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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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Rolling Stone 200: The Essential Rock Collection
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There's been a flood of compilations and reissues since his death in 1988, but Rhino's terrific package remains one of the best single discs of Orbison material. Opening with his two regional rockabilly hits for Sun Records and spanning the huge Monument hits, it reinforces why Elvis Presley viewed the Big O as his biggest competition during the Army years and why Orbison was the first '50s rocker to join the Traveling Wilburys. No compilation yet available covers his entire career, but this one certainly represents the hit years. One quibble: the stereo mixes, especially on "Blue Angel," are beautiful yet radically d
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Manufacturer: Rhino
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227149321 UPC: 081227149321
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Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227149321 UPC: 081227149321
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Rolling Stone 200: The Essential Rock Collection (200 music items)
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"No compilation covers all of Orbison’s 30-year career, but this best anthologizes his peak, when his mind-boggling vocals gave rock & roll an almost operatic aspect. When he collides with riff-based raunch on “Oh, Pretty Woman,” it’s a joy. Standout track: “Only the Lonely”"
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