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Orbison, Roy

Born 1936 in Vernon, Texas. Died 1988.

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 Records 1-302 of 302

Date Label & Number Image Title & Credits Matrix Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
1956/Apr.
BMI clear.		Je-Wel (N.M.) JE101  [78]Label shot
No rating Ooby Dooby — The Teen Kings / Vocal, Roy Orbison B
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No rating Trying To Get You — The Teen Kings / Vocal, Roy Orbison A
1956/Apr.
BMI clear.		Je-Wel (N.M.) JE-101  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Ooby Dooby — The Teen Kings / Vocal, Roy Oribson B Bullet Hallmark CD 305242 (# 8)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 210 (# 5)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 375 (# 12)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 449 (# 12)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 106 (# 3)
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Borderline Trying To Get You — The Teen Kings / Vocal, Roy Oribson A Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 106 (# 4)
1956/May 19
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  242  [78]Label shot
No rating Ooby Dooby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-192
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No rating Go! Go! Go! — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-193
1956/May 19
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  242  [45]  Bootlegs existLabel shot
Pertinent Ooby Dooby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-192 Bullet Ace CD 850 (# 26)
Bullet Charly LP 100 (# 47)
Bullet Charly CD 103 (# 12)
Bullet Charly CD 713 (# 74)
Bullet Charly CD 8099 (# 25)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 27)
Bullet Charly CD 90001 (# 11)
Bullet Charly/Instant CD 5040 (# 22)
Bullet Collectables CD 0041 (# 34)
Bullet Collectables CD 6493 (# 9)
Bullet Cosmopolitan Music CD 605 (# 3)
Bullet Disky CD 03 (# 21)
Bullet Disky CD 5202 (# 21)
Bullet Disky CD 250542 (# 7)
Bullet Dragon Street CD 7822 (# 18)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (# 31)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (# 3)
Bullet Gusto LP 103 (# 12)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 1)
Bullet Imperial House LP 3590 (# 10)
Bullet K-Tel CD 3436 (# 9)
Bullet Lotus CD [1] (# 14)
Bullet Lotus CD 41006 (# 21)
Bullet MSIF CD 2001 (# 3)
Bullet Pan American CD 56023 (# 17)
Bullet Pickwick CD 4245 (# 4)
Bullet Pickwick LP 8016 (# 25)
Bullet RCA CD 66059 (# 14)
Bullet Rhino CD 1211 (# 45)
Bullet Rhino CD 70741 (# 3)
Bullet Rhino CD 71780 (# 22)
Bullet Rhino CD 75884 (# 15)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 21)
Bullet Smithsonian CD 051 (# 18)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 3 (# 7)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 508 (# 4)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 006 (# 8)
Bullet Sun (France) CD 103 (# 12)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) LP 116 (# 8)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) LP 1032 (# 9)
Bullet Warwick LP 5060 (# 3)
Bullet [SERD?] LP 12698 (# 22)
Bullet [label?] CD 640001 (# 10)
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Pertinent Go! Go! Go! — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-193 Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 3)
Bullet Charly LP 30119 (# 5)
Bullet Collectables CD 0041 (# 15)
Bullet Collectables CD 6492 (# 15)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (# 7)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (# 7)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 7)
Bullet Hip-O CD 40128 (# 17)
Bullet Movieplay LP 10029 (# 5)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 210 (# 6)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 504 (# 7)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (# 23)
Bullet Proper CD 143 (# 82)
Bullet Rollercoaster CD 200 (# 18)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 31)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 3 (# 8)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 508 (# 5)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 12)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) CD 7022 (# 11)
Bullet Time-Life Music CD 32 / OPCD-2571 (# 16)
Bullet Time-Life Music LP 2571 (# 16)
1956/Oct. 20
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  251  [78]Label shot
No rating Rockhouse — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-221
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No rating You're My Baby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-220
1956/Oct. 20
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  251  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Rockhouse — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-221 Bullet Charly CD 336 (# 10)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 14)
Bullet Collectables CD 0041 (# 49)
Bullet Collectables CD 6493 (# 24)
Bullet Cosmopolitan Music CD 605 (# 4)
Bullet Disky CD 03 (# 42)
Bullet Disky CD 5202 (# 42)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (# 36)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 11)
Bullet Hallmark CD 307972 (# 2)
Bullet Lotus CD [2] (# 16)
Bullet Lotus CD 41008 (# 6)
Bullet Ocean CD 2026 (# 5)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (# 43)
Bullet Pickwick LP 8016 (# 15)
Bullet Proper CD 122 (# 13)
Bullet Pulse CD 336 (# 10)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 41)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 3 (# 22)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 504 (# 7)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) CD 7022 (# 10)
Bullet [label?] CD 307972 (# 2)
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Pertinent You're My Baby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings U-220 Bullet Castle Pulse CD 344 (# 3)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 37)
Bullet Charly LP 30101 (# 13)
Bullet Disky CD 04 (# 6)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 142 (# 3)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 9)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (# 35)
Bullet Pan American CD 56007 (# 8)
Bullet Proper CD 122 (# 100)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1125 (# 51)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 3 (# 21)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 504 (# 8)
1957/Apr. 20
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  265  [78]Label shot
No rating Sweet And Easy To Love — Roy Orbison And The Roses U-242
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No rating Devil Doll — Roy Orbison And The Roses U-243
1957/Apr. 20
Bb c&w rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  265  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Sweet And Easy To Love — Roy Orbison And The Roses U-242 Bullet Castle Pulse CD 344 (# 49)
Bullet Collectables CD 0041 (# 47)
Bullet Collectables CD 6492 (# 22)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 18)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (# 12)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 6 (# 17)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) LP 120 (# 11)
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Pertinent Devil Doll — Roy Orbison And The Roses U-243 Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 17)
Bullet Music Club CD 024 (# 4)
Bullet Rhino CD 1211 (# 54)
Bullet Rhino CD 75884 (# 6)
Bullet Sun CD 024 (# 4)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 6 (# 18)
1958/Jan.
(Bb est.)		Sun (Tenn.)  284  [78]Label shot
No rating I Like Love — Roy Orbison U-283
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No rating Chicken-Hearted — Roy Orbison U-282
1958/Jan.
(Bb est.)		Sun (Tenn.)  284  [45]Label shot
Pertinent I Like Love — Roy Orbison U-283 Bullet Bellaphon LP 15140 (# 10)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 58)
Bullet Disky CD 06 (# 3)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 2)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 449 (# 49)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 106 (# 1)
Bullet Sun 10 801 (# 2)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 12 (# 9)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 18)
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Pertinent Chicken-Hearted — Roy Orbison U-282 Bullet Disky CD 05 (# 18)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (# 18)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 6)
Bullet Redita [1st series] LP 106 (# 2)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 12 (# 10)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 17)
1958/Oct. 20
Bb pop rev.		RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7381  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Sweet And Innocent — Roy Orbison J2WW-6910
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No rating Seems To Me — Roy Orbison J2WW-6909
1959/Jan. 26
Bb pop rev.		RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7447  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Almost Eighteen — Roy Orbison J2WW-6975 Bullet Bear Family CD 17566 (# 16)
Bullet Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (# 33)
Bullet Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (# 33)
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No rating Jolie — Roy Orbison J2WW-6976
1959/Sept. 28
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-409-V [45]Label shot
Pertinent With The Bug — Roy Orbison MO 546 / ZTSP 60361 Bullet Classics CD 735 (# 25)
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Pertinent Paper Boy — Roy Orbison MO 544 / ZTSP 60359
1959/Nov. 30
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-412  [45]Label shot
Borderline Up Town — Roy Orbison / Orch. And Chorus Cond. By Bob Moore MO-572
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No rating Pretty One — Roy Orbison / Orch. And Chorus Cond. By Bob Moore MO-574
1960/May 9
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-421  [45]Label shot
Borderline Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 590
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No rating Here Comes That Song Again — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 591
1960/Aug. 29
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-425  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Today's Teardrops — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orchestra And Chorus MO 592
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No rating Blue Angel — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orchestra And Chorus MO 593
1960/Dec. 5
Bb pop rev.		Sun (Tenn.)  353  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Sweet And Easy To Love — Roy Orbison U-423
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Pertinent Devil Doll — Roy Orbison U-424
1960/Dec. 5
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-433  [45]
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Borderline I'm Hurtin' — Roy Orbison MO 607
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No rating I Can't Stop Loving You — Roy Orbison MO 606
1961/Mar.
(Bb est.)		Monument (N.Y.) 45-438  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Running Scared — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 653
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No rating Love Hurts — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 652
1961/July 31
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-447  [45]
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Pertinent Candy Man — Roy Orbison / Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 700
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No rating Crying — Roy Orbison / Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 697
1962/Feb. 10
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-456  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
Pertinent Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) — Roy Orbison / Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 774
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No rating The Actress — Roy Orbison / Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 775
1962/June
(Bb est.)		Monument (N.Y.) 45-461  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Mama — Roy Orbison With Jim Hall's Orchestra And Chorus MO 815
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No rating The Crowd — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orchestra And Chorus MO 814
1962/Sept. 8
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-467  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
Borderline Workin' For The Man — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus MO 838
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No rating Leah — Roy Orbison With Bob Moore's Orchestra And Chorus MO 837
1963/Feb.
(Bb est.)		Monument (N.Y.) 45-806  [45]Label shot
No rating In Dreams — Roy Orbison / Orch. And Chorus Conducted By Joe Tanner B1W-155
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No rating Shahdarosa — Roy Orbison / Orch. And Chorus Conducted By Bob Moore B1W-154
1963/May 25
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-815  [45]
Cover shot		Label shot
No rating Falling — Roy Orbison / Joe Tanner's Orch. And Chorus B1W-153
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No rating Distant Drums — Roy Orbison / Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus B1W-152
1963/Aug. 31
Bb pop rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-824  [45]Label shot
Pertinent Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison B8W-271
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No rating Blue Bayou — Roy Orbison B8W-347
1964/Apr. 4
Bb hot rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-837  [45]
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No rating It's Over — Roy Orbison C3W-474
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No rating Indian Wedding — Roy Orbison C3W-475
1964/Aug. 15
Bb hot rev.		Monument (N.Y.) 45-851  [45]Label shot
No rating Oh, Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison And The Candy Men C8W-562
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No rating Yo Te Amo Maria — Roy Orbison And The Candy Men C8W-563
Canadian Singles & EPs
1956/July
CHUM chart		Quality (Canada)  1499  [78]Label shot
No rating Ooby Dooby — Roy Orbison And The Teen Kings U-192
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No rating Go! Go! Go! — Roy Orbison And The Teen Kings U-193
1956/July
CHUM chart		Quality (Canada) K1499  [45]Label shot
No rating Ooby Dooby — Roy Orbison And The Teen Kings 45-U-192
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No rating Go! Go! Go! — Roy Orbison And The Teen Kings 45-U-193
1956/July
(CHUM est.)		Quality (Canada)  1559  [78]No rating Rockhouse — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings  
   No rating You're My Baby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings  
1956/July
(CHUM est.)		Quality (Canada) K1559  [45]No rating Rockhouse — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings  
   No rating You're My Baby — Roy Orbison And Teen Kings  
Original LPs
1961
(BSN est.)		Sun (Tenn.) LP1260  [LP]
Roy Orbison At The Rockhouse [mono]
Cover shot		Label shot
Pertinent This Kind Of Love — Roy Orbison 1 Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 8)
   No rating Devil Doll — Roy Orbison  
   No rating You're My Baby — Roy Orbison  
   Borderline Tryin' To Get To You — Roy Orbison  
   Pertinent It's Too Late — Roy Orbison   Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 12)
   No rating Rock House — Roy Orbison   Bullet Presto CD 10 (# 59)
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Pertinent You're Gonna Cry — Roy Orbison 2 Bullet Club LP 017 (# 13)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 15)
   Borderline I Never Knew — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Sweet And Easy To Love — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Mean Little Mama — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Ooby Dooby — Roy Orbison  
   Pertinent Problem Child — Roy Orbison   Bullet Disky CD 5203 (# 54)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 19)
 
 		Design (N.Y.)  LP cut  [LP]No rating Problem Child — Roy Orbison   Bullet Charly CD 8274 (# 52)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (# 54)
Bullet Monster A Go-Go LP 13 (# 6)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 13)
1956
 		[television performance]     [ ]No rating All By Myself — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Blue Suede Shoes — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Bo Diddley — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Brown Eyed Handsome Man — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Do You Remember? — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Go! Go! Go! [live vers.] — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Jam — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Lawdy Miss Clawdy — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Ooby Dooby [live vers.] — Roy Orbison   Bullet Golden Stars CD 5374 (# 42)
   No rating Pretend — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Racker Tacker — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Rip It Up — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Rockhouse [live vers.] — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Singing The Blues — Roy Orbison  
   No rating St. Louis Blues — Roy Orbison  
   No rating TK Blues — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Trying To Get To You [live vers.] — Roy Orbison  
 
 		[television performance]     [45]No rating Oooby Dooby — Roy Orbison   Bullet Folkline CD 92 (# 20)
   No rating Rockhouse / Go Go Go — Roy Orbison   Bullet Folkline CD 92 (# 21)
Unissued Recordings
1956
(Sun Rec.)		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]No rating A Cat Called Domino — The Teen Kings / Vocal, Roy Oribson   Bullet Bop CD 008 (# 21)
Bullet Club LP 012 (# 17)
Bullet Presto CD 5 (# 40)
   Pertinent The Cause Of It All — Roy Orbison   Bullet Bellaphon LP 15140 (# 9)
Bullet Disky CD 06 (# 14)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 4)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 16)
   Pertinent Domino — Roy Orbison   Bullet AVI CD 5019 (# 6)
Bullet Bellaphon LP 220 13 023 (# 4)
Bullet Bellaphon LP 15101 (# 4)
Bullet Born Bad LP 001 (# 6)
Bullet Born Bad CD 001 (# 6)
Bullet Cambra Sound LP 104 (# 17)
Bullet Cato LP 001 (# 2)
Bullet Cato CD 002 (# 2)
Bullet Charly CD 16 (# 14)
Bullet Charly CD 336 (# 37)
Bullet Charly LP 30123 (# 4)
Bullet Charly CD 90001 (# 5)
Bullet Disky CD 04 (# 33)
Bullet Disky CD 250542 (# 24)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 093 (# 45)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (# 52)
Bullet Fed CD 07 (# 7)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 5)
Bullet Hallmark CD 307972 (# 10)
Bullet J!mco CD 89193 (# 20)
Bullet Lucky CD 814 (# 2)
Bullet Music Club CD 024 (# 14)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 375 (# 39)
Bullet Pulse CD 336 (# 37)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (# 42)
Bullet STCTU CD 002 (# 21)
Bullet Select CD 586 (# 4)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 27)
Bullet Sun CD 024 (# 14)
Bullet Sun 10 805 (# 7)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 506 (# 6)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 025 (# 4)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) CD 7022 (# 12)
Bullet Vladimir Twist LP 6905 (# 11)
Bullet [label?] CD 307972 (# 10)
   No rating Ooby Dooby [alt. vers.] — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Trying To Get To You [alt. vers.] — Roy Orbison   Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 20)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1024 (# 8)
1957
(Sun Rec.)		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]Pertinent Fools' Hall Of Fame — Roy Orbison   Bullet Bellaphon LP 15140 (# 7)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 14)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 14)
   No rating I Was A Fool — Roy Orbison   Bullet Sun (England) LP 1026 (# 1)
   Pertinent Mean Little Mama — Roy Orbison   Bullet Castle Pulse CD 355 (# 5)
Bullet Charly CD 336 (# 24)
Bullet Charly CD 713 (# 33)
Bullet Club LP 015 (# 11)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (# 41)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (# 41)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 13)
Bullet Pie CD 153 (# 6)
Bullet Pulse CD 336 (# 24)
Bullet Smith & Co. CD 1145 (# 60)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 512 (# 10)
   Pertinent A True Love Goodbye — Roy Orbison   Bullet Bellaphon LP 15140 (# 8)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 16)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6467 028 (# 15)
1958
(Sun Rec.)		Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued]Pertinent Claudette — Roy Orbison   Bullet AVI CD 5019 (# 7)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (# 4)
Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 10)
Bullet Lotus CD [RR1] (# 5)
Bullet Rhino CD 1211 (# 62)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 6641 180 (# 24)
 
 		[unissued]     [unissued]No rating The Bug [alt. vers.] — Roy Orbison  
   Borderline The Clown — Roy Orbison   Bullet Hallmark CD   (# 3)
   No rating I'll Never Tell — Roy Orbison   Bullet Bear Family LP 15111 (# 9)
   Pertinent Love Struck — Roy Orbison  
   Pertinent One More Time — Roy Orbison  
   No rating Paper Boy [alt. vers.] — Roy Orbison  
 
 		[need info]     [ ]No rating The Bug — Roy Orbison   Bullet Teen Beat CD 353 (# 24)
   No rating The Empty Cup — Roy Orbison   Bullet Sun 10 803 (# 6)

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