If Edsel's recent double-disc overview of the work of early rock pioneer Del Shannon wasn't enough for you, the label has even more: a 12CD box set comprehensively covering the singer's oeuvre.

Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium pretty definitively captures the work of the man born Charles Weedon Westover, from early landmark hits like the chart-topper "Runaway," "Hats Off to Larry" and "Little Town Flirt," all the way to scores of posthumously released sessions. It comprises material from several labels, including Bigtop, Amy, Liberty, Dunhill/ABC, United Artists, Warner Bros. and MCA - such a thing could probably only happen outside the U.S. - and includes a dozen unreleased tracks in its offering.

A key figure of early '60s rock and roll in the days before the British invasion (and a 1999 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Shannon conveyed wounded relationships and easygoing freedom with equal aplomb in his discography. While he wasn't always at the forefront of the hit parade, his tenacity and variety earned him fans and even a few places as a trailblazer outside his own solo work. (Shannon formed his own labels and publishing companies to administer some of his work, and as a producer for the Cameo label, he was one of the first to work with an up-and-coming Detroit musician named Bob Seger.) Forays into country and psychedelic styles would become cherished by cratediggers over the years, and in the years before he tragically took his own life in 1990, he'd logged studio time alongside Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra as well as Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. (Shannon was bandied about as a potential replacement in supergroup The Traveling Wilburys after Roy Orbison's passing, and Lynne and Petty were heavily involved in Rock On!, posthumously released in 1991.)

In addition to a dozen original studio and live albums in Stranger in Town, you'll also find a trove of posthumous collections - 1967's shelved Home and Away album, released in its original mix nearly 50 years later; a 1977 session in Dublin; various '80s recordings in Nashville (four of which were released on singles by Warner Bros.) - and two discs of '60s outtakes and demos compiled by Bear Family for a comprehensive box set in 2014. The box comes with a 28-page book of liner notes by Alan Robinson, with rare photos and memorabilia rounding out the design in the package.

Stranger in Town makes itself known this Friday, February 24. Pre-order your copy and check out the full track list below.

Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium (Edsel EDSL0139 (U.K.), 2023) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

* previously unreleased

Disc 1: Runaway with Del Shannon (1-12, released as Bigtop 12-1303, 1961) and Hats Off to Del Shannon (13-24, released as London HA-X 8071 (U.K.), 1962)

1. Misery
2. Daydreams
3. His Latest Flame
4. The Prom
5. The Search
6. Runaway
7. I Wake Up Crying
8. Wide Wide World
9. I'll Always Love You
10. Lies
11. He Doesn't Care
12. Jody
13. The Swiss Maid
14. Cry Myself to Sleep
15. Ginny in the Mirror
16. You Never Talked About Me
17. Don't Gild the Lily, Lily
18. I Won't Be There
19. Hats Off to Larry
20. The Answer to Everything
21. Hey! Little Girl
22. I'm Gonna Move On
23. I Don't Care Anymore
24. So Long Baby

Disc 2: Little Town Flirt (1-12, released as Bigtop 12-1308, 1963), Handy Man (13-27, released as Amy 8003-M, 1964) and bonus tracks (28-33)

1. Two Kinds of Teardrops
2. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
3. Happiness
4. Two Silhouettes
5. She Thinks I Still Care
6. My Wild One
7. Runaround Sue
8. From Me to You
9. Kelly
10. Hey Baby
11. Go Away Little Girl
12. Little Town Flirt
13. The Wamboo
14. Sue's Gotta Be Mine
15. Now She's Gone
16. Memphis, Tennessee
17. That's the Way Love Is
18. Ruby Baby
19. I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow
20. I Can't Fool Around Anymore
21. Handy Man
22. Crying
23. Mary Jane
24. A World Without Love
25. Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
26. Give Her Lots of Lovin'
27. Twist and Shout
28. Time of the Day (B-side to "That's the Way Love Is" - Berlee B-502, 1964)
29. Stains on My Letter (B-side to "Mary Jane" - Amy 897, 1964)
30. Torture (Version 1) (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
31. Nothin' (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
32. Froggy (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
33. Pursuit (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)

Disc 3: Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1-12, released as Amy 8004, 1965), One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One Seconds with Del Shannon (13-24, released as Amy 8006, 1965) and bonus tracks (25-31)

1. Your Cheatin' Heart
2. Kaw-Liga
3. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
4. Honky Tonk Blues
5. Lonesome Whistle
6. You Win Again
7. Ramblin' Man
8. Hey Good Lookin'
9. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
10. Weary Blues from Waitin'
11. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
12. Cold, Cold Heart
13. Stranger in Town
14. She Cried
15. Needles and Pins
16. Broken Promises
17. Why Don't You Tell Him
18. Do You Wanna Dance?
19. I Go to Pieces
20. I'm Gonna Be Strong
21. Rag Doll
22. Over You
23. Running Scared
24. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
25. This is All I Have to Give (B-side to "Do You Wanna Dance?" - Amy 911, 1964)
26. Break Up (single A-side - Amy 925, 1965)
27. Move It On Over (single A-side - Amy 937, 1965)
28. She Still Remembers Tony (single B-side - Amy 937, 1965)
29. I Can't Believe My Ears (single A-side - Amy 947, 1966)
30. I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight (single B-side - Amy 947, 1966)
31. Torture (Version 2 - Instrumental) (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)

Disc 4: This is My Bag (1-12, released as Liberty LRP-3453/LST-7453, 1966) and Total Commitment (13-24, released as Liberty LRP-3479/LST-7479, 1966)

1. The Big Hurt
2. Kicks
3. For a Little While
4. Lightnin' Strikes
5. When You Walk in the Room
6. The Cheater
7. Oh, Pretty Woman
8. Everybody Loves a Clown
9. Never Thought I Could (a.k.a. I Got It Bad)
10. It's Too Late
11. Hey! Little Star
12. Action
13. Under My Thumb
14. Red Rubber Ball
15. She Was Mine
16. Where Were You When I Needed You
17. The Joker Went Wild
18. The Pied Piper
19. Sunny
20. Show Me
21. Time Won't Let Me
22. What Makes You Run
23. I Can't Be True
24. Summer in the City

Disc 5: Home and Away (1-11; recorded 1967, released as Zonophone 0946 374853 2 3, 2006) and bonus tracks (12-23)

1. It's My Feeling
2. Mind Over Matter
3. Silently
4. Cut and Come Again
5. My Love Has Gone
6. Led Along
7. Life is But Nothing
8. Easy to Say Easy to Do
9. Friendly with You
10. He Cheated
11. Runaway '67
12. She (single A-side - Liberty 55939, 1967)
13. Led Along (Single Version) (single A-side - Liberty 55961, 1967)
14. Mind Over Matter (Single Version) (U.K. single A-side - Liberty LIB 10277, 1967)
15. Runaway '67 (Single Version) (single A-side - Liberty 55993, 1967)
16. He Cheated (Single Version) (single B-side - Liberty 55993, 1967)
17. The Letter (Philippines single A-side - Liberty LB-20376, 1967)
18. Silently (Single Version) (Philippines single B-side - Liberty LB-20376, 1967)
19. Stand Up (released on The Capitol Years - EMI USA CDP 7-95842-2, 1991)
20. The House Where Nobody Lives (released on The Capitol Years - EMI USA CDP 7-95842-2, 1991)
21. Something to Write Home About (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
22. Never Be the Same (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
23. Deadly Game (released on 1961-1990: A Complete Career Anthology - Raven RVCD-51 (Australia), 1998)

Disc 6: The Further Adventures of Charles Westover (1-12, released as Liberty LRP-3539/LST-7539, 1968) and bonus tracks (13-26)

1. Thinkin' It Over
2. Be My Friend
3. Silver Birch
4. I Think I Love You
5. River Cool
6. Colour Flashing Hair
7. Gemini
8. Runnin' On Back
9. Conquer
10. Been So Long
11. Magical Music Box
12. New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
13. Leaving You Behind (released on ...And the Music Plays On - Sunset SLS 50412 (U.K.), 1978)
14. Raindrops (single A-side - Liberty 56070, 1968)
15. You Don't Love Me (single B-side - Liberty 56070, 1968)
16. Comin' Back to Me (single A-side - Dunhill/ABC D-4193, 1969)
17. Sweet Mary Lou (single B-side - Dunhill/ABC D-4193, 1969)
18. Sister Isabelle (single A-side - Dunhill/ABC D-4224, 1970)
19. Colorado Rain (single B-side - Dunhill/ABC D-4224, 1970)
20. How Can I Tell You? (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
21. Southern Part of Town (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
22. She's Got Soul (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
23. Good Love (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
24. Sun Don't Shine (Drip Drop) (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
25. Anita (I'm Walking on Fire) (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
26. Reason to Believe (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)

Disc 7: Live in England (1-14, released as United Artists UA-LA151-F, 1973), Singles 1972-1975 (15-24) and bonus tracks (25-26)

1. Hats Off to Larry
2. Handy Man
3. The Swiss Maid
4. Hey! Little Girl
5. Little Town Flirt
6. Kelly
7. Crying
8. Two Kinds of Teardrops
9. Coopersville Yodel
10. The Answer to Everything
11. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
12. What's a Matter Baby?
13. So Long Baby
14. Runaway
15. What's a Matter Baby (U.K. single A-side - United Artists UP 35460, 1972)
16. Early in the Morning (U.K. single B-side - United Artists UP 35460, 1972)
17. Oh, How Happy (Australian single A-side - Interfusion K-5439, 1974)
18. Something to Believe In (released on Street Hero (The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - Festival RML-53133 (AUS), 1984)
19. And the Music Plays On (U.K. single A-side - United Artists UP 35740, 1974)
20. In My Arms Again (Mono) (U.K. single B-side - United Artists UP 35740, 1974)
21. Tell Her No (single A-side - Island IS-021, 1975)
22. Restless (single B-side - Island IS-021, 1975)
23. Cry Baby Cry (single A-side - Island IS-038, 1975)
24. She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)
25. Since I Fell for You (Demo with Max Crook 1973-1974) *
26. Raylene (Demo with Max Crook 1973-1974) *

Disc 8: The Dublin Sessions (1-11; rec. 1977, released as RockBeat ROC-3291, 2017), Drop Down and Get Me (12-21, released as Elektra 5E-568, 1981) and bonus tracks (22-24)

1. Best Days of My Life
2. Love Letters
3. Till I Found You
4. Raylene
5. One Track Mind
6. Black is Black
7. Oh, Pretty Woman
8. Another Lonely Night
9. Amanda
10. Love Don't Come Easy
11. Today I Started Loving You Again
12. Sea of Love
13. Life Without You
14. Out of Time
15. Sucker for Your Love
16. To Love Someone
17. Drop Down and Get Me
18. Maybe Tomorrow
19. Liar
20. Never Stop Tryin'
21. Midnight Train
22. Cheap Love (U.K. single A-side - Demon D-1017, 1983)
23. Distant Ghost (U.K. single B-side - Demon D-1017, 1983)
24. Help Me (U.K. B-side to "Sea of Love" - Demon D-1019, 1983)

Disc 9: The Nashville Sessions (rec. 1982-1985)

1. Stranger on the Run (single A-side - Warner Bros. 7-28853, 1985)
2. You Still Live Here *
3. What Are You Going to Do with That Beautiful Body of Yours (single B-side - Warner Bros. 7-28853, 1985)
4. In My Arms Again (New Version) (single A-side - Warner Bros. 7-29098, 1985)
5. She's Always on My Mind *
6. Little by Little *
7. You Can't Forgive Me (single B-side - Warner Bros. 7-29098, 1985)
8. Nobody's Business *
9. Part Time Lover *
10. Broken Down Angel *
11. Miss You Like I Do *

Disc 10: Rock On! (1-10, released as Gone Gator/MCA 10296, 1991) and bonus tracks (11-17)

1. Walk Away
2. Who Left Who
3. Are You Lovin' Me Too
4. Callin' Out My Name
5. I Go to Pieces
6. Lost in a Memory
7. I Got You
8. What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?
9. When I Had You
10. Let's Dance
11. Hot Love (European B-side to "Callin' Out My Name" - Silvertone/Bug ZD 45104, 1991)
12. One Woman Man (U.K. B-side to "Are You Lovin' Me Too" - Silvertone ORECD26, 1991)
13. Nobody's Business (U.K. B-side to "Walk Away" - Silvertone ORECD 24, 1991
14. You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) (released on reissue of Rock On! - Acadia ACAM 8147 (U.K.), 2007)
15. Songwriter (Demo) (released on reissue of Rock On! - Acadia ACAM 8147 (U.K.), 2007)
16. It's a Lie (Live - Unreleased Song 1979) *
17. Runaway (Crime Story Version) (released on 1961-1990: A Complete Career Anthology - Raven RVCD-51 (Australia), 1998)

Disc 11: Rare Tracks & Demos Vol. 1 (released on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)

1. Little Oscar
2. Living in Misery
3. Angel of Love
4. Could Be, Can't Tell, Don't Know
5. What's the Use (in Trying)
6. This Feeling Called Love
7. This is All I Have to Give (Demo)
8. Happiness
9. She's Your Girl
10. One More Time
11. Face of An Angel
12. Johnny's Got the Blues
13. I Fell in Love with You
14. Condemned to Die (Version #1)
15. I Guess I'll Never Really Know
16. A Girl of My Own
17. Time Marches On
18. Daydreams
19. Wishing on a Star (Counting Stars At Night)
20. Honey Bee (Version #1)
21. Lies
22. He Doesn't Care
23. The Prom
24. Honey Bee (Version #2)
25. Condemned to Die (Version #2)
26. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You
27. Runaway
28. Jody
29. One Kiss
30. Pepsi Commercial #1
31. Pepsi Commercial #2
32. Pepsi Commercial #3
33. Pepsi Commercial #4

Disc 12: Rare Tracks & Demos Vol. 2 (released (except *) on Home and Away 1960-1970 box set - Bear Family BCD15925 HL, 2014)

1. The Things She Said
2. I Can't Let You Go
3. Just You
4. If She Were My Girl
5. For a Little While
6. This Feeling Called Love
7. It's Funny
8. She
9. Where is She
10. I've Got Eyes for You
11. Did I See What I Think I Saw
12. Makin's of a Heartache
13. I'm Going Through It Too (Table Reserved for the Blues)
14. Pardon Me (I Guess I'm in the Way)
15. Pardon Me
16. The Jury
17. Deep in the Valley
18. I Never Caught Her Name
19. Thunder and Lightning
20. The Wedding (There Goes Billy)
21. Rest Your Mind
22. Lorrayne
23. Wrong Day, Wrong Way
24. Table Reserved for the Blues
25. Pardon Me
26. Queen of the Honky Tonks
27. Flat No. 3 (Demo, 1963)
28. Take Me Back (Demo) *
29. Here Comes That Fool In Love Again (Demo, 1964) *