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<\/p>\n ROY ORBISON\u2019S HISTORIC MGM CATALOG\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n CHRONICLED IN DECEMBER 4 RELEASE OF\u00a0THE MGM YEARS<\/i>\u00a0BOX SET +\u00a0ONE OF THE LONELY ONES,\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n HIS \u201cLOST\u201d ALBUM FROM 1969,<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n COMMEMORATING 50TH<\/sup>\u00a0ANNIVERSARY OF GROUNDBREAKING MGM SIGNING\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n HOLLYWOOD(Perfect Music Today)10\/26\/15\/—2015 marks a historic 50-year milestone for music legend Roy Orbison. On July 1, 1965, \u201cThe Big O\u201d left Monument Records and signed with MGM Records, going on to release 11 studio albums, a film soundtrack and 27 singles over the course of the following eight years, and at the same time scoring another 11 worldwide Top 40 hits. \u00a0In recognition of this golden anniversary of Orbison\u2019s signing of one of the most lucrative and groundbreaking record deals of the era, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has teamed up with Roy\u2019s Boys, LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by the late icon\u2019s sons to administer their father\u2019s catalog and safeguard his legacy. Together, they are releasing two landmark Roy Orbison packages globally on December 4, each available in CD, 180-gram vinyl and digital form:<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>One of the Lonely Ones<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Recorded in 1969, this is a completely unreleased new studio album.\u00a0 It\u2019s a 12-track lost Roy Orbison album never-before-heard by the public that was recently discovered by Roy\u2019s sons.\u00a0\u00a0 This rediscovered treasure will be released on CD, digitally and on sumptuous 180-gram vinyl.<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The MGM Years<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Recorded from 1965 through 1973, the box set contains all of Roy\u2019s 11 MGM studio albums, the soundtrack to The Fastest Guitar Alive (written by Roy and Bill Dees for the film starring Roy Orbison) and an album of B-sides and singles from that era.\u00a0 The box set is available as a 13 CD box, a digital box, or as a special 14 disc 180-gram vinyl release. \u00a0\u00a0All this material has been out of print for decades – 152 tracks in total!<\/p>\n \u00a0The first 500 physical\u00a0The MGM Years<\/i>\u00a0box sets (either CD or LP) pre-ordered through The Official Roy Orbison Store (http:\/\/store.royorbison.com\/<\/a>) will be bundled with a copy of the unreleased\u00a0One of the Lonely Ones\u00a0<\/i>album\u00a0<\/i>in the same format and for the same price as the box set alone on release. \u00a0All those who take advantage of this limited time offer will also be promptly emailed a download code to instantly download the\u00a0One of the Lonely Ones<\/i>\u00a0title track.<\/p>\n \u00a0Both the unreleased\u00a0One of the Lonely Ones<\/i>\u00a0album and\u00a0The MGM Years<\/i>\u00a0box set are also available for pre-order globally at all major physical and digital stores including, of course, Amazon and iTunes.<\/p>\n \u00a0On July 1, 1965, Roy Orbison found himself at a career pinnacle, at the top of the music world. \u00a0The previous year, his single \u201cOh, Pretty Woman\u201d had been a global smash, going to Number One in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia. \u00a0\u00a0On the business side, Orbison had to choose between staying with his friend and producer Fred Foster at Monument Records or moving to MGM for a deal that Foster could not match. \u00a0Foster didn\u2019t have a film company and of course MGM had a full motion picture arm and promised Roy a starring film role. \u00a0In the end that proved to be the deciding factor and Roy chose MGM and its so-called \u201cMillion Dollar Deal\u201d – an astounding amount for the time.<\/p>\n \u00a0At the time, Roy was one of the only American artists to displace \u201cBritish Invasion\u201d bands including The Beatles at the top of the charts. \u00a0Fresh MGM deal in hand, Roy went into the studio in July 1965 without missing a beat. \u201cRide Away\u201d was the first single for his new label MGM, which promptly went Number One in Canada. \u00a0His first MGM album,\u00a0There is Only One Roy Orbison<\/i>, which included the single \u201cRide Away,\u201d went Top 10 in the UK and charted strongly worldwide.<\/p>\n \u00a0This was just the beginning.\u00a0 Roy would record and release an additional ten studio albums at MGM plus a soundtrack album for the only film in which Roy starred.\u00a0 This was Roy at the height of his career, yet the Roy that most fans know the least.<\/p>\n The MGM Years<\/i><\/b>\u00a0box set finally puts all of these fabulous records in one place.\u00a0 These include the 11 original studio albums, the much sought after soundtrack to\u00a0The Fastest Guitar Alive<\/i>\u00a0and a newly created compilation album called\u00a0MGM B-Sides & Singles\u00a0<\/i>that contains all 12 MGM era singles and B-sides that otherwise weren\u2019t included in any album; in all, 152 glorious Roy Orbison tracks. \u00a0Each song was additionally re-EQ\u2019d and balanced by Roy\u2019s son Alex and GRAMMY\u00ae<\/span>-winning engineer Chuck Turner to bring the masters back to their original warm vinyl sound.\u00a0 All this amazing material has been generally out of circulation for decades!\u00a0\u00a0 Each original album comes with fully restored artwork and each album has been fastidiously remastered by GRAMMY\u00ae<\/span>-winning engineer Richard Dodd.\u00a0 The box set includes a beautifully bound booklet with extensive liner notes written by Alex Orbison, Roy\u2019s youngest son, and never before seen photos.<\/p>\n \u00a0Recorded between January and August of 1969,\u00a0One of the Lonely Ones<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is a great, newly discovered, Roy Orbison studio album. \u00a0Kicking it off is a sensational version of \u201cYou\u2019ll Never Walk Alone,\u201d the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic that charted for Britain\u2019s Gerry & the Pacemakers in 1965. \u00a0The Roy penned, guitar-heavy, \u201cChild Woman, Woman Child\u201d can be considered the musical younger sister of \u201cOh, Pretty Woman.\u201d \u00a0And ten other NEVER BEFORE HEARD Roy tracks \u2013 what more can one say?\u00a0 A lost treasure found!<\/p>\n One of the Lonely Ones<\/i>\u00a0was transferred from the original tape at the famed Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN and the tracks were individually mixed by Chuck Turner (whose credits include Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss and Marty Stuart) at the Cash Cabin under Alex Orbison\u2019s supervision. \u00a0Finally, the restored-to-stereo tracks were put in the capable hands of Richard Dodd for mastering.<\/p>\n Pre-order links<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n Amazon.com<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n The MGM Years<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(13 CD box set):\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>http:\/\/smarturl.it\/BoxSetCD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The MGM Years<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(14 LP vinyl box set):\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>http:\/\/smarturl.it\/BoxSetLP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n One Of The Lonely Ones<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(CD):\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>http:\/\/smarturl.it\/LonelyOnesCD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n One Of The Lonely Ones<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(vinyl LP):\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>http:\/\/smarturl.it\/LonelyOnesLP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Roy Orbison You Tube\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ixwvtAb9KrA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Roy Orbison \u2013\u00a0The MGM Years<\/i><\/u><\/b>\u00a0[14 LP vinyl box set; 13 CD box set]\u00a0<\/b>(all 152 tracks also available digitally)<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0There Is Only One Roy Orbison<\/i>\u00a0(1965)<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0The Orbison Way<\/i>\u00a0(1966)<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0The Classic Roy Orbison<\/i>\u00a0(1966)<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson<\/i>\u00a0(1967)<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0The Fastest Guitar Alive\u00a0<\/i>(Soundtrack) (1967)<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0Cry Softly Lonely One<\/i>\u00a0(1967)<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0Roy Orbison\u2019s Many Moods<\/i>\u00a0(1969)<\/p>\n 8)\u00a0Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way<\/i>\u00a0(1970)<\/p>\n 9)\u00a0The Big O<\/i>\u00a0(1970)<\/p>\n 10)\u00a0Roy Orbison Sings<\/i>\u00a0(1972)<\/p>\n 11)\u00a0Memphis<\/i>\u00a0(1972)<\/p>\n 12)\u00a0Milestones<\/i>\u00a0(1973)<\/p>\n 13)\u00a0MGM B-Sides And Singles<\/i>\u00a0(2015) (2 discs in vinyl box set, 1 disc in CD box set)<\/p>\n Roy Orbison –\u00a0One of the Lonely Ones<\/i><\/u><\/b>\u00a0[vinyl LP; CD; digital album]<\/b><\/p>\n (recorded 1\/21\/69 \u2013 8\/2\/69,\u00a0all tracks previously unreleased<\/b>)<\/p>\n 1) You\u2019ll Never Walk Alone<\/p>\n 2) Say No More<\/p>\n 3) Leaving Makes the Rain Come Down<\/p>\n 4) Laurie<\/p>\n 5) Sweet Memories<\/p>\n 6) One of the Lonely Ones<\/p>\n 7) Child Woman, Woman Child<\/p>\n 8) The Defector<\/p>\n 9) Give Up<\/p>\n 10) Little Girl (In the Big City)<\/p>\n 11) After Tonight<\/p>\n 12) I Will Always<\/p>\n Original July 3, 1965 Billboard front page story revealing MGM\u2019s signing of Roy Orbison<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n