The Shangri-Las - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Shangri-Las

Artist:

Shangri-Las (The)

UPC:

044001825026

Description:

The Shangri-Las: Marguerite Ganser, Maryann Ganser, Elizabeth Weiss, Mary Weiss.
Producers: Shadow Morton, Ronald Mosley, Robert Bateman.
Compilation producer: Bill Levenson.
Recorded between 1964 and 1966. Includes liner notes by Dave Thompson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of MCA`s 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series.
Liner Note Author: Dave Thompson .
Recording information: A&R Studios, New York, NY; Bell Sound; Dynamic Studios, Genoa, Italy; Mirasound; UltraSonic Studios.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Mary Weiss; Elizabeth Weiss.
Arrangers: Robert Bateman; Artie Butler.
A solid 12-track compilation at a budget price, this BEST OF THE SHANGRI-LAS is teenage angst at its angstiest. Guided by George "Shadow" Morton, who gave both Phil Spector and Joe Meek a run for their money in the eccentric Svengali sweepstakes, the Shangri-Las specialized in hyper-dramatic study-hall morality tales. Thanks, in large part, to Mary Weiss`s unforgettably bratty street-kid vocals and wounded persona, songs like "Leader of the Pack," "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," and "Give Us Your Blessings" flirt with camp, except for the dead-serious tone of her haunted vocals. (The brilliant non-hit "Past, Present and Future" is absolutely frightening.) The too-often-ignored flipside of all this drama-queenery is the trio`s string of flirty rockers, particularly "Out in the Streets," "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," and the gloriously giddy "Give Him a Great Big Kiss," the sexiest single of the whole hormone-charged 1960s girl-group era.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Remember (Walking in the Sand)
2. Leader of the Pack
3. Give Him a Great Big Kiss
4. Maybe
5. Out in the Streets
6. Give Us Your Blessings
7. Right Now and Not Later
8. I Can Never Go Home Anymore
9. Long Live Our Love
10. He Cried
11. Past, Present, and Future
12. Sweet Sounds of Summer, The

Album Information

Release Date:

06/04/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Girl Groups

Label:

Mercury

Catalog Number:

018250

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

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