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Roy Orbison - The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison [DCC Gold GZS-1118]

Track listing:
  1. Only The Lonely 2:28
  2. Leah 2:45
  3. In Dreams 2:52
  4. Uptown 2:10
  5. It's Over 2:50
  6. Crying 2:50
  7. Dream Baby 2:36
  8. Blue Angel 2:54
  9. Working For The Man 2:32
  10. Candy Man 2:48
  11. Running Scared 2:17
  12. Falling 2:26
  13. Love Hurts 2:31
  14. Shahdaroba 2:45
  15. I'm Hurtin' 2:49
  16. Mean Woman Blues 2:30
  17. Pretty Paper 2:50
  18. The Crowd 2:27
  19. Blue Bayou 2:35
  20. Oh, Pretty Woman 2:56

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PRODUCED by FRED FOSTER
ENGINEERED by BILL PORTER
REMASTERED by STEVE HOFFMAN

This is the DCC gold disc of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits. It was remastered by esteemed audiophile engineer Steve Hoffman from the original master tapes. Roy Orbison's Monument recordings are unique in the sense that they were recorded in stereo only, at a time when most bands and labels considered mono to be the most important. Here are those stereo tapes in their full glory, without any compression, noise reduction, or other intrusive processing. If you need at least one Roy Orbison CD, this is the one to get, but be prepared to pay at least $100 for an authentic copy!

Although missing his early Sun hit "Ooby Dooby," the 20-track All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Vols. 1 & 2 contains every one of his big hits for Monument Records, including "Up Town," "Only the Lonely," "Blue Angel," "I'm Hurtin'," "Running Scared," "Crying," "Dream Baby," "Leah," "Working' for the Man," "Candy Man," "In Dreams," "Falling," "Mean Woman Blues," "Blue Bayou," "Pretty Paper," "It's Over," and "Oh, Pretty Woman." In other words, it is nearly as complete as Rhino's 18-track For the Lonely. The main difference between the two collections is the fact that the Rhino disc contains some Sun material, which makes it the preferable retrospective. Nevertheless, All-Time Greatest Hits remains a first-rate collection, especially if you're just looking for hits.