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Of the many girl-groups that came out of the 1960s, none is more idiosyncratic and influential than the Shangri-Las. They were together only five years, but within that time they subverted pop standards and foreshadowed a generation of tough women in music. Critically, they are not lauded in the way of the Ronettes, and they are certainly not a household name like the Supremes. They were a little too low-brow with an uncouth flair for theatrics that has placed them just left of the girl-group canon.This book examines the still-elusive validation of 1960s girl-groups as a whole, but also paradoxically aims to free the Shangri-Las from that category, viewing them instead with the sort of individuality traditionally afforded to rock groups. They were somehow able to challenge the status quo under the guise of sticky-sweet pop, a feat not many pop groups can achieve, but which they do fleetingly but not insubstantially in Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las.

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An energetic kaleidoscope-spin through the Shangri-Las 1966 album, Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las. * The Booklist Reader *

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Introduction Sophisticated Boom Boom Out In the Streets What Is Love? At the Moment, It Doesn’t Look Good Shangri-La, or Tomorrow’s a Long Way Off Does This Sound Familiar?

The ShangriLas Golden Hits of the ShangriLas

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
      Published 4 April 2019
      ISBN-13 9781501331749
      978-1501331749
      ISBN-10 1501331744
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      Composers and songwriters Popular music

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      Book Synopsis
      Of the many girl-groups that came out of the 1960s, none is more idiosyncratic and influential than the Shangri-Las. They were together only five years, but within that time they subverted pop standards and foreshadowed a generation of tough women in music. Critically, they are not lauded in the way of the Ronettes, and they are certainly not a household name like the Supremes. They were a little too low-brow with an uncouth flair for theatrics that has placed them just left of the girl-group canon.This book examines the still-elusive validation of 1960s girl-groups as a whole, but also paradoxically aims to free the Shangri-Las from that category, viewing them instead with the sort of individuality traditionally afforded to rock groups. They were somehow able to challenge the status quo under the guise of sticky-sweet pop, a feat not many pop groups can achieve, but which they do fleetingly but not insubstantially in Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las.

      Trade Review
      An energetic kaleidoscope-spin through the Shangri-Las 1966 album, Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las. * The Booklist Reader *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Sophisticated Boom Boom Out In the Streets What Is Love? At the Moment, It Doesn’t Look Good Shangri-La, or Tomorrow’s a Long Way Off Does This Sound Familiar?

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