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As though to distinguish it from his previous ballad album (The Many Moods of Roy Orbison), Roy Orbison opened The Big O with a rousing, upbeat, rhythm-driven number, "Break My Mind." The Big O has the distinction of being the only Roy Orbison album never to get a U.S. release -- it was actually a substitute for an intended live album that didn't quite come off, recorded at the Batley Variety Club. That tape was eventually released as part of a live anthology on Orbison, but for the album, he made a series of studio recordings encompassing some of the same oldies, mostly in a rock & roll vein, including "Help Me Rhonda," "Money," and "Land of 1,000 Dances," that were part of his concert set, broken up by originals such as the highly charged and exciting "Down the Line." MGM in America apparently had no enthusiasm for the record and passed on it, which was a pity, as it turned out to be one of the best albums that Orbison had cut in years, and a superb vehicle for his rock & roll singing (as opposed to the ballads that he'd loaded onto his prior album). The only bizarre moment comes, ironically enough, with the single from these sessions, "Penny Arcade," which sounds more like the kind of song you'd hear at a beer hall than a rock & roll single.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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John D. Loudermilk, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Buck Ram, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ande Rand, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Janie Bradford, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Louvin, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Ira Louvin, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC
Terry Widlake, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Kenner, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fats Domino, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Evelyn Danzig, ComposerLyricist - JACK SEGAL, ComposerLyricist - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Mathis, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dees, ComposerLyricist - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Johnson, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alvin B. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy King, ComposerLyricist - ROY ORBISON, MainArtist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Turner, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Randall, Producer - Alex Orbison, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As though to distinguish it from his previous ballad album (The Many Moods of Roy Orbison), Roy Orbison opened The Big O with a rousing, upbeat, rhythm-driven number, "Break My Mind." The Big O has the distinction of being the only Roy Orbison album never to get a U.S. release -- it was actually a substitute for an intended live album that didn't quite come off, recorded at the Batley Variety Club. That tape was eventually released as part of a live anthology on Orbison, but for the album, he made a series of studio recordings encompassing some of the same oldies, mostly in a rock & roll vein, including "Help Me Rhonda," "Money," and "Land of 1,000 Dances," that were part of his concert set, broken up by originals such as the highly charged and exciting "Down the Line." MGM in America apparently had no enthusiasm for the record and passed on it, which was a pity, as it turned out to be one of the best albums that Orbison had cut in years, and a superb vehicle for his rock & roll singing (as opposed to the ballads that he'd loaded onto his prior album). The only bizarre moment comes, ironically enough, with the single from these sessions, "Penny Arcade," which sounds more like the kind of song you'd hear at a beer hall than a rock & roll single.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:04
- Main artists: Roy Orbison
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roy Orbison P&D
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC ℗ 2015 Roy's Boys, LLC
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