| | |  | How To Become a Rockstar | Home » » The Soul of Rock and Roll | | | | | | | Description: | | Here is, bar none, the most all-inclusive anthology ever assembled to honor the greatest singer ever considered to be a "Rock and Roll artist." But Roy Kelton Orbison was so much more: behind his ever-present sunglasses and beneath his shock of raven-black hair, clad in black, he was rock's Mystery Man, the possessor of the most glorious voice ever to soar on such signature songs as "Only The Lonely," "In Dreams," "Running Scared," "Crying" and "Oh, Pretty Woman," to cite a mere handful of his Top Ten hits. As Orbison's widow, Barbara, who is also this collection's Executive Producer, points out in her loving annotation contained in this four-CD package: "For the first time, you will have a chance to hear Roy's first recording to the last time he ever sang--Dec. 4, 1988, in Akron, Ohio. Roy recorded for several different labels [including 15 covered in this 107-song collection] and toured the world many, many times--we have numerous unreleased masters [specifically, 12 in this package] and live performances included in this box set to make it truly special." | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| September 30, 2008 | | Studio:
| Sony Legacy | | Number Of Discs:
| 4 | | Format:
| Box set, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 110 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Ooby Dooby | | 2. | Hey! Miss Fannie | | 3. | A True Love Goodbye | | 4. | An Empty Cup And A Broken Date | | 5. | Tryin' To Get To You | | 6. | Tutti Frutti | | 7. | Advertisement: Overton Park Shell Concert | | 8. | Ooby Dooby | | 9. | Cat Called Domino | | 10. | Go! Go! Go! | | 11. | Rock House | | 12. | Guitar Pull Medley | | 13. | You're My Baby | | 14. | Mean Little Mama | | 15. | Problem Child | | 16. | One More Time | | 17. | You're Gonna Cry | | 18. | It's Too Late | | 19. | Sweet And Easy To Love | | 20. | This Kind Of Love (Demo Recording) | | 21. | Claudette (Demo Recording) | | 22. | You Tell Me (Demo Recording) | | 23. | Night Owl (Demo Recording) | | 24. | Bad Cat (Demo Recording) | | 25. | I Give Up (Demo Recording) | | 26. | Love Struck (Demo Recording) | | 27. | Baby Don't Stop (Demo Recording) | | 28. | Defeated (Demo Recording) | | 29. | Love Storm (Demo Recording) | | 30. | Almost Eighteen | | 31. | With The Bug | | 32. | Pretty One | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | Uptown | | 2. | Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) | | 3. | Blue Angel | | 4. | In Dreams | | 5. | Running Scared | | 6. | I'm Hurtin' | | 7. | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time | | 8. | Love Hurts | | 9. | Lana | | 10. | Crying | | 11. | Candy Man | | 12. | Night Life | | 13. | (They Call You) Gigolette | | 14. | Let The Good Times Roll | | 15. | Blue Bayou | | 16. | Wedding Day | | 17. | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | | 18. | Evergreen | | 19. | Working For The Man | | 20. | The Crowd | | 21. | Leah | | 22. | The Actress | | 23. | Borne On The Wind | | 24. | Falling | | 25. | Indian Wedding | | 26. | Shahdaroba | | 27. | All I Have To Do Is Dream | | 28. | Mama | | 29. | Pretty Paper | | | Disc: 3 | | | 1. | Mean Woman Blues | | 2. | What'd I Say (Live) | | 3. | It's Over | | 4. | Oh, Pretty Woman | | 5. | Yo Te Amo Maria | | 6. | Goodnight | | 7. | (Say) You're My Girl | | 8. | Ride Away | | 9. | Crawling Back | | 10. | Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart | | 11. | Too Soon To Know | | 12. | Communication Breakdown | | 13. | Walk On | | 14. | So Young | | 15. | Blue Rain (Coming Down) | | 16. | Big As I Can Dream | | 17. | Pistolero | | 18. | The Fastest Guitar Alive | | 19. | Precious | | 20. | Unchained Melody | | 21. | Land Of 1000 Dances (Live) | | 22. | Blues In My Mind | | 23. | Born To Love Me | | 24. | That Lovin' You Feelin' Again Harris, Emmylou (With Roy Orbison) | | 25. | Hound Dog Man | | | Disc: 4 | | | 1. | Coming Home | | 2. | Waymore's Blues | | 3. | Oh, Pretty Woman | | 4. | In Dreams | | 5. | Not Alone Anymore | | 6. | You Got It | | 7. | She's A Mystery To Me | | 8. | California Blue | | 9. | A Love So Beautiful | | 10. | (All I Can Do Is) Dream You (Live Version) | | 11. | Oh, Pretty Woman (Live) | | 12. | Heartbreak Radio | | 13. | You're The One | | 14. | Crying Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang | | 15. | After The Love Has Gone | | 16. | I Drove All Night | | 17. | Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time | | 18. | You May Feel Me Crying | | 19. | Life Fades Away | | 20. | It's Over | | 21. | We'll Take The Night | |
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59 of 61 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding Definitive Collection......Sep 30, 2008
By Kindall L. Wann
"Voyager"
Even the seasoned Orbison fan will find themselves needing to get this set. I know that there has always been among the fans a huge dissapointment with re-releases, we'd get the same set of songs on ten different cds with different package titles.
Absolutely not the case here. You can tell instantly that love and so much care was put into this package from day one. Question is "How did they decide on what to put on this set?" ....considering Roys career spanned over 50 years and hundreds of songs. You will find right away from "Ooby Dooby" to the final track on Disc 4 "We'll Take The Night" they covered every corner of his career when he was huge on Monumental Rds. through MGM, when he put out songs in the late 60s and 70s that failed to chart in America, yet was still big with fans all over the world.
The highlights of this awesome package is the twelve unreleased songs that come in the form of demos, concert performances etc. However, if you have never heard of "King Of Hearts" cd released in 1992, you are in for treat right there as there are eight of ten tracks from that cd on this package. The other huge highlights of this is the demo "Precious" that many knew existed but we never had the chance to hear it but through a Arlene Harden back in the 60s when she covered Roys tunes on an lp. The song is just Roy and his guitar which that alone is haunting. The other one would be "Its Over" from his final concert just two days before his voice would cease. It leaves you stunned teary eyed, but at the sametime you can hear in his voice that he was so happy again with the amazing comeback that was ahead of him, and the audience lets him know this instantly both at the start of the song and when he finishes. Roy shared with Tony Webber that night in his final interview just how great the show was with two standing ovations for "Crying" alone.
This package will blow the Bear Family set out the window both in price and in covering his career. It is absolutely worth the money, and the Orbison fan cannot be without.
25 of 27 found the following review helpful:
Must Have Roy Orbison Collection.Oct 02, 2008
By B. Saines
"bsaines2000"
Sadly the packaging may be a problem if you order by mail. The four disks are housed in cardboard slots. They can easily slide out (Two of the disks I received were scratched, one badly). You might be better off purchasing it at a store and have it opened before you buy. Somebody at Sony should have had the prescence of mind to design a more secure disk holder. Otherwise a great tribute to a great artist and a wonderful man.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
THANK YOU " B.SAINES " !!!!!Oct 24, 2008
By Mike Zlotnicki
"Obsessive Collector"
After reading everyone's reviews of the flimsy packaging, I ordered my copy online at BEST BUY for $ 29.99, and picked it up in-store, and yes,OPENED IT RIGHT THERE, and inspected the discs, which were fine in my case. My son came up with the idea of storing the 4 discs in thin jewel cases in my apothecary drawers, and keeping the box, book, etc. seperate. THANK YOU to everyone for your warnings, esp. B.Saines. GREAT BOXED SET Barbara, horrible, cheap packaging Sony !!!!
23 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 I'm Hurtin' at the packaging for this box setOct 02, 2008
By Brian O'Marra
Amazing! So much attnetion lavished on this box? You would never know it by the packaging. The music is great. The mastering is terrific. The packaging is...cheap!
A flimsy cardboard piece that flimsily hold the four cds in slits. No protection for them. They easily pop out and get scuffed and scratched. I have bought used Cds that have looked better. For an artist of this importance, you would think more care was put in to the packaging.
Sony needs to redesign this. What's wrong with jewel cases? That way the cds would be protected and preserved.
Two stars docked as a result.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Great box set, but horrible packagingNov 25, 2008
By Kevin Bryan
The music itself it great, and covers Orbison's career from beginning to end.
There is an insert to plead the case for putting Orbison on a stamp, and a fake Wink HS yearbook insert in a wax envelope.
The included box-sized book is extensive, and includes a lot of photos.
And then there is the packaging...HORRIBLE!!! I bought a completely new set, but the CDs themselves are stuffed into cardboard inserts, and it caused extensive CD scratches before I even opened the set up. The CDs should be in a jewel case - the amount of scratches on the CDs is completely unacceptable in a brand-new release.
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