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Details: Twelve CD set. Del Shannon was, without doubt, one of the most gifted and distinctive of musical talents to emerge in the immediate pre-'British Invasion' era of American Pop. His was a talent that travelled well - indeed, his UK and European fanbase proved far more loyal and his success in those territories of greater longevity than in his native USA. Moreover, he was also much admired by successive generations of musicians, including the likes of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young. His songs, more often than not, essayed a bleak world of doomed romance, lovelorn disenchantment and existential gloom. Paradoxically, of course, those themes were frequently juxtaposed to surprisingly upbeat and bright-sounding melodies. This 302-track set is a compendium of the entirety of Del Shannon's career, from his hits in the early 60s, via his mid-60s recordings with Andrew Loog Oldham, to his 70s and 80s recordings with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, as well as Jeff Lynne and Dave Edmunds. It also includes all of his mid-80s "Nashville Sessions" recordings, most of which are issued for the first time, plus b-sides, demos and a further eight previously unreleased tracks. The 32 page booklet features photos and ephemera, plus extensive annotation by Alan Robinson. This set contains all of Del's UK hits, eight of which reached the Top Ten, including the #1 hit "Runaway", "Hey! Little Girl" and "The Swiss Maid" (both #2 hits), and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)", which reached #3. Also included are Del's recordings of two Lennon/McCartney songs ("From Me To You" and "A World Without Love"). Del was the first US act to record a Beatles cover version, and later covered the Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb". Also included is his song "Sister Isabelle", later covered by Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub for a John Peel session.
Tracklist:
- Misery
- Daydreams
- His Latest Flame
- The Prom
- The Search
- Runaway
- I Wake Up Crying
- Wide Wide World
- I'll Always Love You
- Lies
- He Doesn't Care
- Jody
- The Swiss Maid
- Cry Myself to Sleep
- Ginny in the Mirror
- You Never Talked About Me
- Don't Gild the Lily Lily
- I Won't Be There
- Hats Off to Larry
- The Answer to Everything
- Hey! Little Girl
- I'm Gonna Move on
- I Don't Care Anymore
- So Long Baby
- Two Kinds of Teardrops
- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
- Happiness
- Two Silhouettes
- She Thinks I Still Care
- My Wild One
- Runaround Sue
- From Me to You
- Kelly
- Hey Baby
- Go Away Little Girl
- Little Town Flirt
- The Wamboo
- Sue's Gotta Be Mine
- Now She's Gone
- Memphis Tennessee
- That's the Way Love Is
- Ruby Baby
- I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow
- I Can't Fool Around Anymore
- Handy Man
- Crying
- Mary Jane
- A World Without Love
- Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
- Give Her Lots of Lovin'
- Twist and Shout
- Time of the Day
- Stains on My Letter
- Torture [Version 1]
- Nothin'
- Froggy
- Pursuit
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- Kaw-Liga
- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
- Honky Tonk Blues
- Lonesome Whistle
- You Win Again
- Ramblin' Man
- Hey Good Lookin'
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues
- Weary Blues from Waitin'
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Cold Cold Heart
- Stranger in Town
- She Cried
- Needles and Pins
- Broken Promises
- Why Don't You Tell Him
- Do You Wanna Dance?
- I Go to Pieces
- I'm Gonna Be Strong
- Rag Doll
- Over You
- Running Scared
- Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
- This Is All I Have to Give
- Break Up
- Move It on Over
- She Still Remembers Tony
- I Can't Believe My Ears
- I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight
- Torture [Version 2 - Instrumental]
- The Big Hurt
- Kicks
- For a Little While
- Lightnin' Strikes
- When You Walk in the Room
- The Cheater
- Oh Pretty Woman
- Everybody Loves a Clown
- Never Thought I Could [Aka I Got It Bad]
- It's Too Late
- Hey! Little Star
- Action
- Under My Thumb
- Red Rubber Ball
- She Was Mine
- Where Were You When I Needed You
- The Joker Went Wild
- The Pied Piper
- Sunny
- Show Me
- Time Won't Let Me
- What Makes You Run
- I Can't Be True
- Summer in the City
- It's My Feeling
- Mind Over Matter
- Silently
- Cut and Come Again
- My Love Has Gone
- Led Along
- Life Is But Nothing
- Easy to Say Easy to Do
- Friendly with You
- He Cheated
- Runaway '67
- She
- Led Along [Single Version]
- Mind Over Matter [Single Version]
- Runaway '67 [Single Version]
- He Cheated [Single Version]
- The Letter
- Silently [Single Version]
- Stand Up
- The House Where Nobody Lives
- Something to Write Home About
- Never Be the Same
- Deadly Game
- Thinkin' It Over
- Be My Friend
- Silver Birch
- I Think I Love You
- River Cool
- Colour Flashing Hair
- Gemini
- Runnin' on Back
- Conquer
- Been So Long
- Magical Music Box
- New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
- Leaving You Behind
- Raindrops
- You Don't Love Me
- Comin' Back to Me
- Sweet Mary Lou
- Sister Isabelle
- Colorado Rain
- How Can I Tell You?
- Southern Part of Town
- She's Got Soul
- Good Love
- Sun Don't Shine (Drip Drop)
- Anita (I'm Walking on Fire)
- Reason to Believe
- Hats Off to Larry
- Handy Man
- The Swiss Maid
- Hey! Little Girl
- Little Town Flirt
- Kelly
- Crying
- Two Kinds of Teardrops
- Coopersville Yodel
- The Answer to Everything
- Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
- What's a Matter Baby?
- So Long Baby
- Runaway
- What's a Matter Baby
- Early in the Morning
- Oh How Happy
- Something to Believe in
- And the Music Plays on
- In My Arms Again [Mono]
- Tell Her No
- Restless
- Cry Baby Cry
- She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
- Since I Fell for You [Demo with Max Crook 1973/4]
- Raylene [Demo with Max Crook 1973/4]
- Best Days of My Life
- Love Letters
- Till I Found You
- Raylene
- One Track Mind
- Black Is Black
- Oh Pretty Woman
- Another Lonely Night
- Amanda
- Love Don't Come Easy
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- Sea of Love
- Life Without You
- Out of Time
- Sucker for Your Love
- To Love Someone
- Drop Down and Get Me
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Liar
- Never Stop Tryin'
- Midnight Train
- Cheap Love
- Distant Ghost
- Help Me
- Stranger on the Run
- You Still Live Here
- What Are You Going to Do with That Beautiful Body of Yours
- In My Arms Again [New Version]
- She's Always on My Mind
- Little By Little
- You Can't Forgive Me
- Nobody's Business
- Part Time Lover
- Broken Down Angel
- Miss You Like I Do
- Walk Away
- Who Left Who
- Are You Lovin' Me Too
- Callin' Out My Name
- I Go to Pieces
- Lost in a Memory
- I Got You
- What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?
- When I Had You
- Let's Dance
- Hot Love
- One Woman Man
- Nobody's Business
- You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)
- Songwriter [Demo]
- It's a Lie [Live - Unreleased Song 1979]
- Runaway (Crime Story Version)
- Little Oscar
- Living in Misery
- Angel of Love
- Could Be Can't Tell Don't Know
- What's the Use (In Trying)
- This Feeling Called Love
- This Is All I Have to Give
- Happiness
- She's Your Girl
- One More Time
- Face of An Angel
- Johnny's Got the Blues
- I Fell in Love with You
- Condemned to Die (Version #1)
- I Guess I'll Never Really Know
- A Girl of My Own
- Time Marches on
- Daydreams
- Wishing on a Star (Counting Stars at Night)
- Honey Bee (Version #1)
- Lies
- He Doesn't Care
- The Prom
- Honey Bee (Version #2)
- Condemned to Die (Version #2)
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You
- Runaway
- Jody
- One Kiss
- Pepsi Commercial #1
- Pepsi Commercial #2
- Pepsi Commercial #3
- Pepsi Commercial #4
- The Things She Said
- I Can't Let You Go
- Just You
- If She Were My Girl
- For a Little While
- This Feeling Called Love
- It's Funny
- She
- Where Is She
- I've Got Eyes for You
- Did I See What I Think I Saw
- Makin's of a Heartache
- I'm Going Through It Too (Table Reserved for the Blues)
- Pardon Me (I Guess I'm in the Way)
- Pardon Me
- The Jury
- Deep in the Valley
- I Never Caught Her Name
- Thunder and Lightning
- The Wedding (There Goes Billy)
- Rest Your Mind
- Lorrayne
- Wrong Day Wrong Way
- Table Reserved for the Blues
- Pardon Me
- Queen of the Honky Tonks
- Flat No. 3 [Previously Unreleased Demo 1963]
- Take Me Back [Previously Unreleased Demo]
- Here Comes That Fool in Love Again [Previously Unreleased Demo 1964]
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