Crying/ Candy Man

Here's a beautiful copy of this double-sided smash from Roy Orbison. Its labels and audio grade very close to Mint. The vinyl (styrene) has some surface scuffing. Note how far this single is near the top of Dave Marsh's list of the 1,001 great singles of Rock'n'Soul. You'd think owning position #103 would be a big achievement for any artist... or at least, I would. But in the case of Orbison, you'd be wrong. Position 103 is only in the middle of the 7 songs that represent him in that total of 1,001. Ahead of "Crying" are three songs in the Top 100: \r\n

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1. Only The Lonely (#17)\r\n
2. Oh Pretty Woman (#39), and\r\n
3. In Dreams (#66)

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The three songs that follow "Crying" in Marsh's list?\r\n

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5. Running Scared (#323)\r\n
6. Blue Bayou (#403), and\r\n
7. It's Over (#999)

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By the way, the B side is a non-album cut only available on later greatest hits compilations. (This scan is a representative image from our archives; this copy does not show Distributed by London on the label.)