{"product_id":"5014797907805-handy-man-the-best-of","title":"DEL SHANNON | HANDY MAN: THE BEST OF","description":"Vinyl 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.","brand":"ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT LLC","offers":[{"title":"USA Supplier - 4-10 Days","offer_id":53448520892716,"sku":"al-5014797907805","price":89.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/5186\/5644\/files\/4142130-2895052.jpg?v=1784372474","url":"https:\/\/realgroovy.com\/products\/5014797907805-handy-man-the-best-of","provider":"Real Groovy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}