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Roy Orbison ‘Black & White Night’ 30th Anniversary Edition

October 18, 2019

We’re proud to announce the release of a special reedited, reimagined and remastered 2LP gatefold edition of one of music’s most iconic performances.

Roy Orbison’s star studded, highly renowned televised comeback concert at the Cocoanut Grove night club in Los Angeles, was not just a definitive landmark in an impressive career but a roll-call of some of the most famous of Roy’s peers.

Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Ratt, Tom Waits, Jennifer Warners and many more.

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Also, as of Wednesday 23rd October, you’ll be able to find the whole performance (including the long sought after ‘secret concert’ featuring five songs performed by Roy and friends after the audience had gone home) on the official Roy Orbison Vevo channel.

That tracklisting in full:

Side A
1) Only the Lonely
2) Leah
3) In Dreams
4) Crying
5) Uptown
Side B
1) The Comedians
2) Blue Angel*
3) It’s Over
4) Running Scared
5) Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
Side C
1) Mean Woman Blues
2) Candy Man
3) Ooby Dooby
4) Blue Bayou
5) Go! Go! Go! (Down the Line)
Side D
1) (All I Can Do Is) Dream You
2) Claudette+
3) Oh, Pretty Woman [(Live) [ALT Version)*
4) Oh, Pretty Woman

*First time on vinyl

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