A little later still, the album received the more solemn title of The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album and was released as such on London Records for the European market - with a seriously modified track listing that made much more sense and ultimately remained as the leading model for subsequent re-pressings and CD editions. The original pressings came with at least two different sleeves - sometimes simply titled as Eddie Cochran, sometimes (rather fictitiously) subtitled 12 Of His Biggest Hits. And the LP has a somewhat complicated discographical history. There may have been plans on the part of Liberty Records to release something like this even before Eddie’s death, given how quickly the album was pushed out - yet the original date of release, usually given as simply April 1960, was clearly after April 17, considering that the liner notes (" when the world is deprived of a fine talent, it is impossible to measure the loss. Now this is more like it: a compilation, for sure, but one that is much closer to reflecting the real legacy of Eddie Cochran than the misguided Singin’ To My Baby. Tracks: 1) C’mon Everybody 2) Three Steps To Heaven 3) Cut Across Shorty 4) Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 5) Hallelujah, I Love Her So 6) Sittin’ In The Balcony 7) Summertime Blues 8) Lovin’ Time 9) Somethin’ Else 10) Tell Me Why 11) Teenage Heaven 12) Drive In Show 13*) Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie 14*) Pocketful Of Hearts 15*) Don’t Ever Let Me Go 16*) Teresa 17*) Pretty Girl 18*) Bo Weevil Song 19*) I Remember.
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