Del Shannon was without doubt the most popular American pop star of the immediate pre-Beatles era and unlike many of his contemporaries he also managed to remain popular in their wake.Here we focus on all of his early singles and B-sides which include popular UK and US hits like the classic ’Runaway’, ’The Swiss Maid’ and ’Little Town Flirt’.One of the most popular US hit makers in the British beat boom, Del Shannon’s success pretty much took him right up to his tragic death in 1990.Fully detailed liner notes describe how these labels would eventually merge into Motown.