Description
Few groups captured teenage heartbreak with the raw intensity of the Shangri-Las, the Queens, New York quartet who defined the darker, more cinematic edge of the 1960s girl-group sound. This generously compiled CD brings together 25 tracks that showcase their remarkable range — from the motorcycle-roar drama of ‘Leader Of The Pack’ and the devastating spoken-word slow burn of ‘Past, Present And Future’ to the gut-punch farewell of ‘I Can Never Go Home Anymore’. Produced largely by Shadow Morton for Red Bird Records, these recordings blend teen angst, street-corner attitude, and surprisingly sophisticated arrangements into something that still sounds urgent decades on. An essential collection for any serious fan of 1960s pop…
- Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand)
- Leader Of The Pack
- What Is Love?
- Give Him A Great Big Kiss
- Maybe
- Out In The Streets
- Give Us Your Blessings
- Heaven Only Knows
- Never Again
- What’s A Girl Supposed To Do?
- The Dum Dum Ditty
- Right Now And Not Later
- The Train From Kansas Citry
- I Can Never Go Home Anymore
- Long Live Our Love
- Sophisticated Boom Boom
- He Cried
- Dressed In Black
- Past, Present And Future
- Paradise
- Love You More Than Yesterday
- The Sweet Soldiers Of Summer
- I’ll Never Learn
- Take The Time
- Footsteps On The Roof
