Hij gaat meer ‘klassieke’ / barokke rockmuziek maken. Tot Shannon’s spijt brengt de nieuwe platenmaatschappij de nieuwe nummers niet uit op album. Wel worden er een aantal singles uitgebracht.

October 1981 and Del Shannon's first album for thirteen years was released in America ... then a six week tour of Australia confirmed his status as an innovator of the rock world. In May 1983 Demon ...

The career of Del Shannon was touched by both triumph and tragedy. It included some absolutely classic pop hits in the 1960s and a notable early 80s comeback, before he sadly died of a self ...

In mid-January, it spent its one week inside the Top 10, at No.10. Del Shannon had achieved three Top 10 UK hits in a row — and by early 1963, he had made that seven top tenners out of eight ...