Nervous Breakdown

"Nervous Breakdown" is a song written by Mario Roccuzzo and first recorded by Eddie Cochran in 1958. Bobby Fuller and his studio band at the time recorded their cover of the song in 1962 in Bobby's new home recording studio in El Paso after leaving Yucca records. It was put out on his independent Eastwood record label as his third single in May 1962, backed with his cover of "Not Fade Away".

Alternate Take
An alternate version was recorded at about the same time, sounding a little bit different, and said to be the stronger of the two. It remained unreleased to this day, and the master tape is thought to be lost. A small segment of this recording can be heard in the Eastwood High Radio Spot, seen on El Paso Rock Volume 1.

Live Versions
In promotion of his new independent releases, Bobby advertised a show he'd be performing at his former high school, Eastwood High School in promotion of his new "Nervous Breakdown" single. A recording of two live renditions was recorded and saved by Fuller. Many years later, these recordings were restored and one was put onto El Paso Rock Volume 1, while the other was put onto Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited (the latter was first released on The Bobby Fuller Tapes Volume 1).

Featured On

 * The Bobby Fuller Tapes Volume 1*
 * El Paso Rock: Early Recordings Volume 1†
 * Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited‡*
 * I Fought the Law (as "Nervous breakdown")*
 * El Paso Rock: Early Recordings Volume 3‡*

* Live version 1 † Live version 2 ‡ Single version

Trivia

 * This song was later recorded by the Bobby Fuller Drive, in the style of Bobby's cover, and put on their debut album, Breakin Rocks in 2003.