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Legacy Recordings has commemorated the 25th anniversary of Roy Orbison’s “Mystery Girl” with the release of expanded and deluxe editions of the album.

“Mystery Girl – Deluxe” features the album’s original 10 songs, including the worldwide hit “You Got It,” and nine previously unreleased studio and work-tape demos. Among the unreleased songs is “The Way Is Love,” which has 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 Way Is Love” – Roy Orbison

The deluxe edition also includes a DVD featuring eight music videos, four of which are previously unreleased. There’s also a one-hour documentary titled “Mystery Girl: Unraveled,” which features rare archival footage and interviews with Billy Burnette, John Carter Cash, Mike Campbell, Steve Cropper, Richard Dodd, Jim Keltner, Jeff Lynne, David Malloy, Tom Petty, Bono, Ayeroff, Barbara Orbison, and Roy’s three sons.

“Mystery Girl – Expanded” is an audio-only release featuring the original album and five extra tracks. The deluxe LP includes the original LP and the nine bonus tracks featured on the deluxe CD/DVD edition.

“Mystery Girl” began taking shape when Roy was working with the Traveling Wilburys along with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty.

The musicians that appear on the “Mystery Girl” recordings include Jeff Lynne (guitar, piano, bass, backing vocals), Tom Petty (acoustic guitar, backing vocals), Mike Campbell (guitar, bass, mandolin), Jim Keltner (drums), Howie Epstein (bass, backing vocals), and Benmont Tench (piano, organ, cheap strings). Contributing artists include Barbara Orbison, Roy Orbison, Jr., Al Kooper, George Harrison, Bono, T Bone Burnett, Steve Cropper, The Memphis Horns, and more.

Jeff Lynne said of Orbison:

When he sang it, it was absolutely magnificent. His voice, I had never heard a voice like that live, you know, in the studio, ever…. He had this wonderful spirit, almost like a kid in many ways. He was just a happy guy. I love him…. One of the proudest things I’ve ever done is to have become his friend. I’d look at him and just go, ‘Wow, it’s him. The Big O.’

Tom Petty was similarly impressed by Orbison:

“I was just taken by how amazing this guy was. Just sitting, singing softly, sitting on the sofa with an acoustic guitar, his voice was unbelievable. The music will live on, you know; it’s very timeless music.”

The deluxe, expanded and deluxe vinyl editions all include the original LP tracks:

1. You Got It (Jeff Lynne/Roy Orbison/Tom Petty)
2. In The Real World (W. Jennings/R. Kerr)
3. (All I Can Do Is) Dream You (B. Burnett/D. Malloy)
4. A Love So Beautiful (J. Lynne/R. Orbison)
5. California Blue (R. Orbison/J. Lynne/T. Petty)
6. She’s A Mystery To Me (David Evans/Paul Hewson)
7. The Comedians (Elvis Costello)
8. The Only One (Wesley Orbison/Craig Wiseman)
9. Windsurfer (R. Orbison/B. Dees)
10. Careless Heart (Roy Orbison/Diane Warren/Albert Hammond).

The five bonus songs on the expanded edition are:

1. The Way Is Love (unreleased with new instruments and vocals)
2. She’s A Mystery To Me (Studio demo with Bono)
3. The Only One (Studio Demo)
4. California Blue (Studio Demo)
5. You Are My Love (Work-tape Demo).

The deluxe edition includes the five bonus tracks above, as well as:

1. (All I Can Do Is) Dream You (Studio Demo)
2. The Comedians (Studio Demo)
3. In The Real World (Studio Demo)
4. Windsurfer (Work-tape Demo)
5. You Are My Love (Work-tape Demo).

The eight bonus videos on the bonus DVD are:

‘New’ videos

1. The Way Is Love
2. California Blue (new alternative version set to the studio demo bonus audio track)
3. You Got It (2014 version)
4. She’s a Mystery To Me (alternate Fincher version, unreleased).

‘Old’ official videos

1. You Got It
2. California Blue
3. She’s a Mystery To Me
4. A Love So Beautiful.

The expanded and deluxe CD/DVD editions are out now. The deluxe vinyl edition is released on June 10 in North America and June 9 in the UK.

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