'Roy ORBISON'S Greatest HITS.' LP Record Hand SIGNED by 'The Big O.' VG Cond.
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Roy ORBISON. Superb Hand SIGNED LP Record Cover.
A copy of 'Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits,' a stereo LP on Monument Records, number SMO5007 (SLP18000). First issued in 1962, this copy is dated 1967 and includes 12 of his greatest hits, listed on the front cover. The record cover is in VG- condition, after almost 50 years, edge wear and some marks, particularly on back. The record itself is in excellent condition.
Roy Kelton Orbison (1936 – 1988), also known as 'The Big O,' was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his trademark sunglasses, distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas & began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs reached the Top 40, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying" and "Dream Baby". His career stagnated through the 1970s but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet (1986) revived his career.
In 1988, he joined the supergroup 'Traveling Wilburys' with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence. Orbison's voice bridged the gap between tenor & baritone and he had a three- or four-octave range. The combination of his powerful, impassioned voice and complex musical arrangements led many to characterize his music as operatic. Elvis Presley and Bono as well as Petty and Dylan stated his voice was the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. While most male performers in rock and roll in the 1950s and '60s projected a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He performed standing still and solitary, wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses, which lent him an air of mystery.
Orbison was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 by his longtime admirer Bruce Springsteen. Rolling Stone placed Orbison at 13 on their list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. However, his life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and his two eldest sons in separate accidents. He died of a heart attack, prematurely at just 52, some say primarily due to overwork. He was a unique writer and performer and his work seems to be undervalued by the public but not by his fellow artists.
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