Valens, Ritchie

Real name Richard Valenzuela. Born 1941 in Pacoima, Calif. Died in 1959.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 7 (1981) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
   Feature article in issue 12 (1982) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
   Feature article and discography in issue 64 (1997) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1958/Sept. 1 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4106		Come On, Let's Go {a,b,e,h,i} Framed {a,i}	1 1	6-58-110 36213 6-58-113 36214
1958/Nov. 17 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4110		Donna {a,d,i} La Bamba {a,d,i}	1 1	1058-119 1058-118
1959/Jan. (Bb est.)	Del-Fi 4111		Fast Freight Big Baby Blues	1 1	1258-121 1258-120
1959/Jan. (Bb est.)	Del-Fi 4111		Fast Freight {a,b,g,i} Big Baby Blues	2 2	1258-121 1258-120
1959/Mar. 23 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4114		That's My Little Suzie {a,i} In A Turkish Town {a,i}	1 1	159-131 159-130
1959/June 1 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4117		We Belong Together {a,i} Little Girl {a,i}	1 1	459-142 36216 459-143 36217
1959/Oct. 19 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4128		Big Baby Blues {a} Stay Beside Me {a,i}	1 1	DF-1258-120 DF-959-172
	Del-Fi PR-1		La Bamba We Belong Together Donna Framed	1 1 1 1	One One Two Two
	Del-Fi D-101		La Bamba We Belong Together Donna Framed	1 1
	Del-Fi DFEP-111		Bluebirds Over The Mountain Come On, Let's Go Hi-Tone Donna
1960/Feb. 22 Bb pop rev.	Del-Fi 4133		Paddiwack Song {g,i} Cry, Cry, Cry {a,i}	1 1	DF-160-175 DF-160-173
1959 (BSN est.)	Del-Fi DFLP 1201		Ritchie Valens  [monaural] That's My Little Suzie In A Turkish Town Come On Let's Go Donna Boney-Maronie {a,i} Ooh, My Head {a,b,i} La Bamba Bluebirds Over The Mountain {a} Hi-Tone {i} Framed We Belong Together Dooby-Dooby-Wah {a,i}	1 1 1 1 1 1	LP-59-2-102 LP-59-2-102 LP-59-2-102 LP-59-2-102 LP-59-2-102 LP-59-2-102
1959 (BSN est.)	Del-Fi DFLP-1206		Ritchie  [monaural] Stay Beside Me Cry Cry Cry Big Baby Blues Paddi-Wack Song My Darling Is Gone {i} Hurry Up {a,i} Little Girl Now You're Gone {i} Fast Freight Ritchie's Blues Rockin' All Night {i}	1	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
1961 (BSN est.)	Del-Fi DFLP-1214		Ritchie Valens In Concert At Pacoima Jr. High  [monaural] Come On Let's Go [live vers.] Donna [live vers.] Summertime Blues {j} From Beyond La Bamba [live vers.] Rhythm Song Guitar Instrumental Malaguena {a} Rock Little Darlin' {f,j} Let's Rock And Roll {j}	1	1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
	Del-Fi DFLP-1225		Ritchie Valens Memorial Album  [monaural] Donna We Belong Together From Beyond Stay Beside Me Bluebirds Over The Mountain In A Turkish Town Malaguena La Bamba Come On Let's Go Rockin' All Night Cry Cry Cry
1964 (BSN est.)	Del-Fi DFLP-1247		His Greatest Hits, Volume 2  [monaural] La Bamba That's My Little Suzie Ooh, My Head {c} Let's Rock And Roll Cry Cry Cry Boney-Maronie Donna Rock Little Darlin' Dooby Dooby Wah Framed Now You're Gone Little Girl
	Guest Star GS-1469		The Original Ritchie Valens  [monaural] Donna Little Girl Now You Are Gone Fast Freight Ritchie's Blues Rockin' All Night Rock Little Donna {j} Hurry Up Hi-Tone We Belong Together
	Guest Star GSS-1469		The Original Ritchie Valens  [stereo] Donna [rechan. vers.] Little Girl [rechan. vers.] Now You Are Gone [rechan. vers.] Fast Freight [rechan. vers.] Ritchie's Blues [rechan. vers.] Rockin' All Night [rechan. vers.] Rock Little Donna [rechan. vers.] Hurry Up [rechan. vers.] Hi-Tone [rechan. vers.] We Belong Together [rechan. vers.]
	Guest Star GS-1484		The Original La Bamba  [monaural] Come On Let's Go Oh My Head In A Turkish Town That's My Little Susie La Bamba Cry Cry Cry Do Bee Do Bee Wha Paddy Wack Song My Darling Is Gone Big Baby Blues
	Guest Star GSS-1484		The Original La Bamba  [stereo] Come On Let's Go [rechan. vers.] Oh My Head [rechan. vers.] In A Turkish Town [rechan. vers.] That's My Little Susie [rechan. vers.] La Bamba [rechan. vers.] Cry Cry Cry [rechan. vers.] Do Bee Do Bee Wha [rechan. vers.] Paddy Wack Song [rechan. vers.] My Darling Is Gone [rechan. vers.] Big Baby Blues [rechan. vers.]

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

Acknowledgments:   Both Sides Now, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Derek Hamilton, Bernd Hermoneit, Stewart Michard, Gerd Miller, Willem Oosterveld, Peter Staehli, Mike Stewart, Perica Sucevic, Svein Arne Vikesdal, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox, eBay