Ultimate Roy Orbison

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Recording information: Los Angeles (01/04/1963); Memphis (01/04/1963); Nashville (01/04/1963); Los Angeles (02/26/1961); Memphis (02/26/1961); Nashville (02/26/1961); Los Angeles (03/10/1964); Memphis (03/10/1964); Nashville (03/10/1964); Los Angeles (03/25/1960); Memphis (03/25/1960); Nashville (03/25/1960); Los Angeles (04/1988); Memphis (04/1988); Nashville (04/1988); Los Angeles (05/1988); Memphis (05/1988); Nashville (05/1988); Los Angeles (06/01/1966); Memphis (06/01/1966); Nashville (06/01/1966); Los Angeles (06/26/1961); Memphis (06/26/1961); Nashville (06/26/1961); Los Angeles (07/08/1965); Memphis (07/08/1965); Nashville (07/08/1965); Los Angeles (08/01/1964); Memphis (08/01/1964); Nashville (08/01/1964); Los Angeles (08/08/1960); Memphis (08/08/1960); Nashville (08/08/1960); Los Angeles (09/1987); Memphis (09/1987); Nashville (09/1987); Los Angeles (11/15/1961); Memphis (11/15/1961); Nashville (11/15/1961); Los Angeles (1956); Memphis (1956); Nashville (1956). Photographers: Sheila Rock; David Redfern; Joe Horton; Glen Erler; Tony Gale; Orbison Estate. Sony/Legacy's 2016 single-disc The Ultimate Collection is the first career-spanning Roy Orbison compilation since their double-disc Essential from a decade earlier. At 40 tracks, Essential would seem to have an edge over The Ultimate Collection, but the 2016 compilation has a significant advantage in that it contains the original hit versions of "Running Scared" and "In Dreams," iconic hits present only as re-recordings on the double-disc set. This is a significant boost for Ultimate, yet the collection still has its flaws, chief among them a non-chronological sequencing -- it's disconcerting to hear the posthumous "I Drove All Night" follow "Oh, Pretty Woman" at the outset of the set -- and how it emphasizes Orbison's post-Traveling Wilburys recordings over his early Sun sessions, which are represented only by "Ooby Dooby." A few other notable hits are missing -- the seasonal standard "Pretty Paper," "Blue Angel," and "I'm Hurtin'," plus the cult favorite "Communication Breakdown" -- which may prevent this collection from truly being called "The Ultimate," but this nevertheless remains the best single-disc collection of Orbison's career ever assembled. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine