Roy Orbison - Classic Roy Orbison/Cry Softly, Lonely One

Roy Orbison's third and fourth MGM albums paired together make a formidable CD -- Classic Roy Orbison had him returning to his old form and Cry Softly, Lonely One got him back to close to the top of that form, even linking up with his former creative partner and associate Joe Melson. The sound is classic Orbison carried into the late 1960s, without a hint of the changes that had taken place in rock music around him; it was all hopelessly out-of-date but also quite glorious in texture and expression, and this reissue has been given a first-rate transfer, with a rich, close sound and lots of detail. Read More