Frankie Valli - Closeup/Valli

The good news is that Collectors' Choice Music is digitally reassessing Frankie Valli's solo catalog. Some consumers might notice, however, that the reissues are not presented in a chronological fashion. Hence, the incongruous pairing of Closeup (1975) and Valli (1976). Both long players were released in the wake of the vocalist's less than stellar stint as an artist on the Los Angeles based Motown Records subsidiary MoWest. In fact, Valli had to buy back his own master tapes from the label for a then-unreleased tune that he wanted to include on an upcoming project. Read More