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Orbisongs (Mlps)

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This great album of a collection of great tracks that are mostly co-written by Roy himself although there are also a number of covers that he certainly does justice to on this mini-lp replica sleeve (mlps) version which is a real treat for fans. First of all as far as mlps releases go this ranks among the best that I've seen having been very well designed and assembled. The sound quality is also very good. There is also a 28-page booklet containing all the lyrics in both English and Japanese and there are also 9 bonus tracks:

13. Borne On the Wind
14. Evergreen
15. Party Heart
16. Love Star
17. Yes
18. How Are Things In Paradise
19. Darkness
20. Double Date
21. What'd I Say

All tracks were recorded between 1959 - 1965 and represent an era or genre of music reminiscent of the early rock and roll that inspired bands like the early Beatles, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent etc and for those film buffs movies like American Graffiti (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] and the television series Happy Days: Seasons 1-4 in which the soundtracks are the key element these tracks are of that genre. I was also pleasantly surprised at just how good Orbison's voice is as he has an excellent high falsetto and a nice low growl too showing a multi-octave vocal range but all the while with a very nice tone that is just a pure pleasure to listen to. "Pretty Woman" is rightfully the most memorable track here but there are no fillers on this album as every track is strong and showcases Orbison's immense talent both as a vocalist and a songwriter of effective and poignant lyrics. This is not the definitive greatest hits album of Roy's as seminal tracks like "Cryin" are not here but if you are looking at Orbison at his best you need look no further.

Great content, great sound quality and excellent mlps design makes this an easy review.

Highly recommended!