of American Art in Westport, CT. He studied under Norman Rockwell, America's most famous artist. The Box home contains many fine examples of David's artistic skills. It is interesting to reflect how many musicians are talented artists. Westport is about 2000 miles from Big Spring so it made sense for David to record in Nashville where Roy Orbison was based. He stayed at Roy's home and used his band, fronted by Bob Moore. Ray Rush continued to produce. The second Joed single coupled If You Can't Say Something Nice with another recording of Sweet Sweet Day. Something Nice picked up some airplay and was picked up by Candix who used I've Had My Moments as the flip. As a result of this single David did a tour opening for the Everly Brothers but his biggest thrill was a phone call from Chet Atkins complementing him on his discs Early in 1964 David returned to Nashville to cut the superb Peggy Sue styled Little Lonely Summer Girl. His parents recall being woken by a phone call from an excited David telling them that he and Roy (Orbison) had just finished a version of Maybe Baby. Sadly it wasn't issued and has never been traced.
In the summer of 1964 David left college and had more time for touring. He went up the Eastern seaboard as far as Northern Canada. Inexplicably Summer Girl never charted nationally but did well in several regions especially Houston when it went top 10 in all radio playlists. This was partly due to Ray Rush, having moved to Houston to work for the International Artists label, promoting the disc. Taking advantage of the situation David flew to the city for a few interviews and gigs. He worked with local band Buddy and the Kings. Buddy Groves vocal/guitar, Carl Banks bass and Bill Daniels presumably on drums. Daniels was a qualified pilot and the quartet hired a Cesna Skyhawk 172 to take them to a gig in Harris County on October 23, 1964. The plane crashed nose first and overturned on the return flight. There were no survivors. On 24 October David and Ray had been scheduled to fly to Nashville to record two of the songs David had written in Lubbock Not Going Steady and High School Angel.
After the sad news broke in Lubbock the Box's first visitors were Buddy Holly's parents. Mr. Holley hugged Harold and said simply "It's better you should know this now; people will tell you that time heals the pain but it doesn't".
-http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/related/dbox.html
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Mint (M): Absolutely perfect in every way - certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. (More on still sealed below). Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-): A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record shows no obvious sign of wear. A 45 rpm sleeve has no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.
An LP jacket has no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, and the like. Basically, Near Mint looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sign are OK.
The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but is should be barely noticeable. The center hole is not misshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turn-up corners, or a slight seam-split. An LP jacket my have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.
In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.
Very Good (VG): Many of the defects found in a VG+ record are more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise is evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during the song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound.
Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+): Good does not mean bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear.
A jacket or sleeve has seem splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object. If it's a common item, you'll probably find another copy in better shape eventually. Pass it up. But if it's something you have been seeking for years, and the price is right, get it.
Poor (P), Fair (F): The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and/or writing. The LP jacket barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully seam split, and written upon.
Except for impossibly rare records otherwise unattainable, records in this condition should be bought or sold for no more than a few cents each.
Still Sealed (SS) : Let the buyer beware, unless it's a U.S. pressing from the last 10-15 years or so. It's too easy to reseal on. Yes, some legitimately never-opened LPs from the 1960s still exist. But if you're looking for a specific pressing, the only way you can know for sure is to open the record. Also, European imports are not factory-sealed, so if you see them advertised as sealed, someone other than the manufacturer sealed them.
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