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Legacy's 2011 The Monument Singles Collection is a terrific two-CD/one-DVD set divided into a disc of Roy Orbison's A-sides, a disc of his B-sides -- both CDs rounded out with three bonus tracks each -- and a DVD of The Monument Concert, a performance he gave in Holland on March 25, 1965 and aired on the Dutch TV program Combo. Given that this starts with Roy's signing to Monument in 1959, it contains none of his swinging early rockabilly for Sun -- no "Ooby Dooby," no "Rock House" -- but it chronicles his peak, the glorious five years when he knocked out operatic pop and seductive rock & roll at a quick clip: "Uptown," "Only the Lonely," "Blue Angel," "I'm Hurtin'," "Running Scared," "Crying," "Blue Bayou," "Dream Baby," "In Dreams," "It's Over," and "Oh, Pretty Woman" following one after another. To this core canon, Legacy has added a disc of B-sides -- which aren't throwaways; they contain Orbison classics like "Candy Man," "Love Hurts," "Mean Woman Blues," "Leah," and "Distant Drums" -- while adding the aforementioned three bonus tracks to each disc, so this doesn't merely skim the surface, it offers a full portrait of the man at his best. To this mix, the DVD adds some nice color with a good performance taken at the tail end of his time at the label, but the singles -- which are some of the finest in rock & roll -- are the real story. [A 20-track distillation of the Monument Sides was also released.]
Product Details
Release Date: | 04/26/2011 |
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Label: | Sony Legacy |
UPC: | 0886978674128 |
catalogNumber: | 786741 |
Rank: | 3766 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Roy Orbison Primary Artist,VocalsFloyd Cramer Piano
Hank Garland Guitar
Scotty Moore Guitar
Grady Martin Guitar
Anita Kerr Singers Background Vocals
Byron Bach Cello
Brenton Banks Violin
George Binkley Violin
Harold Bradley Guitar
Boudleaux Bryant Guitar
Ray Edenton Guitar
Solie Fott Violin
Pamela Goldsmith Violin
Buddy Harman Drums
Jerry Kennedy Guitar,Electric Guitar
Wayne Moss Guitar,Electric Guitar
Cam Mullins Trumpet
Boots Randolph Saxophone
Billy Sanford Guitar,Electric Guitar
Cecil Brower Violin
Howard Carpenter Viola
Charlie McCoy Harmonica,Saxophone
Wilda Tinsley Violin
Bob Moore Bass
Fred Carter Guitar
Paul Garrison Drums
Kenneth Goldsmith Violin
John W. Greubel Drums
Jerry Arnold Drums
Joe Melson Background Vocals
Joe Tanner Guitar
Martin Kathan Violin
Dana King French Horn
Alline Fentress Violin
Mary Hicks Violin
Vernal Richardson Violin
Dorothy Walker Violin
Lillian Vann Hunt Violin
Shelly Kurland Violin
Robert Bays French Horn
Jane Norris Violin
Technical Credits
Willie Nelson ComposerRoy Orbison Composer
Fred Foster Producer
Wesley Rose Producer
Buddy Jackson Art Direction
Bill Dees Composer
Joe Melson Composer
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