DescriptionMary Weiss of the Shangri-Las 1964 (cropped).jpg	Photo of the Shangri-Las in 1964. This was when the group became a trio for a while.
Date	19 December 1964
Source	Billboard page 28
Author	Red Bird Records
Permission (Reusing this file)	Pre-1978, no mark
Other versions	This file has been extracted from another file : The Shangri-Las 1964.jpg

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