1959 CLASSIC ROCK n ROLL 78 CHANTILLY LACE E-

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A VERY GOOD PLAYING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC 1959 UK No12 FROM THE AMAZING "BIG BOPPER" ON A MEGA RARE BLACK UK MERCURY 78!

CHANTILLY LACE

b/w  PURPLE PEOPLE EATER MEETS WITCH DOCTOR

Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

Hello baby, yeah, this is the Big Bopper speaking
Oh you sweet thing
Do I what
Will I what
Oh baby you know what I like

Chantilly lace and a pretty face
And a pony tail hanging down
That wiggle in the walk and giggle in the talk
Makes the world go round
There ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl
That makes me act so funny, make me spend my money
Make me feel real loose like a long necked goose
Like a girl, oh baby that's what I like

What's that baby
But, but, but, oh honey
But, oh baby you know what I like

Chorus

What's that honey
Pick you up at 8 and don't be late
But baby I ain't got no money honey
Oh alright baby you know what I like

Chorus

Originally called "That's What I Like," this was released as a B-side for another song. While the A-side got some airplay, the "Chantilly Lace" B-side eventually took off, becoming one of the most played songs of 1958. The Big Bopper was a star, and for most of the year he was on tour promoting his record.

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. This 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. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, Washington, for all above)

This was featured in the films American Graffiti (1973), The Buddy Holly Story (1978) and La Bamba (1987). (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)

This was the last song performed at the Clear Lake, Iowa concert the night Holly, Valens and Richardson died.

The starlet Jayne Mansfield recorded an answer song called "That Makes It," where she used the same one-sided phone call technique and replaced Bopper's "You know what I like" catch phrase with "That Makes It." She sang it in the 1966 movie The Las Vegas Hillbillys. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

WHAT A CLASSIC 78!!

THIS RECORD REACHED NUMBER 12 IN THE UK CHARTS

IT ENTERED THE CHARTS ON 26th DECEMBER 1958 AND WAS IN THE CHARTS FOR 8 WEEKS

DISC DETAILS:

UK MERCURY AMT 1002  10" 78rpm  SHELLAC

SIDE 1 :-  CHANTILLY LACE

SIDE 2:-   PURPLE PEOPLE EATER MEETS WITCH DOCTOR

CONDITION - VG+/EX-   

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