Listening To An Original Buddy Holly Studio Recording in Clovis, New Mexico

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Buddy Holly recorded his early hits in Clovis, New Mexico at the Norman Petty Recording Studio. Jay Fisher's father was Petty's engineer and saved the original equipment used in that studio in the mid 1950s. Most of the equipment you see in the video, including the large metal audio mixer, was used to record Holly - including his first big hit, "That'll Be The Day" - one of the most important records in American music history. (Fun Fact: that was the first song The Beatles ever recorded in a studio session together.)
This analog recording (captured on my Iphone) makes Buddy Holly seem like he's literally standing in the room with us. I'd never heard his voice like this before. It was truly incredible.
The Norman & Vi Petty Rock N Roll Museum in Clovis has lots of historic memorabilia from the studio and local Clovis music history. The museum's recording studio can also be visited and if you're lucky, you'll have the chance to meet Jay and his wife and hear one of these musical treasures in analog!

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@UnremarkableMarx 2 ай бұрын

I'm a gen z and I'm sick of apologizing for voice correction, and production that is so over processed and sterile. Even the music on the radio gets made on laptops, and computer plugins. This is talented young men in a room getting their chops up and cutting a timeless record. You can actually hear the room, the inflections and the zeal in Buddy and the Crickets. These are tight performances, simple yet with so much heart, and with a real chorus for goodness sake.

@Tonetwisters 2 ай бұрын

Well said, my friend. I am a Baby Boomer and heard his songs on the radio WHEN THEY WERE BRAND NEW! And loved them then and still do! Take it from a guitarist/musician of 62+ years ... Buddy was a brilliant songwriter, producer and an impeccable, perfect-pitch singer, who sang with great feeling. And while you are at it, check out Ricardo Valenzuela, aka, Ritchie Valens. His, "My Darlin's Gone" is one of the greatest songs of the '50s rock and roll era. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldR_ftxj1Nitqo0.html

@geraldthebusdriver3491 Ай бұрын

Good job my friend, you’re smart and you think outside the norm when too many Gen z ers don’t and like the horrible garbage that gets released into the music world Was born in 2003 myself and love all 50s and 60s music, you can just feel the heart and soul more with that music and the love is so much more real.

@robertledford3004 5 күн бұрын

I was a studio musician in Nashville in the 90s I can tell you that is some sweet reverb . Not too echo not to tight just right.

@robertledford3004 5 күн бұрын

Especially for the fifties

@Hellseventeen 27 күн бұрын

I’m only 22 , born in 01 . But man I love the blues

@rogerzimmermann9739 7 ай бұрын

Buddy holly was truly a great singer I have 8 or so of his albums I purchased as a teenager in the 1960s I still play buddy's albums never get tired of his singing I'm sure his widow Maria appreciates his fans to this day as well.

@russputin6294 3 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome even via your iPhone microphone, KZfaq's low bitrate and my crappy laptop speakers. It just proves that the quality of he original source is all-important; "garbage in, garbage out" as a wise man said

@marchaney Ай бұрын

Been there! In May of '22, on our way to Albuquerque, my wife and I had arranged for a tour of Norman Petty's studio. Being there was incredible, but having Kenneth Broad (and his wife) guiding our tour went way beyond rock and roll history, into the deeply personal sense that we were with friends. It was a rich experience that I am truly grateful for.

@guywalker29 4 ай бұрын

Now this is really something to be preserved.

@martinwalsh8352 Жыл бұрын

Love the original equipment and there's nothing like the fidelity of reel to reel.

@xtraceex Жыл бұрын

Those Ampex 350s' were / are real work-horses...mine just keeps on going. And going...

@brianjensen7985 Жыл бұрын

Buddy Holly lives on!

@rockyruane9379 3 ай бұрын

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

@perrylankford4269 9 ай бұрын

It's almost as if you were sitting in the studio as it happened... Thank you.

@grassynotes 8 ай бұрын

Even over the phone you can hear how unbelievably good that would sound in person!!

@professorl.hilton. 6 ай бұрын

Buddy will never die!!!!

@geraldthebusdriver3491 Ай бұрын

This version gives me shivers, it’s like you can feel the soul of this will forever love Buddy Holly

@Lil.Mrs.C 2 ай бұрын

Loved Buddy Holly from when I was a child. All his songs are so nostalgic for me.🥰

@roaringlion1977 Жыл бұрын

LONG LIVE BUDDY HOLLY!! HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL!!

@rotunda57 3 ай бұрын

Long live Buddy Holly?? Sorry to say, I have some sad news for you

@roaringlion1977 3 ай бұрын

@@rotunda57 jajajaja

@v-town1980 8 ай бұрын

Buddy and Elvis...my favs from the 50s❤

@Tonetwisters 2 ай бұрын

Nikki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, and Buddy's vocal mic acoustically picking up his Stratocaster along with his amp miked. Right off the one-track 1/4"! What a sound!! MORE, PLEASE!

@DennisYoung-xt9sr 8 күн бұрын

I can remember asking my sister what she was crying about? and she shared with that Buddy had been killed in a plane crash ! I will never forget the gut punch I felt! He was so great ; always will be! when I hear him sing: even today: I still feel the punch !

@kevincasson9848 7 күн бұрын

Same here my friend. He truly was special. And i mean special. Every one of his songs sends shivers down my spine! So, special❤

@panthira2240 4 күн бұрын

His death was faked. I'm sorry.

@southernpride2003 2 күн бұрын

@@panthira2240 get out of here with your theories we don't care

@travisbayles870 8 ай бұрын

Buddy Holly wouldve been the King of Rock and Roll had he not died far too soon he was just that great Rest in peace Buddy

@rabidgator6473 7 ай бұрын

Buddy was supposed to be crowned the king of rock and roll the night he died. But since he died, they crowned Elvis instead.

@Tcbelvizz 7 ай бұрын

No … Buddy was great but the King was will always be Elvis ..

@rabidgator6473 7 ай бұрын

@@Tcbelvizz I have to disagree with you on this one. Elvis only knew 3 chords. But he had a great voice. But, again if Buddy had lived, on the 3rd of February; they would have crowded him.

@Tcbelvizz 7 ай бұрын

@@rabidgator6473 : Elvis revolutionized every aspect of music ! Because of Elvis Buddy was inspired to become what he became the Beatles became because of Elvis … Buddy was great no doubt but he owes the inspiration to Elvis

@rabidgator6473 7 ай бұрын

@@Tcbelvizz I do get it, I do see your point. As someone who was inspired by Buddy and Ritchie Valens, to pick up a guitar; musically I see Buddy as a musician and singer; I see Elvis as more of just singer. I know Elvis was one of the big influences on music at the time.

@davidviner4932 8 ай бұрын

It sounds like his actual voice, amazing

@robertbeaulieu8721 7 ай бұрын

You mean it sounds like him live, because that is his actual voice recorded OR Ai??

@janiceastets5425 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome, thanks for this! Great watching that "reel to reel" turning out Buddy's great music!! 👍❤️

@bobrunge7594 Жыл бұрын

Talk about rock n roll history…

@billaroundtheglobe Жыл бұрын

Yes - so cool to hear that in person!!

@coachacola3755 4 ай бұрын

@@billaroundtheglobe was it like hearing someone in person?

@johndownes4136 8 ай бұрын

Just sends the shivers up my spine!

@user-cl2hm7tg8h 7 ай бұрын

Buddy Holly and The Crickets, first became aware of Buddy and the group thru the Movie about his life in the late 70"s ? they were truly ground breakers. They will always be Fantastic musicians.

@hamiltonburger4574 8 ай бұрын

No studio is complete without a big blue vise.

@hunt_ 2 ай бұрын

His voice was super smooth. RIP Buddy

@joshuahsimons9587 8 ай бұрын

Buddy was the best

@professorl.hilton. 6 ай бұрын

I was at Southmore in high school when I first heard that song. Good night sit still awesome.

@Northern-Sounds Жыл бұрын

Wow! That studio is awesome. 😊

@db5837 3 ай бұрын

I remain amazed at the quality and mix of the Buddy Holly Story album which I bought in the early 60s. I do believe that tape recordings have a special sound.

@1936buddy 7 ай бұрын

Love this song thanks for sharing with us, Was lucky to see the Crickets and Nanci Griffith back in 1997.

@johnhawkins9826 3 ай бұрын

Bowled over in 1957 with Buddy&The Crickets, still play those wonderful tracks now! - Love the rockabilly releases also - Nanci Griffith! - Oh boy! - What a star - RIP both legends, love it, love it, love it - UK fan and Believer

@christopherwilson3442 8 ай бұрын

Buddy Holly lives.

@kwslhs 8 ай бұрын

I've been there and heard that magnificent McIntosh system. Played some of my own music through it as well.

@goldmund22 8 ай бұрын

This is so cool, thanks for sharing. Didn't know there was a museum, will definitely be visiting

@davidwoodham1307 8 ай бұрын

Hi there guys great rock and roll music of yesterday's anyone from the great 50s n 60s they will ever die they will live on for ever

@notebeat 8 ай бұрын

Pure rock n roll!

@thecricketssoundproject Жыл бұрын

Excellent Bill !

@billaroundtheglobe Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TylerShackleford Жыл бұрын

Wow!!

@sharonlee4773 8 ай бұрын

That sounds amazingly fresh!

@samuelharang5742 Жыл бұрын

I’ll tell you what, that’s pretty damn cool!!! Thanks for the upload :)

@ryanmcdonald2027 3 ай бұрын

wow mindblowing stuff indeed !!!! the real 1960's audio enginerring recording studio analog mono equipment from the late 1950's !!!!! amazing ! thank you very much for sharing this special piece of american rock n roll musical history ! coming from a NEW ZEALAND KIWI living in and born in NEW ZEALAND KIWILAND ! :)

@PRSRECORDS 2 ай бұрын

Almost all of Buddy's master recordings were lost in the Universal Music Group fire in 2008.

@user-yh7cl9kj8k 9 ай бұрын

WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! Thanks so much for this ❤❤❤

@bassface84 Ай бұрын

So that's what the Ampex's sounded like... even on a screen, that's crazy!😳

@bigtonerecords3653 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful! That Altec console!

@redlightboy 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing moment

@user-vm6fp1qn2y 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for share this Treasure with us. Long Live Rock n Roll

@rickcurtis2983 3 ай бұрын

Great video...wish I could've heard the discussion too!

@jerrycoleman5448 2 ай бұрын

Some great equipment in those racks. Mcintosh tube gear along with a cool Altec board and the Mightry Ampex 350's.

@InFamousProductions 4 ай бұрын

that's amazing! I would love to record on that gear. the real sound.

@subwayownernicks..n.1314 Жыл бұрын

Too sweet... Take a sip

@mario7frankielee 7 ай бұрын

fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ love the setup with the vice in the foreground! to flatten the vinyl🙈

@mattcollier5957 8 ай бұрын

The MASTER at Work, RIP Buddy Holly, thank you for inventing music

@joeblack8915 17 күн бұрын

He invented nothing. Holly would have been a small-town country singer had Elvis not invented Rockabilly at Sun Studios in 1954.

@mattcollier5957 16 күн бұрын

@@joeblack8915 Ha Ha Ha, Who,s Elvis.... couldnt play a guitar or write songs, ... oh yeah a Fat Junkie in a White Jumpsuit. He NEVER invented Rockabilly, that far before his time, he was a greasy ol truck driver when Rockabilly was being recorded.

@persephone2268 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous. Cheers from Australia 😊.

@kennethsalter9998 8 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@barrymay8269 4 ай бұрын

Pity the conversation was cut short at the end of the clip. Excellent sound quality of that recording though. RIP Buddy. 🙏

@miguel--rush 2 ай бұрын

Excelente, gracias por compartir..! Gracias.

@buzzsmith8146 Ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks for this. 🎶

@firstlast8731 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SamWesting 3 ай бұрын

Can’t beat the aural purity & immediacy of these Norman Petty studio recordings. While Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound made his records sound massive on AM radio, it leaves behind recordings that pale in comparison when played back on modern audiophile systems.

@williamgroemminger6006 2 ай бұрын

Thanks that was great.

@heathstjohn6775 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. I didn't know anything about that.

@nickmandleberg 3 ай бұрын

I cannot imagine how good that sounds in the room.

@billaroundtheglobe 3 ай бұрын

It was pretty awesome!

@gaveller 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing! If you ever wanting to sell that stuff I'm sure Macca would be interested!

@MyTVTUNES 3 ай бұрын

Goosebumps

@ge484 3 ай бұрын

the man was right here...tysooomuch

@JoshOlsonPersonal 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! 🤟

@01blaval 3 ай бұрын

What a studio🎙️🎚️🎚️🎚️🎛️😲😊 I want it

@moldyoldie7888 3 ай бұрын

Ya Caaaaaaan't have it!

@MaryS-mg9ij 8 ай бұрын

Very Cool

@NoEgg4u 3 ай бұрын

Many reel-to-reel gems have been lost to fire, floods, and tape degradation over the years. Has that tape (in this video) been digitized to DSD? If that reel-to-reel is lost or damaged, it can never be re-created. It can never be replaced. And it would be a crime to not share the DSD file with the world. Hearing it raw, without studio compression, equalization, etc, would be a huge treat.

@sinenkaari5477 3 ай бұрын

Well they recorded it with the effects printed into the tape back in those days but if the released version is a tape copy and this is the original this will sound better

@theminutebible873 Ай бұрын

It is no small feat to have kept all that original equipment. Check out the tubes on that McIntosh 275 on the right hand side, where do you get tubes like that these days??? That was such an innovative sound at the time, it's hard to imagine just how fresh that sounded at the time.

@backroads6695 2 ай бұрын

What????? original Buddy Holly recordings??? Oh hell..... one of my specialties is restoring lost audio recordings......I would LOVE to get involved with this project

@alexclements5631 8 ай бұрын

Is someone shuffling their feet to the music? What is it I’m hearing? Very cool!!! Thanks !

@oddjobtriumph1635 Жыл бұрын

wow

@michaelcraig9449 7 ай бұрын

So this is where he recorded? How many songs? All of them? Does anyone still record there, and was it used all the time since then till now?

@happyolddude 8 ай бұрын

To be pedantic, this technically was not the original recording. The original recording was completed without The Picks backing vocal group. They were added later.

@moldyoldie7888 3 ай бұрын

And frankly, the tape is moving too slow to be a master. What, 7.5ips here?

@happyolddude 3 ай бұрын

Agreed - me thinks somebody is playing tiddly winks here.@@moldyoldie7888

@stiiimes 8 ай бұрын

VIVE LE ROCK!

@lennon1252 4 ай бұрын

Much better than the Rolling Stones

@southernpride2003 2 күн бұрын

Brits ruined rock and roll in my opinion

@lamper2 6 ай бұрын

I speculate that Buddy KNEW what an angry guy Bo was so he purposely disguised the beat to NOT sound like what the Stones did later. Obviously he did other "Bo Beat" songs in concert so he was VERY familiar with it. Either that or he really misremembered how his beat went?

@kellycoleman715 8 ай бұрын

Buddy Holly does Buddy Holly almost as well as Gary Busey.

@grassynotes 8 ай бұрын

That was good!! Someone had to make that joke! (:

@StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 ай бұрын

And now, Gary Busey can't even Gary Busey.

@nezblanc 3 ай бұрын

💔💔💔💔💔

@joskri3306 8 күн бұрын

Alright Christine, show me!

@michaelcraig9449 7 ай бұрын

Can someone still get in to record there? I want to record some songs there

@StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 ай бұрын

Maybe with enough $?

@adjomusic 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful sound. But this equipment and the setup look different from what is on display in the (real) Norman Petty Studios, which I visited last year in Clovis NM. According to what I know one can only visit it with a specific appointment. The Rock 'n' Roll museum is something else, somewhere else in Clovis, and very nice too.

@billaroundtheglobe 8 ай бұрын

That's because the equipment at the studio is not the original equipment. The gentleman in the video is the son of Petty's longtime engineer. He owns the actual equipment which is in the Rock N Roll museum.

@adjomusic 8 ай бұрын

@@billaroundtheglobe Yes, I agree. In book “The King of Clovis” (Frank Blanas, 2013, I have this book here at home in Rotterdam) I saw a photograph on page 54 showing the same mix-unit as in your film. The picture also shows Norman Petty (7th Street Studio) using one of the large tape recorders. But I also have a copy of a picture (may be from the internet) showing Norman in his chair sitting and operating the production equipment which is at the 7th Street Studio today. It seems obvious hat he renewed and replaced the equipment so now and then.

@StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 ай бұрын

@@adjomusic You just had to write that entire long-winded comment explaining what Bill already knew, all because he corrected you, since he plainly said it was the son of Petty's engineer in the video who owns the stuff.

@adjomusic 4 ай бұрын

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland Sorry, but I was in a conversation with billaroundtheglobe, and bill explained to me, very kind of him, the reason for the difference in equipment in film and currently in studio. That’s all sir. And as being a European Buddy Holly fan, I asked him, because I was curious about the equipment. Please note that my adjomusic- and adjofilm accounts are purely leisure interest (not in any way commercial). All pictures come from my own video-cameras (I traveled a lot since 1980), and I edited the films myself. 🙂

@2011littlejohn1 4 ай бұрын

Sounds crisper than anything I've heard of Buddy's records. I'll regret this guy's early death for ever - he was so innovative with such potential. He invented the completely self contained rock band.

@jerrypriessen8137 Ай бұрын

Was it recorded at 7.5ips?

@taxfreedollars Жыл бұрын

Buddy and McIntosh.

@arman6119 3 ай бұрын

think there is actually more of a story here

@PRSRECORDS 2 ай бұрын

...also Norman Petty would have recorded no slower than 15 ips. This recording is moving at 3 3/4 ips.

@billaroundtheglobe 2 ай бұрын

Hey know-it-all.... the man playing the recording is the SON of the engineer who recorded all of his sessions. Those are his Dad's original tapes.

@PRSRECORDS 2 ай бұрын

@@billaroundtheglobe Ok, so the engineer made dubs. That makes them the closest to the masters now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Universal_Studios_fire

@garyphoto3080 8 ай бұрын

Is this the master tape?

@abraham_benson_official 7 ай бұрын

It is!!

@harryblack5041 7 ай бұрын

Surely thats not the original master tape? Would it have survived? Certainly audio perfection nonetheless....

@billaroundtheglobe 3 ай бұрын

I'm not sure why people say that? Plenty of original tapes have been preserved over the years if they're taken care of. If they sit in a garage somewhere - no. But if they're taken care of, they can survive just fine.

@deborahterry7585 3 ай бұрын

I've always said the exact same thing. With his playing,singing,and writing his own songs Elvis wouldn't have put a dent in the Rock and Roll era.

@joeblack8915 17 күн бұрын

Stop talking through your arse. Elvis revolutionized music with his Sun recordings. Buddy would have been a small-time country singer had it not been for Elvis.

@KenTeel Жыл бұрын

The frequency response was good (crisp sounding), but the room noise made the background singing and drums, sound kind of amateurish. Back in the 50's that worked, though. They didn't have multiple tracks to work with (although they could do sound on sound using more than one recorder) so they worked with what they had. That is a fun trip through music and recording history. Thanks for the video.

@Padraig656 8 ай бұрын

The "drum" is a cardboard box.

@KenTeel 8 ай бұрын

@@Padraig656 Wow !! They did what they had do. I can relate to that. Here is a song that I recorded, one man band style with a coffee can (with drummer's brushes) for a drum. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNhilKl727KWiX0.html

@v-town1980 8 ай бұрын

And it's still a thousand times better than the pop and rap out now.

@KenTeel 8 ай бұрын

@@v-town1980 I agree. With rap, I think that the creators of it did research to find out which sound would irritate people the quickest. Then they gave it a name, and proceeded to market it to every immature person on the planet, so as to be used as an impliment of irritation. Generations of pimple faced, frustrated, young men, have thanked them for this creation. Afterall, what better tool to use against your parents when they refuse you your allowance. Just turn it on and know that your parents want to break down the bedroom door to get that noise and stop it. And, remarkably, legions of musically ignorant young women have fallen for their male counter parts, resulting in reproduction, thus insuring that the next generation will have plenty of opportunities to prove Darwin, right. (And news organizations around the world are happy as they have the next generation of people who will be featured in crime stories that they'll sell.)

@StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 ай бұрын

@@KenTeel Well said.

@LandondeeL 18 күн бұрын

You turned it off too soon. Buddy and Nicki continued singing after the instruments stopped playing.

@Tcbelvizz 7 ай бұрын

Musically , Buddy was probably more talented in the aspect of composing sure. So was Lennon McCarthy Harrison but as an pure Artist Showman there was and will never be any artist Larger More Charismatic than Elvis he’s the Mountain top that all other are judge by .

@yolantadianow1584 4 ай бұрын

He sounds like Elvis 😂❤😂❤

@StanSwan 8 ай бұрын

Cool but if they are playing this priceless reel for a youtube video it is messed up. Sounds like a 20 year old 24k copy.

@billaroundtheglobe 8 ай бұрын

I simply recorded my experience of hearing it in their studio... quit being such a downer. Geez.

@StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 ай бұрын

@@billaroundtheglobe Stan is a douche.

@joeblack8915 17 күн бұрын

I came here to read all the delusional comments by Buddy Holly fans who think he was 'The King of Rock n Roll'. 🤣🤣🤣 Nope, that would be Elvis. And even if Elvis had not existed, but somehow Rockabilly (which he invented at Sun) had come into being without him, Buddy Holly still wouldn't be 'king'. Here's a novel idea, stop talking out of your arses about the greatest, most influential music icon of all time - Elvis - and just enjoy listening to Buddy Holly. Or is that something you can't do without denigrating another artist? Apart from defending Elvis against the nonsense I read in some of the comments, I don't feel the need to denigrate another artists when I'm commenting on KZfaq videos featuring Elvis. After all, why would I need to? None of them even come into the equation when it comes to the most influential, greatest musical icon there has ever been, not to mention the biggest-selling solo artist to this day. Be thankful Elvis did what he did, because without him there would have been no Buddy Holly - just a small-time country singer whose name would have long since faded into obscurity.

@billaroundtheglobe 16 күн бұрын

Hey a--hole... this is my page. And no one is bashing Elvis. You're just a sh*t disturber looking to cause trouble. Get the F off my page.