Orbison, Roy

Born 1936 in Vernon, Texas. Died 1988.

References:
   Feature article in issues 22-27 (1984-1986) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine; discography in issue 28.
   Article in issue 62 (1988) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 71 (1989) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 70 (1989) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 141 (1994) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 189 (1998) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 217 (2001) of Now Dig This.
   Feature article on "Ooby Dooby" in issue 80 (2001) of Rockin' Fifties.
   Article in issue 309 (2008) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Apr. BMI clear.	Je-Wel JE-101		Ooby Dooby {c , 1e} Trying To Get You {c}	2 2	B A
1956/May 19 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 242		Ooby Dooby {a,b,j,k,l,m,o,q,y,z, B,D,F,G,K,N,O,P,Q,W,X, 1a,1b,1f,1h,1i,1l,1m,1o,1q,1r,1u,1w, 1B,1D,1E,1H,1S,1T} Go! Go! Go! {e,h,q, B,H,J, 1c,1h,1i,1k,1p,1q, 1A,1H,1I,1U,1Y, 2c}	3 3	U-192 U-193
1956/Oct. 20 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 251		Rockhouse {m,n, B,E, 1c,1h,1i,1j,1n,1q,1t,1v,1x, 1B,1G,1H,1Q,1S,1T} You're My Baby {g,n, B,S, 1h,1i,1z, 1G,1H}	3 3	U-221 U-220
1957/Apr. 20 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 265		Sweet And Easy To Love {C, 1i,1q,1z, 1A, 2a} Devil Doll {z, C,V,W,Y, 1i}	4 4	U-242 U-243
1958/Jan. (Bb est.)	Sun 284		I Like Love {c,e, L,Z, 1h,1i, 1K,1V} Chicken-Hearted {c,e, J,L, 1i, 1U}	1 1	U-283 U-282
1958/Oct. 20 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-7381		Sweet And Innocent Seems To Me	1 1	J2WW-6910 J2WW-6909
1959/Jan. 26 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-7447		Almost Eighteen {A,I} Jolie	1 1	J2WW-6975 J2WW-6976
1959/Sept. 28 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-409-V		With The Bug Paper Boy	1 1	MO 546 MO 544
1959/Nov. 30 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-412		Up Town Pretty One	5 5	MO-572 MO-574
1960/May 9 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-421		Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Here Comes That Song Again	6 6	MO 590 MO 591
1960/Aug. 29 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-425		Today's Teardrops Blue Angel	7 7	MO 592 MO 593
1960/Dec. 5 Bb pop rev.	Sun 353		Sweet And Easy To Love Devil Doll	1 1	U-423 U-424
1960/Dec. 5 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-433		I'm Hurtin' I Can't Stop Loving You	1 1	MO 607 MO 606
1961/Mar. (Bb est.)	Monument 45-438		Running Scared Love Hurts	6 6	MO 653 MO 652
1961/July 31 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-447		Candy Man Crying	8 8	MO 700 MO 697
1962/Feb. 10 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-456		Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) The Actress	8 8	MO 774 MO 775
1962/June (Bb est.)	Monument 45-461		Mama The Crowd	9 7	MO 815 MO 814
1962/Sept. 8 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-467		Workin' For The Man Leah	6 7	MO 838 MO 837
1963/Feb. (Bb est.)	Monument 45-806		In Dreams Shahdarosa	10 11	B1W-155 B1W-154
1963/May 25 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-815		Falling Distant Drums	12	B1W-153 B1W-152
1963/Aug. 31 Bb pop rev.	Monument 45-824		Mean Woman Blues Blue Bayou	1 1	B8W-271 B8W-347
1964/Apr. 4 Bb hot rev.	Monument 45-837		It's Over Indian Wedding	1	C3W-474
1964/Aug. 15 Bb hot rev.	Monument 45-851		Oh, Pretty Woman Yo Te Amo Maria	13 13	C8W-562 C8W-563
1961 (BSN est.)	Sun LP 1260		Roy Orbison At The Rockhouse  [monaural] This Kind Of Love {1i} Devil Doll You're My Baby Tryin' To Get To You It's Too Late {1i} Rock House You're Gonna Cry {1i, 1R} I Never Knew Sweet And Easy To Love Mean Little Mama Ooby Dooby Problem Child {J, 1i}	1           1	1           2
1962	Design LP cut		Problem Child {e,t , 1h, 1U}
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956	[television recording]		All By Myself Blue Suede Shoes Bo Diddley Brown Eyed Handsome Man Do You Remember? Go! Go! Go! [live vers.] Jam Lawdy Miss Clawdy Ooby Dooby [live vers.] Pretend Racker Tacker Rip It Up Rockhouse [live vers.] Singing The Blues St. Louis Blues TK Blues Trying To Get To You [live vers.]
	[television performance]		Oooby Dooby {1W} Rockhouse / Go Go Go {1W}
1956 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		A Cat Called Domino {R , 1M} The Cause Of It All {e , 1i, 1K,1V} Domino {d,i,p,w,x, F,M,S,U,V,Y, 1c,1d,1g,1i,1j,1n,1r,1t, 1C,1F,1J,1L,1N,1P,1Q,1X,1Z} Ooby Dooby [alt. vers.] Trying To Get To You [alt. vers.] {u , 1i}	2
1957 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Fools' Hall Of Fame {e , 1i, 1K} I Was A Fool {v} Mean Little Mama {r, J,T, 1i,1s,1t, 1E,1J,1O,1Q,1U} A True Love Goodbye {e , 1i, 1K}
1958 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Claudette {f, W, 1d,1i,1o,1y}
	[unissued]		The Bug [alt. vers.] The Clown {1i} I'll Never Tell {s} Love Struck One More Time Paper Boy [alt. vers.]
	[need info]		The Bug {2b}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations not included

Acknowledgments:   Bear Family LP 15019, Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Malcolm Chapman, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Penny Hall, Derek Hamilton, Bernd Hermoneit, Kurt Krauter, Gerd Miller, Lasse Olander, Michel Proost, Don Stilton, Adriaan Sturm, Perica Sucevic, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox