The Monument Vinyl Box

~ Release by Roy Orbison (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

4 LP box set includes reissues of the albums 'Lonely and Blue', 'Crying' and 'In Dreams', plus 'Oh, Pretty Woman', a newly curated collection of Orbison's hits. Released on Record Store Black Friday in 2013.

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-05 21:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Lonely and Blue (1961)
2▶12" Vinyl: Crying (1962)
3▶12" Vinyl: In Dreams (1963)
4▼12" Vinyl: Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)
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G1Oh, Pretty Woman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-01)
producer:
Fred Foster
12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
double bass [upright bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1964-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1964-08-01)
guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (guitar) (on 1964-08-01)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-08-01)
percussion:
Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 222)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison song) (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1972)
4.32:59
G2Borne on the Wind
recording of:
Borne on the Wind
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
2:53
G3Leah
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-14)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Leah (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
32:42
G4Evergreen
recording of:
Evergreen
lyricist and composer:
Joseph W. Tanner (songwriter)
2:47
G5Indian Wedding
recording of:
Indian Wedding
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
3:06
G6It's Over
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-03-10)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963)
recording of:
It’s Over (on 1964-03-10)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1964-04-07)
3.452:50
H1Working for the Man
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-14)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1962-08-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1962-08-14)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1962-08-14)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1962-08-14)
saxophone [sax]:
Boots Randolph (on 1962-08-14)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1962-08-14)
recording of:
Working for the Man (on 1962-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison (in 1962)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
52:29
H2The Crowd
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-04-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
The Crowd (on 1962-04-17)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
32:24
H3What'd I Say
cover recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:53
H4Yo Te Amo Maria
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-01)
producer:
Fred Foster
recording of:
Yo Te Amo Maria (on 1964-08-01)
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
33:18
H5(I Get So) Sentimental
recording of:
(I Get So) Sentimental
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Orbi Lee Publishing, R Key Darkus Publishing, Roys Boy’s, LLC and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
12:41
H6Mama
recording of:
Mama
writer:
Joe Melson, Roy Orbison and Ray Rush
2:59