The Four Coins minted some memorable solid gold hits in the late '50s. Their lush harmony crooning helped them score their biggest hit in 1957 with "Shangri-La", which is included with their other chart toppers in this collection.

Four Coins: George Mahramas, Michael Mahramas, James Gregorakis, George Mantalis (vocals).

Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.

Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.

In Shangri-La is a reissue of the 1958 album The Four Coins in Shangri-La with the addition of some bonus tracks, which together account for all of the group's Top 30 hits. "Shangri-La" was the group's biggest recording, a soaring example of group harmony that is better-remembered and more widely covered than its number 11 chart placement would suggest. Much of the repertoire that follows is similar to the Four Freshmen-influenced "Shangri-La," but the Four Coins go in directions the Four Freshmen did not, like the mild rock & roll of "Ting-a-Ling Telephone" and the cover of Charlie & Ray's R&B hit "I Love You Madly." In Shangri-La is not a complete greatest-hits collection, but it is an excellent and reasonably generous anthology of their Epic recordings from the 1950s. ~ Greg Adams

Genre:

• Pop / Rock

Labels:

• Collectables Records

Music Categories:

• Oldies: Rock 'N' Roll

Product Groupings:

• Clearance CDs
• Collectables Records - Audio CDs