By the middle of the ’80s, Roy Orbison was primed for a comeback.  In 1986, his epic ballad “In Dreams” was placed prominently in David Lynch’s film Blue Velvet, which sparked renewed interest in the velvet-voiced crooner and rocker.  The following year, The “Big O” staged the ultimate comeback concert with a remarkable lineup of guests including Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, J.D. Souther, k.d. lang, and Jennifer Warnes.  The star-studded group had convened at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub for the special performance, which would be broadcast on Cinemax as Roy Orbison & Friends: Black & White Night in January 1988, just months before Orbison’s unexpected passing.  The original, resequenced and edited vinyl release would come in February 1989.

In 2017, Legacy Recordings released a 30th Anniversary expanded and remastered edition of Black and White Night entitled Black and White Night 30, which presented bonus tracks on CD and DVD.  Today Black and White Night 30 was released on vinyl for the first time.  The double-album set follows the sequence of the 2017 edition, including the bonus tracks “Claudette,” “Blue Angel,” and an alternate take of “Oh, Pretty Woman” which make their vinyl debut here.

So celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Black and White Night album with the new, expanded vinyl reissue, available for order now at the links below!

Roy Orbison and Friends, Black and White Night 30 (Legacy Recordings, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1:

1. Only the Lonely
2. Leah
3. In Dreams
4. Crying
5. Uptown

Side 2:

1. The Comedians
2. Blue Angel
3. It’s Over
4. Running Scared
5. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

Side 3:

1. Mean Woman Blues
2. Candy Man
3. Ooby Dooby
4. Blue Bayou
5. Go, Go, Go (Down the Line)

Side 4:

1. (All I Can Do Is) Dream You
2. Claudette
3. Oh, Pretty Woman (Alternate Version)
4. Oh, Pretty Woman