Roy Orbison Oh Pretty Woman 1989 NM Last Charted Single Canada Virgin 99159 W/PS

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-Artist / Group: Roy Orbison

-Mini-bio: Born on April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas. Pop-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist. Had own band the Wink Westerners in 1952. Attended North Texas State University with Pat Boone. First recorded for Je-Wel in early 1956 as leader of The Teen Kings. Toured with Sun Records shows to 1958. Toured with The Beatles in 1963. Member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys in 1988. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Won Grammy's Lifetime Achievment Award in 1998. Roy Orbison died on Dec. 6, 1988 of a heart attack in Madison, Tennessee,age 52.

-Roy Orbison started off as a rockabilly singer and released three classic 45's on Sun Records which were Ooby Dooby (1956), Rock House (1956) and Devil Doll (1957).

-A move to RCA Victor in 1958 resulted in two singles which were Sweet And Innocent (1958) and Almost Eighteen (1959).

-Roy Orbison's singles for Monument Records brought much more success with cassic singles such as Up Town (1959), Only The Lonely (1960), Blue Angel (1960), I'm Hurtin' (1960), Running Scared (1961), Crying b/w Candy Man (1961), Dream Baby (1962) In Dreams (1963), Mean Woman Blues (1963), It's Over (1964) and Oh, Pretty Woman (1964) among others. 

-A move in 1965 to MGM brought less success than with Monument, but his output while at MGM did produce some classic singles as well, including Ride Away (1965), Crawling back (1965), Brekin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart (1966), Twinkle Toes (1966) and Cry Softly Lonely One (1967) among others.

-Roy Orbison ended up his recording career with Asylum in 1979 followed by Warner in 1980 with just one single; That Lovin' You Feelin' Again with Emmylou Harris.

-Roy Orbison's last recordings as a single artist were with Virgin Records where he placed his last Billboard Top 100 entry with his release of You Got It (1989) which was preceded by She's A Mystery To Me, a 45 single which failed to chart.

-His last Billboard Top 100 chart success was with The Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty with their release of Handle With Care (988) and End Of The Line (1989).

-Roy Orbison did however manage a couple of Top Country Singles entries after his last Billboard Top 100 entries with California Blue (1989) and Oh Pretty Woman (recorded live in September 1987 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles) (1989). 

-Titles: Oh Pretty Woman / Claudette

-Oh Pretty Woman, recorded on September 30, 1988 at the Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Groove in Los Angeles was his last ever charted single.

-Claudette was also recorded as described above.

-This 45 RPM single was Roy Orbison's fourth to last release as a 7" 45 RPM single.

-Label:  VS 99159

-Year released: 1989

-Billboard number: Hot Country Song # 89

-Billboard debut: Dec. 23, 1989

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade: Near mint, nice copy appears as new

-Labels: Near mint

-Picture sleeve: VG++

-Picture sleeve printed in: Canada

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.