Shannon,Del Stranger In Town: A Del Shannon Compendium CD

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.

1. Misery 2. Daydreams 3. His Latest Flame 4. The Prom 5. The Search 6. Runaway 7. I Wake Up Crying 8. Wide Wide World 9. I'll Always Love You 10. Lies 11. He Doesn't Care 12. Jody 13. The Swiss Maid 14. Cry Myself to Sleep 15. Ginny in the Mirror 16. You Never Talked About Me 17. Don't Gild the Lily, Lily 18. I Won't Be There 19. Hats Off to Larry 20. The Answer to Everything 21. Hey! Little Girl 22. I'm Gonna Move on 23. I Don't Care Anymore 24. So Long Baby 25. Two Kinds of Teardrops 26. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 27. Happiness 28. Two Silhouettes 29. She Thinks I Still Care 30. My Wild One 31. Runaround Sue 32. From Me to You 33. Kelly 34. Hey Baby 35. Go Away Little Girl 36. Little Town Flirt 37. The Wamboo 38. Sue's Gotta Be Mine 39. Now She's Gone 40. Memphis, Tennessee 41. That's the Way Love Is 42. Ruby Baby 43. I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow 44. I Can't Fool Around Anymore 45. Handy Man 46. Crying 47. Mary Jane 48. A World Without Love 49. Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) 50. Give Her Lots of Lovin' 51. Twist and Shout 52. Time of the Day 53. Stains on My Letter 54. Torture [Version 1] 55. Nothin' 56. Froggy 57. Pursuit 58. Your Cheatin' Heart 59. Kaw-Liga 60. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) 61. Honky Tonk Blues 62. Lonesome Whistle 63. You Win Again 64. Ramblin' Man 65. Hey Good Lookin' 66. Long Gone Lonesome Blues 67. Weary Blues from Waitin' 68. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 69. Cold, Cold Heart 70. Stranger in Town 71. She Cried 72. Needles and Pins 73. Broken Promises 74. Why Don't You Tell Him 75. Do You Wanna Dance? 76. I Go to Pieces 77. I'm Gonna Be Strong 78. Rag Doll 79. Over You 80. Running Scared 81. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) 82. This Is All I Have to Give 83. Break Up 84. Move It on Over 85. She Still Remembers Tony 86. I Can't Believe My Ears 87. I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight 88. Torture [Version 2 - Instrumental] 89. The Big Hurt 90. Kicks 91. For a Little While 92. Lightnin' Strikes 93. When You Walk in the Room 94. The Cheater 95. Oh, Pretty Woman 96. Everybody Loves a Clown 97. Never Thought I Could [Aka I Got It Bad] 98. It's Too Late 99. Hey! Little Star 100. Action 101. Under My Thumb 102. Red Rubber Ball 103. She Was Mine 104. Where Were You When I Needed You 105. The Joker Went Wild 106. The Pied Piper 107. Sunny 108. Show Me 109. Time Won't Let Me 110. What Makes You Run 111. I Can't Be True 112. Summer in the City 113. It's My Feeling 114. Mind Over Matter 115. Silently 116. Cut and Come Again 117. My Love Has Gone 118. Led Along 119. Life Is But Nothing 120. Easy to Say Easy to Do 121. Friendly with You 122. He Cheated 123. Runaway '67 124. She 125. Led Along [Single Version] 126. Mind Over Matter [Single Version] 127. Runaway '67 [Single Version] 128. He Cheated [Single Version] 129. The Letter 130. Silently [Single Version] 131. Stand Up 132. The House Where Nobody Lives 133. Something to Write Home About 134. Never Be the Same 135. Deadly Game 136. Thinkin' It Over 137. Be My Friend 138. Silver Birch 139. I Think I Love You 140. River Cool 141. Colour Flashing Hair 142. Gemini 143. Runnin' on Back 144. Conquer 145. Been So Long 146. Magical Music Box 147. New Orleans (Mardi Gras) 148. Leaving You Behind 149. Raindrops 150. You Don't Love Me 151. Comin' Back to Me 152. Sweet Mary Lou 153. Sister Isabelle 154. Colorado Rain 155. How Can I Tell You? 156. Southern Part of Town 157. She's Got Soul 158. Good Love 159. Sun Don't Shine (Drip Drop) 160. Anita (I'm Walking on Fire) 161. Reason to Believe 162. Hats Off to Larry 163. Handy Man 164. The Swiss Maid 165. Hey! Little Girl 166. Little Town Flirt 167. Kelly 168. Crying 169. Two Kinds of Teardrops 170. Coopersville Yodel 171. The Answer to Everything 172. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) 173. What's a Matter Baby? 174. So Long Baby 175. Runaway 176. What's a Matter Baby 177. Early in the Morning 178. Oh, How Happy 179. Something to Believe in 180. And the Music Plays on 181. In My Arms Again [Mono] 182. Tell Her No 183. Restless 184. Cry Baby Cry 185. She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye 186. Since I Fell for You [Demo with Max Crook 1973/4] 187. Raylene [Demo with Max Crook 1973/4] 188. Best Days of My Life 189. Love Letters 190. Till I Found You 191. Raylene 192. One Track Mind 193. Black Is Black 194. Oh, Pretty Woman 195. Another Lonely Night 196. Amanda 197. Love Don't Come Easy 198. Today I Started Loving You Again 199. Sea of Love 200. Life Without You 201. Out of Time 202. Sucker for Your Love 203. To Love Someone 204. Drop Down and Get Me 205. Maybe Tomorrow 206. Liar 207. Never Stop Tryin' 208. Midnight Train 209. Cheap Love 210. Distant Ghost 211. Help Me 212. Stranger on the Run 213. You Still Live Here 214. What Are You Going to Do with That Beautiful Body of Yours 215. In My Arms Again [New Version] 216. She's Always on My Mind 217. Little By Little 218. You Can't Forgive Me 219. Nobody's Business 220. Part Time Lover 221. Broken Down Angel 222. Miss You Like I Do 223. Walk Away 224. Who Left Who 225. Are You Lovin' Me Too 226. Callin' Out My Name 227. I Go to Pieces 228. Lost in a Memory 229. I Got You 230. What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am? 231. When I Had You 232. Let's Dance 233. Hot Love 234. One Woman Man 235. Nobody's Business 236. You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) 237. Songwriter [Demo] 238. It's a Lie [Live - Unreleased Song 1979] 239. Runaway (Crime Story Version) 240. Little Oscar 241. Living in Misery 242. Angel of Love 243. Could Be, Can't Tell, Don't Know 244. What's the Use (In Trying) 245. This Feeling Called Love 246. This Is All I Have to Give 247. Happiness 248. She's Your Girl 249. One More Time 250. Face of An Angel 251. Johnny's Got the Blues 252. I Fell in Love with You 253. Condemned to Die (Version #1) 254. I Guess I'll Never Really Know 255. A Girl of My Own 256. Time Marches on 257. Daydreams 258. Wishing on a Star (Counting Stars at Night) 259. Honey Bee (Version #1) 260. Lies 261. He Doesn't Care 262. The Prom 263. Honey Bee (Version #2) 264. Condemned to Die (Version #2) 265. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You 266. Runaway 267. Jody 268. One Kiss 269. Pepsi Commercial #1 270. Pepsi Commercial #2 271. Pepsi Commercial #3 272. Pepsi Commercial #4 273. The Things She Said 274. I Can't Let You Go 275. Just You 276. If She Were My Girl 277. For a Little While 278. This Feeling Called Love 279. It's Funny 280. She 281. Where Is She 282. I've Got Eyes for You 283. Did I See What I Think I Saw 284. Makin's of a Heartache 285. I'm Going Through It Too (Table Reserved for the Blues) 286. Pardon Me (I Guess I'm in the Way) 287. Pardon Me 288. The Jury 289. Deep in the Valley 290. I Never Caught Her Name 291. Thunder and Lightning 292. The Wedding (There Goes Billy) 293. Rest Your Mind 294. Lorrayne 295. Wrong Day, Wrong Way 296. Table Reserved for the Blues 297. Pardon Me 298. Queen of the Honky Tonks 299. Flat No. 3 [Previously Unreleased Demo, 1963] 300. Take Me Back [Previously Unreleased Demo] 301. Here Comes That Fool in Love Again [Previously Unreleased Demo, 1964]