Roy Orbison – The All-Time Greatest Hits Of [MFSL UDCD 774]

 

Roy Orbison – The All-Time Greatest Hits Of [MFSL UDCD 774]

Album Notes
Re-Mastered for the First Time from the Actual Original Master Tapes, this set has the original 2-LPs on a single Limited-Edition 24k Gold CD.

After much success (and a little luck) with their Little Richard hits packages, MoFi next visited the Sony vaults to identify and audition the original masters of another rock pioneer. This famous Roy Orbison collection had originally been compiled by Monument Records in 1972 and has stayed in print ever since. Permission to bring the first-generation masters to California for direct transferring was eventually granted. We are very pleased to say that the resulting MoFi 24K Gold CD (and LP version – coming soon) now sets the standard in the mastering of these historic songs.

Before being wooed away by the old MGM Records label, Orbison experienced an astonishing run for Monument, placing fifteen singles (all included here) in the the Top 100 on the pop and country charts. “Music Direct”

It was once said that Roy Orbison’s voice had a quality that made him sound like he was from another planet. The voice was so great and had such a unique quality as to make it almost surreal. With his three octave range he could be lighthearted as in “Pretty Woman” or tragic as in “Crying,” “It’s Over,” and “Running Scared.”

His voice literally could give me chills. Orbison is a true rock n roll legend and a great anthology such as this one is an essential item in every rock lover’s collection. His voice could produce raw emotion and this well selected collection demonstrates why so many consider Roy to be the greatest voice ever.

It’s a measure of Roy Orbison’s classics that even some of the uptempo songs that break up the dominant balladic mood of this 20-song collection are themselves fairly melancholic. Rarely does Orbison allow himself the outright celebration of something like “Mean Woman Blues,” more often going for the shades of gray that slip into “Blue Angel” and “Leah.” Few could do what he achieves on these singles, and not just because few are gifted with such a voice. The biggest achievement of all may be Orbison’s ability to make a devastated cry like “Only the Lonely” sound somehow peaceful. “Rickey Wright”

EC0920	Roy Orbison – The All-Time Greatest Hits Of [MFSL UDCD 774]
Label:	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Catalog#:	UDCD 774
Format:	CD [Audiophile]
Made in:	USA
Released:	2008
Barcode:	8 21797 07746 0
Style:	Pop Rock, Classic Rock

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Roy Orbison – The All-Time Greatest Hits Of [MFSL UDCD 774]
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01. Only the Lonely
02. Leah
03. In Dreams
04. Uptown
05. It’s Over
06. Crying
07. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
08. Blue Angel
09. Working for the Man
10. Candy Man
11. Running Scared
12. Falling
13. Love Hurts
14. Shahdaroba
15. I’m Hurtin’
16. Mean Woman Blues
17. Pretty Paper
18. The Crowd
19. Blue Bayou
20. Oh, Pretty Woman
Total Time: 00:52:22 

Companies etc ▼
Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Copyright (c) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Copyright (c) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. 

Credits ▼

Liner Notes – Boudleaux Bryant
Mastered By – Rob LoVerde, Shawn R. Britton
Producer – Fred Foster 

Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼

Barcode: 8 21797 07746 0
Matrix / Runout: $UDCD774 Z8127B
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9229