Del Shannon

Runaway + Hats off to Del Shannon (263467)

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Runaway + Hats off to Del Shannon

Del Shannon

Hoo Doo Records

8436542015288

HOO 140671

263467

POP-ROCK

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CD 9,95 €

2 LPs ON 1 CD

Del Shannon is a key figure in rock & roll’s transition from the Fifties to the Sixties, serving as a link between Elvis Presley and The Beatles. One of the best and most original rockers of the Teen Idol era, Shannon wrote his own material, played guitar and sang, and did not project a manufactured image. He turned out a solid run of hits during the first half of the Sixties, including one bonafide classic (“Runaway”) and seven more Top 40 singles.

This quintessential collector’s edition presents Shannon’s first two albums, which were issued during his most inspired years: the sensational debut Runaway With Del Shannon (1961), and the follow-up Hats Off to Del Shannon (1962). These two masterpieces have been remastered and packaged together in this very special release, which also contains 5 bonus tracks from the same period, including the single versions of “Runaway” and “Hats Off to Larry”, that are much punchier than their album counterparts. Without a doubt, this is the material upon which Del Shannon’s legend was built.

PERSONNEL:

DEL SHANNON, vocals and guitar, plus:

Al Caiola, Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar)
Milt Hinton (bass)
Max Crook, aka “Maximillian” (musitron and keyboards)
Joe Benjamin (drums)
Harry Balk or Bill Ramal (saxophone).

Recorded by Fred Weinberg at Bell Sound studio, New York, between 1961 and 1962.

TRACKS:

RUNAWAY WITH DEL SHANNON
01. MISERY 2:02
02. DAY DREAMS 2:18
03. HIS LATEST FLAME 2:22
04. THE PROM 2:23
05. THE SEARCH 2:27
06. RUNAWAY 2:22
07. I WAKE UP CRYING 2:04
08. WIDE, WIDE WORLD 2:03
09. I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 2:15
10. LIES 2:39
11. HE DOESN’T CARE 2:12
12. JODY 2:25

HATS OFF TO DEL SHANNON
13. THE SWISS MAID 2:08
14. CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP 2:22
15. GINNY IN THE MIRROR 2:12
16. YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT ME 2:15
17. DON’T GILD THE LILY, LILY 2:22
18. I WON’T BE THERE 2:03
19. HATS OFF TO LARRY 2:04
20. THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING 2:47
21. HEY! LITTLE GIRL 2:32
22. I’M GONNA MOVE ON 2:50
23. I DON’T CARE ANY MORE 2:53
24. SO LONG, BABY 2:03

BONUS TRACKS
25. RUNAWAY (single version) 2:19
26. THE SNAKE 1:59
27. HATS OFF TO LARRY (single version) 2:02
28. LITTLE TOWN FLIRT 2:50
29. THE WAMBOO 2:25

TOTAL TIME: 67:37