{"product_id":"del-shannon-handy-man-the-best-of-140-vinyl","title":"Del Shannon - Handy Man: The Best Of - 140","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51597396017447,"sku":"5014797907805","price":39.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/4142130-2895052_cbda2866-97bb-46fd-a707-571bd47d37f6.jpg?v=1783433221","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/del-shannon-handy-man-the-best-of-140-vinyl","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}