Handy Man: The Best Of, Del Shannon, LP
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CDs & Vinyl › Styles › Rock, Del Shannon, Demon Records, Rock, Vinyl StoreVinyl LP pressing. 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. 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 sixteen-track LP features 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. The inner sleeve features extensive annotation by Alan Robinson.
- Disc 1, Track: 1 - Runaway
- Disc 1, Track: 2 - Hats Off to Larry
- Disc 1, Track: 3 - So Long Baby
- Disc 1, Track: 4 - Hey! Little Girl
- Disc 1, Track: 5 - Cry Myself to Sleep
- Disc 1, Track: 6 - The Swiss Maid
- Disc 1, Track: 7 - Little Town Flirt
- Disc 1, Track: 8 - From Me to You
- Disc 1, Track: 9 - Two Kinds of Teardrops
- Disc 1, Track: 10 - Two Silhouettes
- Disc 1, Track: 11 - Sue's Gotta Be Mine
- Disc 1, Track: 12 - Mary Jane
- Disc 1, Track: 13 - Handy Man
- Disc 1, Track: 14 - Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
- Disc 1, Track: 15 - Stranger in Town
- Disc 1, Track: 16 - A World Without Love
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