Home & Away:Complete Recordings 1960-1970 Box Set

This is the first-ever definitive Del Shannon retrospective and features all his recordings from his golden decade, 1960-1970, including unforgettable hits like Runaway, Hats Off To Larry, So Long Baby, Little Town Flirt, Two Kinds Of Teardrops, Handy Man, Do You Wanna Dance, Keep Searchin', Stranger In Town, and the first American cover version of a Beatles song, From Me To You. Here are all of Shannon's recordings for Bigtop, Ber-Lee, Amy, Liberty, and ABCDunhill.

Many unissued sides are included in the six CDs of studio recordings. In addition, there are two CDs of rare demos. Also includes many rare and previously unpublished photos from Del Shannon's family collection, together with the first full-length biography of Shannon.


Reviews

Rolling Stone (No. 969, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5
"[Shannon was] the best kind of rocker: a singer-songwriter with a great formula and a searching spirit. He never sounds less than a star."

Mojo (p.108) - 5 stars out of 5 
"The two discs of demos and home recordings are fascinating: evidently he turned to country in the way that Elvis turned to gospel once he was out of the spotlight."

Uncut (p.149) - 4 stars out of 5
"On a par with Dion, Darin or Roy Orbison, real recognition is long overdue, but this ambitious, meticulous collection makes a convincing argument."