[1] On December 10, 1958, Valens, having completed a recent tour of Hawaii, gave a performance at his alma mater, Pacoima Junior High School.

The show was emceed by Gail Smith, a close friend of his who later became president of the Ritchie Valens Memorial Fan Club in Los Angeles.

By late 1960, with no further records released since the Ritchie album a year before, his manager Robert Keane received letters en masse from fan club members who were hoping there were more of Valens's songs to be released.

Keane responded by obtaining the tape from the Pacoima Junior High show and pressing it to record.

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