The Shangri-Las

Myrmidons Of Melodrama

  • Released: 07/05/2021
  • Label: RPM
  • Genre: 60sPop

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“These Girls were CRAZY ! I loved them .”
Shadow Morton

The rudest girls I ever met, absolutely disgusting”
Evie Sands

They were tough girls.They really, really were.”
Ellie Greenwich

“Sweet, innocent and scared stiff, not like their image at all.”
Cousin Brucie

“Depraved – Bad Taste – Sick!”
The British Music press 1965

The RPM Shangri-las SPECIAL EDITION includes:Ten of the Shangri-las’ unforgettable hits, many now in crystal clear stereo; plus the girls’ rare debut 45, the cream of their B-sides and LP tracks and four gloriously kitsch radio spots.

Housed in a deluxe digipak, the whole package is enhanced by a 4,800 word essay from Mick Patrick. They don’t make records like this anymore…

Tracklist

1. REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) (STEREO)
2. ITS EASIER TO CRY
3. LEADER OF THE PACK (STEREO)
4. WHAT IS LOVE?
5. GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS (STEREO)
6. OUT IN THE STREETS
7. THE BOY
8. GIVE US YOUR BLESSINGS
9. HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS (STEREO)
10. RIGHT NOW AND NOT LATER
11. TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY (STEREO)
12. NEVER AGAIN
13. I’M BLUE
14. WHATS A GIRL SUPPOSED TO DO
15. THE DUM DUM DITTY
16. YOU CHEATED, YOU LIED
17. I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE (STEREO)
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. SIMON SAYS
27. SIMON SPEAKS
28. GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS (ALT. TAKE)
29. RADIO SPOT #1 REVLON
30. RADIO SPOT #2 REVLON
31. RADIO SPOT #3 GOOD TASTE TIP
32. RADIO SPOT #4 GOOD TASTE TIP