THE SHANGRI-LAS

"Leader of the Pack"




SHORT BIOGRAPHY:


The Shangri-Las were a female vocal group from New York that existed from 1963-1969

They released two albums on the label on the Red Bird label and string of singles during 1964-67 on that label. The had several hit singles of which "Leader of the Pack" is the best known. They changed to Mercury Records in i1967 which turned out to be a bad career-move. They only released two more singles before they finally broke up.

Band Members:

Mary Weiss: Born December 28, 1948. Lead vocals

Betty Weiss:Born November 27, 1946. Harmony vocals

Marge Ganser: Born February 4, 1948. Harmony vocals

Mary-Ann Ganser: Born February 4, 1948. Harmony vocals


Discography:


1. The Leader of the Pack - Red Bird 1965

Tracks:
1. Give Him a Great Big Kiss / 2. Leader of the Pack / 3. Bull Dog / 4. It's Easier to Cry / 5. What Is Love? / 6. Remember (Walking in the Sand) / 7. Twist and Shout / 8. Maybe / 9. So Much in Love / 10. Shout / 11. Goodnight, My Love, Pleasant Dreams / 12. You Can't Sit Down
Rating : 6


2. Shangri-Las 65

Tracks:
1.Right Now and Not Later / 2. Never Again / 3. Give Us Your Blessings / 4. Sophisticated Boom Boom / 5. I'm Blue / 6. Heaven Only Knows / 7. The Train From Kansas City / 8. Out in the Streets/ 9. What's a Girl Supposed to Do? / 10. The Dum Dum Ditty / 11. You Cheated, You Lied / 12. The Boy
Rating : 9


3. Golden Hits - Mercury 1966

Tracks:
1. Past, Present and Future / 2. I Can Never Go Home No More / 3. Long Live Our Love + 9 tracks from the two first albums
Rating : 8


4. Myrmidons of Melodrama (comp.) - RPM Records 1995

Tracks:
1. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) / 2. It's Easier To Cry / 3. Leader Of The Pack / 4. What Is Love / 5. Give Him A Great Big Kiss / 6. Maybe / 7. Out In The Streets / 8. The Boy / 9. Give Us Your Blessings / 10. Heaven Only Knows / 11. Right Now And Not Later / 12. The Train From Kansas City / 13. Never Again / 14. I'm Blue / 15. What's A Girl Supposed To Do / 16. The Dum Dum Ditty / 17. You Cheated, You Lied / 18. I Can Never Go Home Anymore / 19. Bull Dog / 20. Long Live Our Love / 21. Sophisticated Boom Boom / 22. He Cried / 23. Dressed In Black / 24. Past, Present And Future / 25. Paradise / 26. Love You More Than Yesterday / 27. Wishing Well / 28. Hate To Say I Told You So / 29. Give Him A Great Big Kiss (Alt. Take) / 30. Radio Spot #1 How Pretty Can You Get? / 31. Radio Spot #2 Revlon Endorsement / 32. Radio Spot #3 Good Taste Tip From Mary Weiss / 33. Radio Spot #4 Dating Courtesy Tip From Mary Weiss
Rating : 9


5. The Complete Collection - Goldenlane 2009

Tracks:
. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) / 2. It's Easier To Cry / 3. Leader Of The Pack / 4. What Is Love / 5. Give Him A Great Big Kiss /6. Out In The Streets / 7. The Boy / 8. Give Us Your Blessings / 9. 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. 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. Love You More Than Yesterday / 25. Paradise / 26. Give Him A Great Big Kiss (Alternate Version) / 27. Simon Says (Live) / 28. Simon Speaks (Live)/ 29. Maybe / 30. The Sweet Sounds Of Summer / 31. I'll Never Learn / 32. Take The Time / 33. Footsteps On The Roof / 34. Shout (Live) / 35. So Much Love / 36. Good Night My Love / 37. You Can't Sit Down (Live) / 38. It's Easier To Cry / 39. Wishing Well / 40. Hate To Say I Told You So / 41. Revlon: How Pretty Can You Get? / 42. Revlon: Natural Wonder / 43. Good Taste Tip: Gift Receiving / 44. Good Taste Tip: Dating Courtesy
Rating : 9


6. The Shangri-Las !!!! - Lillith 2009

Tracks:
1..Leader Of The Pack / 2. What Is Love? / 3. Remember (Walking In The Sand) / 4. Wishing Well / 5. Hate To Say I Told You So / 6. It's Easier To Cry / 7. Simon Says / 8. Simon Speaks / 9. So Much In Love / 10. Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams / 11. Right Now And Not Later / 12. Never Again / 13. Give Us Your Blessings / 14. Sophisticated Boom Boom / 15. I'm Blue / 16. Heaven Only Knows / 17. I Can Never Go Home Anymore / 18. Give Him A Great Big Kiss // 1. The Train From Kansas City / 2. Out In The Streets / 3. What's A Girl Supposed To Do / 4. The Dum Dum Ditty / 5. You Cheated, You Lied / 6. The Boy / 7. Twist And Shout / 8. Shout / 9. Love You More Than Yesterday / 10. Maybe / 11. Bull Dog / 12. Past, Present And Future / 13. Long Live Our Love / 14. He Cried / 15. Dressed In Black / 16. Paradise / 17. Give Him A Great Big Kiss (Alternate Version)
Rating : 9


Essential Albums!

Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - May 12 - 2019

10 Golden Hits of Shanfri-Las - 1966
89 Shangri-Las 65 - 1965
93 The Leader of the Pack - 1965
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December 25 - "rateyourmusic.com"


My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:

1. Right Now and Not Later ( Moseley/Bateman/Hollon ) Shangri-Las 65
2. Give Us Your Blessings ( Barry/Greenwich ) Shangri-Las 65
3. The Train From Kansas City ( Barry/Greenwich ) Shangri-Las 65
4. Out in the Streets ( Barry/Greenwich ) Shangri-Las 65
5. Leader of the Pack ( Barry/Greenwich/Morton ) Leader of the Pack
6. Heaven Only Knows ( Barry/Greenwich ) Shangri-Las 65
7. Remember Walking in the Sand ( Morton ) Leader of the Pack
8. What is Love ( Barry/Greenwich/Morton ) Leader of the Pack
9. Never Again ( Michaels/Racano/Gormann ) Shangri-Las 65
10. Past Present and Future ( Morton/Leiber/Butler ) Golden Hits
11. Paradise ( Nelson/Botkin/Garfield/Spector ) Complete Collection
12. So Much in Love ( Jackson/Straight/Williams ) Leader of the Pack
13. Sophisticated Boom Boom ( Morton ) Shangri-Las 65
14. I Can Never Go Home Anymore ( Morton ) Golden Hits
15. Dressed in Black ( Morton ) Complete Collection
16. I'm Blue ( Turner ) Shangri-Las 65
17. Long Live Our Love ( Jackson/Barnes ) Golden Hits
18. Love You More Than Yesterday ( Morton/Michaels/Gormann ) Complete Collection
19. What's a Girl Supposed to Do ( Barry/Greenwich ) Shangri-Las 65
20. Wishing Well ( Michaels/Monaco ) Complete Collection
21. The Dum Dum Ditty ( Boyce/Hart/Venet/Martire ) Shangri-Las 65
22. The Sweet Sounds of Summer ( Martire ) Complete Collection
23. The Boy ( Morton ) Shangri-Las 65
24. Footsteps on the Roof ( Trimaci/Cordell ) Complete Collection
25. Give Him a Big Kiss ( Morton ) Leader of the Pack

LINKS:

Red Bird Tribute

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