Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (Test pressing, 200g)
Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (Classic Records, Test Pressing, 33RPM, 200gr) - Audiophile
Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (Test pressing, 200g)
Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (Classic Records, Test Pressing, 33RPM, 200gr) - Audiophile

Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (Test pressing, 200g)

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TEST PRESSING
Test pressings are the first copies (typically 5 to 10) of a record that are pressed from the metal stampers to assess the quality of the pressed records. They are usually sent to artists, producers, record labels, and other key stakeholders for approval. These test pressings are usually devoid of artwork, labels, or any other decorative elements, focusing solely on the audio quality. Made while the stampers are fresh, they would sound better and are often considered valuable by collectors.



Rarity - Unsealed - Test Pressing

 

Roy Orbison - lead vocals, lead guitar [click here to see more vinyl featuring Roy Orbison]

 

 

1LP, Sample intended for promotional use

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 200g

Record color : black

Speed : 33RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press :  RTI

Label : Classic Records

Original label : Monument Records

Recorded September 18, 1959 - September 17, 1960 at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee

Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Originaly released in 1961

Reissued in 2002

 

Tracks:

Side A :

  1. Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)
  2. Bye-Bye Love
  3. Cry
  4. Blue Avenue
  5. I Can't Stop Loving You
  6. Come Back To Me (My Love)

Side B:

  1. Blue Angel
  2. Raindrops
  3. (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
  4. I'm Hurtin'
  5. Twenty Two Days
  6. I'll Say It's My Fault

 

Reviews :

« Time and familiarity -- through multiple reissues -- may have muted the seeming significance of some of what's here, but in 1960 Sings Lonely and Blue was not only a breakthrough for Roy Orbison as his debut LP, but also for rock & roll. Up to that point, apart from Elvis Presley -- who was in a class by himself -- few white rock & rollers had even tried to make as bold a use of the LP as what we hear on this record. Orbison, his collaborator Joe Melson, and producer Fred Foster turned the singer's debut long-player into a huge canvas for a sound that combined rock & roll's beat, Nashville's countrypolitan sound, and the singer's unique multi-octave range and operatic intensity into something unique in music. The single "Only the Lonely" may have been the most accessible and commercial side of this new sound, but the whole album was packed with great moments and different permutations of that sound: the powerful lead vocal and the Boots Randolph sax break on "I'll Say It's My Fault"; the haunting Orbison-Melson "Come Back to Me (My Love)," which was like a mini-movie script, a vest-pocket romantic melodrama sung with operatic depth and played to a light rock & roll beat; Don Gibson's "I'd Be a Legend in My Time," and "I Can't Stop Loving You," both filled with larger-than-life musical attributes and emotions behind Orbison's extraordinary singing, Orbison treating the former almost like a Verdi aria while a sax solo, the Anita Kerr Singers, and a dense string section hold it in the realm of pop music; and "Bye Bye Love" given the new Orbison treatment and sounding like a country-pop symphony. The material was uniformly strong and consistent, probably due, in part, to the fact that Fred Foster was able to draw from nearly a year's worth of recording activity to assemble the contents of the album, and he also took advantage of the album's stereo release to devise a crisp, discreet, two-channel mix that brought out all of the details of this sound in notably sharp relief, creating one of the earliest stereo rock & roll albums that was actually superior to its mono equivalent. Indeed, Sings Lonely and Blue was among the first rock & roll LPs to attract the interest of serious audiophile enthusiasts. » AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder

 

Ratings :

Discogs : 4.71 / 5

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