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Double gold colored vinyl LP pressing. Includes insert. Roy Orbison is often credited with having one of the most powerful voices in Rock 'n Roll. He certainly had one of the most distinctive ones; yet his operatic quavering and impressive range were used to portray a quiet and desperate vulnerability that was foreign to most of his rebelling, S*x, drugs & rock'n'roll contemporaries. This vulnerability is probably why he was so very popular in the '60s, and why after a dip of almost twenty years he could easily reclaim his prominence in the '80s. When David Lynch (in)famously used his song InchIn DreamsInch in Blue Velvet the public-and Roy himself-learned that there was a different side to his sultriness, and interest in his music was renewed. To celebrate what would have been his 90th birthday The Monument Singles Collection is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl and includes an insert and printed inner sleeves. Album Tracks 1. Uptown 2. Only the Lonely 3. Blue Angel 4. I'm Hurtin' 5. Running Scared 6. Lana 7. Crying 8. Let the Good Times Roll 9. Blue Bayou 10. Dream Baby 11. The Crowd 12. Working for the Man 13. In Dreams 14. Falling 15. It's Over 16. Oh, Pretty Woman 17. Goodnight 18. Pretty Paper 19. (Say) You're My Girl 20. Paper Boy 1. Pretty One 2. Here Comes That Song Again 3. Today's Teardrops 4. I Can't Stop Loving You 5. Love Hurts 6. Summer Song 7. Candy Man 8. Mean Woman Blues 9. The Actress 10. Mama 11. Leah 12. Shahdaroba 13. Distant Drums 14. Indian Wedding 15. Yo Te Amo Maria 16. Only with You 17. Beautiful Dreamer 18. Sleepy Hollow 19. With the Bug
