Unique vinyl compilation of the best rockabilly recordings of the young Roy Orbison from his time with Sun Studios in Memphis.Some originally unreleased recordings first came out on CD in the late 1980s - here on vinyl for the first time ever!Both pre-Sun sides of Orbison's first single on Je-Wel are also included.The enclosed bonus CD contains 8 more Sun Studios masters.The included large-format booklet tells more about the recordings, written by music historian Bill Dahl. The sound, as usual with Bear Family, meets the highest standards.The sweeping, ultra-dramatic ballads that Roy Orbison rode to fame and fortune during the early 1960s stand in stark contrast to the rollicking rockabilly that he specialized in at Sun Records halfway through the previous decade. Bear Family's jam-packed 10-inch LP 'A Cat Called Domino' brings The Big O's Sun catalog back to the vinyl that it started out on. His 1956 classics Ooby Dooby, Go! Go! Go!, You're My Baby, and Rockhouse are joined by some real rarities: a version of Chicken-Hearted with a semi-spoken vocal and versions of Problem Child, You're Gonna Cry, and Claudette that didn't surface until the late '80s. The enclosed 20-song CD boasts more scarce items: the exciting saxophone-overdubbed versions of Mean Little Mama and Problem Child; both sides of Orbison's pre-Sun debut single for Je-Wel fronting The Teen Kings that paired Ooby Dooby and Trying To Get To You; both sides of protégé Ken Cook's Phillips International single (Roy joins Cook behind the mic on I Was A Fool), and ex-Teen King Peanuts Wilson's rendition of the Orbison-penned I've Had It, which debuted on vinyl via a Bear Family 45 in 1999. Immortal as his smash ballads will always remain, Roy Orbison was a red-hot rocker when he was at Sun.This package generates a ton of Sun-bred heat!
Release date:
April 9, 2021
Label:
Install our app to receive notifications when new upcoming releases are added.

Recommended equipment and accessories
-
Pro-Ject Phono Box DC Pre-Amp
Compact, high-performance phono preamplifier for both MM and MC cartridges, delivering a clean, detailed signal with minimal noise.
-
Phono Preamps - Top Picks
A selection of the best phono preamps for your turntable setup
-
Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
-
Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
-
Nobsound Little Bear T7 Tube Preamp
Delivers rich, warm audio through its high-quality vacuum tubes, featuring multiple inputs and adjustable gain
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
-
Ded Resent
Unfd
September 19, 2025 -
Ed Sheeran Play (Amazon Exclusive; Purple)
Atlantic
September 12, 2025 -
Between The Buried And Me The Blue Nowhere [2xLP]
Inside Out Music
September 12, 2025 -
Skylar Spence Prom King 10 Year Anniversary (Deluxe Edition, Yellow) [2xLP]
Carpark Records
September 19, 2025 -
Citizen Everybody Is Going to Heaven (10 Year Anniversary Edition) [2xLP]
Run For Cover
October 10, 2025 -
Minami Kitasono Meridian
Jet Set
August 29, 2025 -
Joan Shelley Real Warmth
No Quarter
September 19, 2025 -
Hazlett Last Night You Said You Missed Me (Red/Black)
Nettwerk Records
September 12, 2025 -
Tallah Primeval: Obsession // Detachment
Earache Records
September 12, 2025 -
Helloween Giants & Monsters [2xLP]
Reigning Phoenix Music America, LLC
August 29, 2025 -
Amanda Shires Nobody's Girl
Ato Records
September 26, 2025 -
FM Brotherhood [2xLP]
Frontiers New Recordings Physical Only
September 5, 2025 -
Behemoth Pandemonic Incantations [2xLP]
Metal Blade
September 26, 2025 -
Jaywood Leo Negro (Woozy Blue)
Captured Tracks Rec
September 5, 2025