{"product_id":"roy-orbison-ultimate-roy-orbison","title":"ULTIMATE ROY ORBISON","description":"Recording information: Nashville (01\/04\/1963); Nashville (01\/09\/1962); Nashville (02\/27\/1961); Nashville (04\/11\/1968); Nashville (04\/1988); Nashville (04\/29\/1963); Nashville (06\/26\/1961); Nashville (07\/08\/1965); Nashville (08\/01\/1964); Nashville (08\/14\/1962); Nashville (11\/15\/1961); Nashville (1987).\nPhotographers: Sheila Rock; David Redfern; Joe Horton; Glen Erler; Tony Gale; Orbison Estate.\nSony\/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","brand":"Roy Orbison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588815057129,"sku":"ZDB8P3-PBQK-00","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/roy-orbison-ultimate-roy-orbison_AGqEJ.jpg?v=1754338468","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/roy-orbison-ultimate-roy-orbison","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}