Roy Orbison‘s 1989 album Mystery Girl gets a 25th anniversary reissue in May 2014.
Mystery Girl is the last album recorded by Roy Orbison, posthumously released on the Virgin label in 1989. The album became a hit worldwide, reaching #5 on the US Billboard 200, and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.[9].
Released posthumously just two months after his death, Mystery Girl featured Orbison working with the songwriting talents of Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Bono and The Edge and spawned the hit single You Got It which was a transatlantic top ten hit.
The reissue will be available as a CD+DVD deluxe edition (with nine bonus tracks, a documentary and many videos), a 2LP 180g double vinyl set and an expanded single CD remaster. These reissues (deluxe vinyl and deluxe CD) offer nine previously unreleased studio and work-tape demos including The Way Is Love which features a newly restored Roy Orbison vocal track layered with contemporary guitar, drum and vocal accompaniment by Roy’s three sons (Roy Jr., Alex and Wesley). The DVD element includes Mystery Girl: Unraveled a new one-hour documentary chronicling the song-by-song creation of Mystery Girl using intimate archival footage and the memories of those who were there. The DVD also includes eight Roy Orbison music videos, four of which are previously unreleased.
Mystery Girl is reissued on 19 May 2014.
CD+DVD Deluxe Edition
• UK Pre-order: Mystery Girl Deluxe
• USA Pre-order: Mystery Girl Deluxe
• GERMANY Pre-order: Mystery Girl Deluxe
2LP Heavyweight Vinyl set (with bonus tracks)
• UK Pre-order: Mystery Girl Expanded (2 LP) [VINYL]
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [2014]
The discography of Roy Orbison (1936-1988) - which yielded some of the most heartfelt, passionate classics of the rock 'n' roll era - shined even brighter with the release of Mystery Girl, the last album Orbison recorded, in 1989. Now, a brand-new version of this star-studded classic further amplifies the beauty of Roy's final work.
The commercial success of Mystery Girl was nothing short of impressive: the album was a Top 5 hit, eventually earning Orbison his first platinum award for over 1 million sales, and featured the worldwide Top 10 smash You Got It. MYSTERY GIRL DELUXE 25th anniversary edition is packed with stunning extras. The original album is appended by nine unreleased bonus audio tracks, including studio demos and the previously unheard song The Way Is Love, based on a long-lost demo featuring new instrumentation from Orbison's children, Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex, and John Carter Cash, son of Orbison's longtime friend Johnny Cash. The accompanying DVD features a new hour-long documentary on the making of the album, Mystery Girl: Unraveled, executive produced by Roy's sons. The documentary features new interviews with those behind the album including Steve Cropper, Tom Petty, Mick Campbell and Jeff Lynne. In addition to the documentary, the DVD includes eight wonderful music videos, including an unreleased alternate video for 'She's a Mystery to Me' and three new videos for 'The Way Is Love', 'You Got It' and 'California Blue.' ---Editorial Reviews, amazon.com