Artist
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las is a musical artist from New York, USA formed in 1963. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New York, USA
- 12
- Releases
- 1964–2025
- Active years
- 1963
- Formed
Artist
The Shangri-Las is a musical artist from New York, USA formed in 1963. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New York, USA
Most popular
Leader of the Pack
1964
Essential Classics, Vol. 534: The Shangri-las
2025
Greatest Hits
2018
Rock Elite: Best of (The Shangri-Las Collection)
2015
The Best Of (The Shangri-Las Collection)
2014
Remember (Hits and rarities from the bad girls of 60s pop)
2012
The Best Of The Shangri-Las
2011
Leader of the Pack, Vol. 2
2010
The Complete Collection
2009
The Leader of the Pack
2004
The Best of
1998
Shangri-Las-65!
1965
The Shangri-Las were an American pop music girl group of the 60s that became well known for their 'streetwise' image and popular songs about teenage angst, being massively influential among later female vocalists. The group was formed at Andrew Jackson High School, located in Queens, New York, in 1963. It consisted of two sets of sisters: Mary Weiss and Elizabeth "Liz/Betty" Weiss alongside identical twins Marguerite "Marge" and Mary Ann Ganser. After working together for a bit, Mary Weiss ended up singing lead. In April of 1964, since the girls were still minors, their parents signed for them with Red Bird Records, with their name coming from the title of a mythical place of wonder. Mary was 15, Betty was 17, and the Ganser twins were 16. That same year, they had their first hit with "Remember (Walking In The Sand)". The song, a U.S. #5 and a U.K. #14, was created after producer George "Shadow" Morton hired the band. Their songs with "Shadow" Morton featured lavish production with heavy orchestration and sound effects. Their biggest hit, the renowned death disc "Leader of the Pack", climaxes with the sounds of roaring motorcycles and breaking glass. A U.S. #1 and U.K. #11 hit, t…