The Shangri Las - Myrmidons Of Melodrama 10/16/2009

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The Shangri Las - Myrmidons Of Melodrama



The Shangri Las - Myrmidons Of Melodrama








Along with the Shirelles and the Ronettes, the Shangri-Las were among the greatest girl groups; if judged solely on the basis of attitude, they were the greatest of them all. They combined an innocent adolescent charm with more than a hint of darkness, singing about dead bikers, teenage runaways, and doomed love affairs as well as ebullient high-school crushes. These could be delivered with either infectious, handclapping harmonies or melodramatic, almost operatic recitatives that were contrived but utterly effective. Tying it all together in the studio was George 'Shadow' Morton, a mad genius of a producer who may have been second in eccentric imagination only to Phil Spector in the mid-'60s.
The quality of Morton's work with the Shangri-Las on Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Red Bird label (with assistance from Jeff Barry and Artie Butler) was remarkable considering that he had virtually no prior experience in the music business. With his 'Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)' the Shangri-Las made the Top Five in late 1964. The group's material, so over-the-top emotionally that it sometimes bordered on camp, was lightened by the first-class production, which embroidered the tracks with punchy brass, weeping strings, and plenty of imaginative sound effects. Nowhere was this more apparent than on 'Leader of the Pack,' with its periodic motorcycle roars and crescendo of crashing glass. The death-rock classic became the Shangri-Las' signature tune, reaching number one.
This is the tracklisting for the 2006 compilation which has since gone out of print. Sob.



01 - Remember (Walking In The Sand)
02 - It's Easier To Cry
03 - Leader Of The Pack
04 - What Is Love
05 - Give Him A Great Big Kiss
06 - Out In The Streets
07 - The Boy
08 - Give Us Your Blessings
09 - Heaven Only Knows
10 - Right Now And Not Later
11 - The Train From Kansas City
12 - Never Again
13 - I'm Blue
14 - What's A Girl Supposed To Do
15 - The Dum Dum Ditty
16 - You Cheated, You Lied
17 - I Can Never Go Home Anymore
18 - Bull Dog
19 - Long Live Our Love
20 - Sophisticated Boom Boom
21 - He Cried
22 - Dressed In Black
23 - Past, Present And Future
24 - Paradise
25 - Love You More Than Yesterday
26 - Give Him A Great Big Kiss
27 - Simon Says
28 - Simon Speaks
29 - Radio Spot #1 Revlon- How Pretty Can You Get?
30 - Radio Spot #2 Revlon- Natural Wonder
31 - Radio Spot #3 Good Taste Tip- Gift Receiving
32 - Radio Spot #4 Good Taste Tip- Dating Courtesy

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