Robert Mootz wrote:

Also in the Wilbury's mode, his final album called 
Rock on was produced by Jeff Lynne and Mike Campbell
and, yup I made a Wilbury's comp with a few of those
tracks (and Full Moon Fever, Armchair Theater goodies)
tossed in. IMO it was a great Del Shannon record, he
could've easily been a Wilbury.


Michael adds:

He's right on the money.  Del's "Rock On!" album is a
wonderful album which gives you a little insight as to
what he would have added to the Wilbury line-up.  I've
always considered it be a Traveling Wilburys offshoot
because of the production and other artists involved. 
There was a short time frame where in addition to both
Roy Orbison and Del Shannon that Jeff Lynne and Mike
Campbell were behind a number of great releases from
1987 to 1991.  Some great stuff that included Jeff
Lynne's first solo outing, Tom Petty's "Full Moon
Fever", a great track for Randy Newman from "Land Of
Dreams", Julianna Raye's "Something Peculiar", Ringo
Starr's "Time Takes Time", "Into The Great Wide Open"
from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and Brian
Wilson's release from 1988.  Let me add that one of my
favorite Christmas songs came from this period -
"Christmas All Over Again" from Tom Petty and The
Heartbreakers.


Aloha,
Michael McCartney
KEAO / KONI / KPMW

np: "When It Started To Begin" - Nick Heyward

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