Jackie DeShannon - Breakin' It Up on the Beatles Tour!

Contrary to what the exploitative title might have you believe, this was not recorded during a Beatles tour (though Jackie Deshannon was an opening act on their 1964 North American tour), or even a live album. Instead, it was something of a grab bag of a dozen tracks that had already been released on Liberty singles between 1962 and 1964. For all its scattered origins, however, it was a pretty good compilation of her early-'60s work, though it was neither definitive nor the very best dozen tracks she did during this period. Read More