Search - Dion :: The Complete Laurie Singles (2 CD Set)

He led the most popular white vocal group of the late '50s. He was one of the first (and very few) artists to transition successfully from a group to a solo career. And his recording career is still going strong, over 50 years after he had his first solo hit. But Dion DiMucci's original Laurie singles, the very tracks that established him as a superstar solo act during the '60s, have never been collected in one placeâ?¦until now. This 36-track set features all the single sides, both A and B, that Dion recorded for Laurie in their original mono single mixes, including the early singles that sparked his solo success, the sides that Laurie released after Dion signed with Columbia in 1962 (Dion was the first rock 'n' roll artist to sign with that hallowed label), and, finally, the radically different and progressive singles Dion released after his triumphant return to the Laurie label with "Abraham, Martin and John" in 1968. You'd be hard-pressed to find the original mono single mixes of any of these songs except for the big hits, and you'd also be hard-pressed to find some of these songs (e.g. the later singles and the B-sides) on CD at all. Remastered from the original tapes at Capitol Studios by Kevin Bartley with assistance from Andrew Sandoval, and featuring liner notes by compilation producer Ed Osborne that include vintage photos of Dion, shots of the original singles and an exclusive interview with the Dion himself, this 2-CD set is a must for any Dion fan or collector, and encapsulates the Laurie years of this legendary artist like no other release before or since.