Roy Orbison Album Rating Guide

Every official Roy Orbison studio album & group collaboration is listed and rated. 'In Dreams: The Greatest Hits' (1987) is included because the performances were 1985 re-recordings with Roy the only musician in common with the originals. 'A Black & White Night: Live' is included because at the time of release it was Roy's first and only commercially available live recording. It is an 'official' live album & at time of recording in 1987 contained 2 previously unheard new songs. The multitude of other 'best of' and 'greatest hits' packages are not included. Reviews & top track picks to follow soon...

'Roy Orbison Sings Lonely & Blue' (1961) B
'Crying' (1962) B+
'In Dreams' (1963) A
'There Is Only One Roy Orbison' (1965) B
'The Orbison Way' (1966) B-
'The Classic Roy Orbison' (1966) B
'Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson' (1967) A-
'Fastest Guitar Alive OST' (1967) B-
'Cry Softly, Lonely One' (1967) B+
'Roy Orbison's Many Moods' (1969) C+
'Big O With The Art Movement' (1970) C
'Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way' (1971) B
'Roy Orbison Sings' (1972) B+
'Memphis' (1973) B
'Milestones' (1973) C
'I'm Still In Love With You (1975) C+
'Regeneration' (1977) B-
'Laminar Flow' (1979) D
'Class Of '55' [with Cash/Lewis & Perkins] (1985) C+
'In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987) B-
'Volume One' [Traveling Wilburys] (1988) A-
'Mystery Girl' (1989) A-
'A Black & White Night: Live' (1989) A
'King Of Hearts' (1992) B+