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Classic Orbison 1965-1968

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Kudos to Rhino for bringing this "forgotten" period of Roy's career into the light with such grace. Roy recorded many more songs for MGM than he did for Monument, and Rhino did an excellent job of sorting through them to bring us the cream, in wonderful sound and with loving annotation. It must be said that this does not equal the brilliance of his Monument period, but, taken in it's own right, is a wonderful collection of music, showcasing arguably the greatest rock vocalist of all time. A 5 star winner. Thanks again, Rhino!

I can't understand why I haven't heard of any of these songs until I bought this record: about every single track is worth listening to several times.

The selections of this great compilation are absolutely wonderful, sung in a way only Roy could sing them - simply "classic Roy Orbison".

This album highlights music by the Big O that will make you wonder: why haven't I heard any of these songs before? You would think that with such beautiful songs as "Here Comes the Rain, Baby" and "She" that they would be American classics, but that's the mystery of Roy Orbison... why haven't we heard more from him and more about him? This album is terrific. The only short-coming is "Twinkle Toes" (dumb song).

This CD is right up there with his hits of "Crying", "In Dreams", etc. The classic emotional voice of Roy comes through. The orchestration is terrific. Sherried@Kansas.net

The casual fan in totally unaware of the treats that await them on this CD. This music was recorded at a time in Roy's career when his music wasn't cool anymore, after the British Invasion. Believe me, if you are a Roy Orbison fan, you will love this CD.

This CD collects the "best" of Roy Orbison's recordings for MGM Records. These songs were not as successful as his Monument Records songs, and have been virtually forgotten nowadays. But they are still mostly of a high caliber. The first seven songs on the CD comprise his seven chart singles for MGM, in order of release. The rest of the CD features album tracks and non-charting singles. Orbison fans who want to discover his "lost" years should get this CD.

. . . you're gonna love this disc. Simple as that. Many of these songs are as good as his better known Monument recordings, full of that same melodramatic sense of desperation and of course that unique voice . . . . It is a shame that his MGM era is so neglected (it produced no top ten hits, the biggest hit peaked at only #25) because the quality is stellar.

All I can say is...there is a REASON Roy's MGM material never stays in print for any length of time. It makes his Sun output look stellar! This is a classic case of an amazing artist who made it big with a small label and then got lured away by a big label with more cash and the promise of a movie. And in the process lost his artistic bearings and soul. Very few of these songs even scraped into the Top 40 and for good reason: They are lame and a shocking mockery of what he had done at Monument. Roy lost his ability to write or pick songs, his movie was a stinker, personal tragedy after personal tragedy struck and it was a fast nose-dive from the top of the pop world to doing oldies package tours. All these songs just seem to have a "I am phoning this in and doing it for the money" feel to them. This is far from classic material and I can only recommend this for hardcore Orbison fans or the curious.