Known as the “Big O,” Roy Orbison began his highly successful career as a Rockabilly artist but found a bigger audience with powerful ballads like “Running Scared,” “It’s Over,” and the number 1 smash, “Crying,” which Orbison wrote after seeing an old girlfriend. The single with picture sleeve can now sell for over $50.00. The “Crying” album was released on Monument Records in 1962. A mono copy is worth up to $300.00 but a stereo copy can get you $1,500.00 today.