{"title":"Ritchie Valens","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the course of his short life, Ritchie Valens left a lasting impact on rock and roll with the classic rocker \"La Bamba.\" A high-energy reworking of an old Mexican wedding song, its driving simplicity foreshadowed garage-rock, frat-rock and punk-rock. Ironically, \"La Bamba\" was the B-side of \"Donna,\" a paean to Valens' girlfriend that rose to #2 on Billboard's singles chart. \"La Bamba\" also charted, peaking at #22. This double-sided smash is one of the greatest rock and roll singles of the Fifties. Valens was born Richard ...\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"donna-la-bamba-2","title":"Donna\/ La Bamba","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Del-Fi 4110. The A side is ranked #175 in the Marsh 1001, and the B side is at #92. Sadly, this classic double-sided smash isn't in print on any reissue label. This is a beautiful copy of the Eric reissue. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ritchie Valens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48513449885929,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/ritchievalens2.jpg?v=1752167824"},{"product_id":"donna-la-bamba-20","title":"Donna\/ La Bamba","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's a beautiful copy of the first pressing with a solid green label and black print, with the label title in an \"old english\" typeface.   The A side is ranked #175 in the Marsh 1001, and the B side is at #92. Note: This 45 record has Near Mint labels with a touch of ringwear. Although the vinyl (styrene) has some worrisome-looking scuffs, it's all on the surface, as the gorgeous audio sounds pristine Mint!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ritchie Valens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48554485874921,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/files\/ritchievalens19_1ffa19c5-1ec2-4bb8-ad17-478c3fdfd3ec.jpg?v=1752247650"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/8508\/9001\/collections\/ritchievalens.jpg?v=1745709846","url":"https:\/\/www.classic45s.com\/collections\/ritchie-valens\/jadepuma-category-rock-n-roll.oembed","provider":"Classic 45's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}