The Shadows of Knight, an early punk band out of Chicago, gave Rock N Roll one giant hit in 1966 with “Gloria” (G-L-O-R-I-A). The song was written and first released by Van Morrison and his band, Them, but the Shadows of Knight’s version has become the established classic. It would have been an even bigger hit had it been released on a bigger label than Dunwich, which had distribution problems. The single is worth up to $10.00 but a follow up on Dunwich records in 1966 called “Bad Little Woman” can fetch up to $200.00 today with its picture sleeve as shown here.

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