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gordon@ruraltel.net | 08/02/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the first Bear Family release I've ever purchased, and may I say that it is a first-class product - a wonderful hard-cover book filled with beautiful color photographs and information and best-possible/best ever sound quality.I'm sure the price will keep all but the most ardent Orbison fans away from this release, and that's probably as it should be. This has EVERY recording Orbison made between '55 and '65, including SEVEN versions of Ooby Dooby. That makes this an historical document more than anything else. That said, this includes every Monument recording, and the sound quality is truly breathtaking. There is one disc that is devoted to a very early Teen Kings television performance. The sound quality is certainly not anywhere near studio quality, and a considerable amount of the disc is given over to the other three Teen Kings (no Orbison) talking. This has also been issued in the U.S. (at a lesser cost) on the Sarabonde/Varese label.I'm an Orbison fan, so I decided to make the considerable investment to have this, and I'm not disappointed that I did so. However, I must say that if there is the fan base out there to support a scholarly and pricey release such as this, surely there is reason to provide a box set or reissue series that would cover the worthy studio releases that covers the REST of Orbison's career. He didn't die in 1965, and there is a considerable amount of worthy material that he release in the last 23 years of his life."

Track listing

Cliff Gallup | Ohio, U.S.A. | 02/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Since there doesn't seem to be a listing of tracks of this set, here it is, per the Bear Family Records website:CD-1: EARLY TEEN KINGS: Ooby Dooby
TEEN KINGS: Trying To Get To You

ORBISON, Roy:
Ooby Dooby (sun master)
Go! Go! Go!
Trying To Get To You
You're My Baby
Rock House
Sweet And Easy To Love
Devil Doll
Love Dumb Baby (fragment)
Fool's Hall Of Fame
A True Love Goodbye
Chicken Hearted
I Like Love
Mean Little Mama
Problem Child
Cat Called Domino
You Tell Me
I Give Up
One More Time
Lovestruck
The Clown
Claudette
The Cause Of It All
You're Gonna Cry
This Kind Of Love
It's Too Late
I Never Knew
Claudette
CD-2: EARLY

ORBISON, Roy:
Ooby Dooby (alt)
Ooby Dooby (alt 2)
Ooby Dooby (alt 3)
Trying To Get To You (alt)
Chicken Hearted (semi spoken vocal)
Problem Child (alt)
The Clown (alt)
This Kind Of Love
It's Too Late (alt) KEN COOK & ROY ORBISON: I Was A Fool ORBISON, Roy: Seems To Me
Sweet And Innocent
I'll Never Tell
Almost Eighteen
Jolie
Paper Boy
With The Bug WINK WESTERNERS: Ooby Dooby
WINK WESTERNERS: Hey! Miss Fannie

TEEN KINGS: A True Love Goodbye
TEEN KINGS: An Empty Cup
TEEN KINGS: Cat Called Domino

ROY ORBISON & JOE MELSON: I Guess I'm Lonely
ROY ORBISON & JOE MELSON: You Fool You
ROY ORBISON & JOE MELSON: Velveteen Doll
ROY ORBISON & JOE MELSON: She's Okay
CD-3: TEEN KINGSOoby Dooby
Racker Tacker
Blue Suede Shoes
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
St. Louis Blues
All By Myself
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Jam
Rock House
Singing The Blues
Pretend
Rip It Up
Trying To Get To You
TK Blues
Go! Go! Go!
Bo Diddley
Do You Remember?(B.Pat,Jack & James talk ~ about the TEEN KINGS) CD-4: MONUMENT ORBISON, Roy:
Paper Boy
Double Date
With The Bug
Up Town
Raindrops
Pretty One
Blue Avenue
Only The Lonely
Here Comes That Song Again
Today's Teardrops
Blue Angel
I'll Say It's My Fault
Come Back To Me (My Love)
(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
Bye Bye Love
Twentytwo Days
Cry
I Can't Stop Loving You
I'm Hurtin'
Darkness
Let's Make A Memory
Love Hurts
Running Scared
Nightliefe (with semi spoken intro)
Summer Song
Loneliness
Dance CD-5: MONUMENT

Lana
Dance
She Wears My Ring
Crying
Sunset
The Great Pretender
Candy Man
House Without Windows
(They Call You) Gigolette
How Are Things In Paradise
(They Call You) Gigolette
Wedding Day
Yes
Let The Good Times Roll
Blue Bayou (2)
Party Heart
Evergreen
Love Star
Dream Baby
The Actress
No One Will Ever Know
The Crowd (2)
Mama
(I Get So) Sentimental
Leah
Working For The Man
Borne On The Wind
Distant Drums
CD-6: MONUMENT

Falling
Shahdaroba
I Dreams
Dream
My Prayer
Lonely Wine
Beautiful Dreamer All I Have To Do Is Dream Of You
Mean Woman Blues
What'd I Say
San Fernando (german)
Mama (german)
Pretty Paper
Almost
It's Over
Indian Wedding
O Pretty Woman (single version)
Yo Te Amo Maria
Only With You
Goodnight
(Say) You're My Girl (fast)
(Say) You're My Girl (slow)
Sleepy Hollow
Ride Away (MGM) CD-7: RARTIES/SESSIONS

Oh Pretty Woman (LP version)
Twentytwo Days
Love Hurts
Nightlife
(They Call You) Gigolette
Borne On The Wind (different vocal)
Pretty Paper
Indian Wedding
Blue Avenue
Here Comes That Song Again
It's Over
Today's Teardrops
Blue Angel
I'll Say It's My Fault
With The Bug (MO 546-2)
SESSIONS: Double Date (takes 1 & 2)
Double Date (take 5)
Double Date (take 6)
Paper Boy (takes 14/16)
Paper Boy (take 17)
Paper Boy (take 18)
Paper By (take 19)
With The Bug (take 1)
With The Bug (take 2)
With The Bug (take 3)
With The Bug (take 4) With The Bug (take 9)
THE ROY ORBISON COCA COLA ADVERTS:

Let's Get Together For A Coke Again (1&2&3)
Stayed Out Too Late (1 & 2)
Things Go Better With Coke
Life Is Fun When You're Refreshed (1&2&3)
C.O.C.A. C.O.L.A (1 & 2)"

Finally,some of the rare stuff

Midnight Cowboy | Cowboy State | 06/13/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All of the oldie and Roy fans sure waited along time for this.I'm glad it's finally here."