Name: Marc Sings The Shangri-Las
Brand: Marc Almond

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SFE7110

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

Black 7"

Artist

Marc Almond

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

<p>Marc Almond is a UK singer, songwriter and performer. He was born on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire. In recognition of his contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service, he was awarded an OBE (The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the New Year's Honours list in 2018.</p>

Newest Listed Items

The&nbsp;second title in the ongoing ‘Marc Almond Singles Club’ series of ad hoc, ultra collectible, strictly limited edition 7” vinyl singles.

This new release is Marc’s very own celebration of The Shangri-Las, featuring two of his all-time favourite songs of theirs, ‘I Cried’ (formerly known as ‘He Cried’) and ‘I’ll Never Learn’, two lushly dramatic cover versions that Marc makes totally his own. They are all new, previously unreleased recordings that are unavailable elsewhere! An absolutely rare treasure from an incomparable song-stylist!

Marc says: “The Shangri-Las are my favourite ever girl group. Their signature high-heeled boots and beehive hairdos; they were bad girls who loved bad boys. Their songs a mix of teen angst and heartache with even a touch of death. They sang dark sob songs and teen tragedies about guys on motorbikes who dressed in black and drove recklessly. Produced by the wonderfully named Shadow Morton, Shangri-Las songs were as if short operatic melodramas, mournfully sung and often further dramatically styled with spoken passages and sound effects. For one of my performance pieces at Art College, I tape looped the motorbike crash sequence from ‘Terry’; “Don’t do it! Don’t do it! Don’t do it!”, pleaded lead singer Mary Weiss – but Terry crashed anyway! I love the Shangri-Las.”

Marc Sings The Shangri-Las

Music GB

Discover Marc Sings The Shangri-Las by Marc Almond. Limited edition vinyl singles featuring his unique cover versions of their iconic songs. Label: SFE.