Stranger In Town: A Del Shannon Compendium

I originally ordered this box for two of Del Shannon's late 60s albums. (Home & Away and Further Adventures of Charles Westover) What a wonderful surprise to find how wonderful all his albums are. I knew Runaway but wasn't too familiar with his other work. A great vocalist as well as songwriter. I've been spreading the gospel of Del Shannon to all my music geek friends. Get it before it goes out of print.

Lots of material that's been around but also new things you've never heard. Very worthwhile. But also check out the "Stereo Singles Collection" 3 CD set available on Amazon that has first time stereo for many of his hits.

It is a fantastic Cd set

What a singer what box set absolutely amazing all the albums

Excellent box set probably the best box set ever on Del Shannon there is going to be, but a star is taken off for two reasons it does not have Stereo album version of "Runaway" though some tracks on "Runaway" album are in stereo would have been better to have issued whole album in mono like they did on the BGO cd version issued album which I already had, also the sound is very compressed and mastered too loud, apart from that it's an excellent set.

This is the most comprehensive collection of Del Shannon's entire recorded output. It includes (on cd 9) the eagerly awaited 'Nashville Sessions ' tracks which were recorded for an unreleased Warner Bros album in the 1980s . These tracks are top notch and are entirely worthy of a stand alone release. The entire collection is an exemplary example of how to fully present the work of a brilliant singer/songwriter. I look forward to the forthcoming documentary 'The Runaway' and the authorised biography by Brian Young both of which should increase awareness and attract more admirers of this legendary artiste.

A great singer/songwriter.This compilation has everything Del Shannon recorded in one package.Recommended !