Drop Down and Get Me
Released: 1981
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Released: 1981
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Released in 1981, this little gem was produced by Tom Petty and features the Heartbreakers as backing band of choice. The result is an album that updates Shannon's sound without putting him through...
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The Further Adventures of Charles Westover
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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This lesser-known cult favorite is not only one of the most musically ambitious outings of Del Shannon's career, but also one of his most all-around consistent albums. The Further Adventures of...
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Little Town Flirt
Released: 1963
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Released: 1963
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Half of the songs on Shannon's second album--"Runaway," "Hats Off to Larry," "Hey Little Girl," "Kelly," "Little Town Flirt," and "Two Kinds of Teardrops"--are on Greatest Hits. These are also the...
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Live in England
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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This live album, recorded at a club performance in England in the early 1970s, is okay, but not as good as it could have been. The backing band is a little too tame and slick, although Shannon...
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One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon
Released: 1965
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Released: 1965
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Del Shannon's fifth LP, and his third for the Amy Records label, is an amazingly good effort that holds up very well 40 years later. Recorded at Bell Sound in New York in 1964 and 1965, and...
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Runaway Hits
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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Fine 16-track compilation of his best early- and mid-'60s hits, with good liner notes and discography. All but one of the songs, however, are included on Rhino's slightly more extensive Greatest...
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Runaway - GOLDEN STARS
Released: 1961
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Released: 1961
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Here's an above-average budget collection of Del's biggest hits. This 12-song collection has eight of the Big Top singles that charted, along with four tracks that appeared on Amy. All of the...
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